The Research Unit of Health Economics at The University of Southern Denmark is advertising two PhD scholarships to be filled as soon as possible. The two positions are part of a research project entitled ‘Hospital of the Future’ funded by The Danish Strategic Research Council.
Hospital of the Future
The project is concerned with development, adaption, and testing of methods from microeconomics and management science with the general aim of increasing hospital efficiency and effectiveness, for instance optimized patient pathways, capacity planning and utilization, and incentive schemes.
The project has three pillars, each consisting of a number of work packages, 1. Logistics and production planning; 2. Incentives; and 3. Productivity measurement and economies of scale and scope.
It is an important objective to test the methods in close collaboration with clinicians and professional hospital staff to maximize fit with and relevance for daily practice.
The two PhD scholarships are within the areas: 1. Logistics and production planning and 2. Incentives.
Research environment
‘Hospital of the Future’ is a research consortium with researchers from the University Of Southern Denmark, Danish Institute of Health Services Research and Copenhagen Business School. The Research Unit of Health Economics at University of Southern Denmark is the leading and largest group of health economists in Denmark with a good publication record. ‘Hospital of the Future’ will mainly be embedded in this vibrant environment and the department of Business and Economics. The research units house 18 researchers of which 9 are professors. There are 14 PhD students.
PhD students will be part of a team for each of the above mentioned pillars. Each team is headed by an experienced senior researcher.
Two PhD scholarships in Economics and Management Science
