The Division of Health Research (DHR) within Lancaster University’s Faculty of Health and Medicine is seeking to appoint a Research Associate to join the Health Economics at Lancaster group to support a new NIHR Public Health Research Programme funded project evaluating the population health impacts of Community Wealth Building (CWB).
CWB is an economic development approach that seeks to retain and circulate wealth locally by promoting democratic ownership, fair employment, and the use of local assets to benefit communities rather than extract profits.
This is a major interdisciplinary collaboration involving Lancaster, Glasgow, and Glasgow Caledonian Universities, and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.
You must have a master’s or PhD in a relevant discipline with a strong quantitative component (such as Economics, Health Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Social Research Methods) or be close to completion.
The Faculty provides an environment that strongly supports the individual needs of each employee, promoting a healthy work-life balance. We are committed to family-friendly and flexible working policies on an individual basis, as well as the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises and celebrates good employment practice undertaken to address gender equality in higher education.
We are open to job share applications and requests for flexible working arrangements, including working week and days/hours worked, flexible start and finish times and condensed hours.
The post is available from October 2025 and the post holder will be based substantively at Lancaster University, Health Innovation One.
You will join Lancaster University on an indefinite contract however the role remains contingent on external funding which at this time is due to end on 30th September 2027.
Applicants wishing to consider the Skilled Worker Route should ensure they meet the points requirement before applying. Further information can be found on the UK Visas and Immigration website.
Please direct informal enquiries to Dr Thomas Mason t.mason5@lancaster.ac.uk