Post-Doctoral Researcher - Department of Economics, Cork University Business School

Organisation/Company University College Cork Department HR Research Research Field Economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Postdoc Positions Application Deadline 2 Oct 2026 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Country Ireland Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 39 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

28 Months Fixed Term, Whole-time Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Department of Economics at Cork University Business School to contribute to a research programme evaluating the implementation of pharmacogenomics and multiomics in clinical practice.

The role will focus on conducting a comprehensive Health Technology Assessment (HTA), synthesising evidence on clinical effectiveness and safety, pharmacoeconomic and cost-effectiveness outcomes, budget impact, organisational and social considerations, and ethical and legal issues. The findings will help inform clinical, policy and regulatory decision-making around the implementation of these technologies.

A key component of the work will involve developing an ex-ante economic model to identify cost-effective strategies for implementing pharmacogenomic/multiomic markers in clinical practice. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of health economics, pharmacogenomics, multiomics, health technology assessment and healthcare policy, with the potential to inform real-world clinical and regulatory implementation.

The research group comprises of both health economists and clinicians so it provides an excellent, inclusive environment to conduct health economic analyses. The team have a strong track record of high-impact publishing and have been funded with public and industry grants for health economics research in oncology.

The role is funded by Research Ireland and is based in the Department of Economics at Cork University Business School, under the supervision of Dr Ann Kirby.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

Project:Identification of a pharmacogenomic signature for anti-B cell precision therapy in membranous nephropathy (CONFUCIUS)

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal inquiries can be made in confidenceto Dr Ann Kirby, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Cork University Business School, Tel: + 353 (0) ; Email: .

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Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

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