The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is offering a PhD opportunity in Health Economics, focusing on improving intervention design for health equity and infectious diseases in Africa. The project, supervised by Professors James Hargreaves and Tim Powell-Jackson, aims to collect, analyze, and interpret data on 'inequality aversion parameters' and apply these to infectious disease control programs in African settings. This research is part of the Wellcome Trust-funded Infectious Disease Equity (InDiE) Consortium, which works to maximize equitable access to new interventions for HIV, HPV, measles, and cholera in Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, The Gambia, and other African countries.

Key research areas include health economics, epidemiology, health equity, resource allocation, and social epidemiology. The project will develop and implement web-based surveys to gather data from stakeholders in infectious disease control, informing policy and program design. Applicants will gain interdisciplinary and quantitative skills, including advanced statistical analysis and econometric methods relevant to health inequalities and infectious disease interventions.

Eligibility requires a background in epidemiology and/or health economics at BSc or MSc level, with evidence of mathematics or statistical skills to A-level standard. The studentship is fully funded through the MRC London Intercollegiate Doctoral Training Partnership, covering tuition, stipend, and travel for conferences and research activities in Africa. The primary location for research is LSHTM Bloomsbury, London, with expected travel to partner institutions in Africa.

Prospective applicants should review the project details and eligibility criteria, watch the recording provided by the supervisory team, and apply via the MRC LID application portal. For more information, visit the project page and related links. Supervisors are Professors James Hargreaves and Tim Powell-Jackson, both at LSHTM, with contact emails provided for inquiries.

Relevant keywords: health economics, infectious diseases, health equity, epidemiology, Africa, resource allocation, cost-effectiveness, social epidemiology.