Principal Research Fellow in Health Economics

Principal Research Fellow in Health Economics

University of Nottingham

Salary: £59,966 to £73,686 per annum pro‑rated, depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Area: Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit

Location: University Park

Closing Date: Friday 16 January 2026

Reference: MED
273125

This permanent position offers an exciting opportunity to further develop health economics research within the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU), an international centre of excellence in clinical trials. You will lead a team of health economists to attract new grant funding and expand health economics within multidisciplinary collaborative research, focussing on evaluation within multicentre clinical trials, economic modelling and methodological research.

You will be an established health economics researcher with significant experience and a growing international reputation for excellence, demonstrated by a sustained record of competitive research funding and peer‑reviewed publications.

You will have a proven record of working collaboratively in multidisciplinary research teams, of leading others through mentoring, role‑modelling and excellent communication skills.

NCTU is based in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, has close links with local NHS Trusts, and is fully‑registered by UKCRC. Our mission is to conduct high quality, high impact multicentre trials to improve health and well‑being. We provide a thriving, friendly and supportive working environment, and we would like you to take the next steps in your academic career with us.

We also offer:

• Agile working arrangements, with a blended approach of office and home working.
• A generous employment package and support for staff wellbeing.
• Excellent benefits and rewards, including access to fitness and health facilities, staff discounts and travel schemes, 30 days' holiday allowance (plus additional university closure days) and a highly attractive pension scheme.

Further information is available in the role profile. To apply for this vacancy, please click “apply now” and submit a CV and covering letter by 16 January 2026. Interviews are planned for the week commencing 9 February 2026.

The post is offered on a full‑time (36.25 hours) permanent basis; however, applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part‑time (minimum 29 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part‑time and the number of preferred hours.

Please contact Professor Alan Montgomery (alan) if you have any questions about this role. Note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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