Research Assistant - study of health research funding and policies

☞ KU Leuven

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Día de actualización: 26-11-2025

Ubicación: Leuven Flemish Brabant

Categoría: Gerencia ejecutiva

Industria: Onderwijs

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The project is a joint undertaking of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine, Prof. Karin Sipido, and the Department of Management, Strategy and Innovation in the Faculty of Economics and Business, Wolfgang Glanzel, who also is manager of ECOOM - Centre for Research and Development Monitoring. They bring together expertise in health and biomedical research policies, in European funding for health research and in monitoring research outputs and impact.

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Project
The overarching aim of this project is to identify and explore sources of public funding for health research and get a better understanding of funding policies and mechanisms and their impact. A comprehensive global map of funding organizations (Europe, N. America, Asia) will be enriched with information on policies and their evolution since 2005, based on publicly available documents and focused surveys. The study builds on documents produced by the Scientific Panel for Health, an expert group under Horizon 2020. The work is complementary to a bibliometric study of publication output in health research conducted within the research group.
The candidate will acquire acquire insights in research funding mechanisms, contribute to networking activities of stakeholders, and report results of the study in the form of academic papers.

Selected reference
  • Overcoming fragmentation of health research in Europe: lessons from COVID-19. Sipido KR, Antoñanzas F, Celis J, Degos L, Frackowiak R, Fuster V, Ganten D, Gay S, Hofstraat H, Holgate ST, Krestin G, Manns M, Meunier F, Oertel W, Palkonen S, Pavalkis D, Rübsamen-Schaeff H, Smith U, Stallknecht BM, Zima T. Lancet. 2020 Jun 27;395(10242):1970-1971. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31411-2
  • Health research and knowledge translation for achieving the sustainable development goals: tackling the hurdles. Sipido KR, Nagyova I. Eur J Public Health. 2020 Mar 1;30(Suppl_1):i36-i40. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaa032
  • Mapping cross-border collaboration and communication in cardiovascular research from 1992 to 2012. Gal D, Glänzel W, Sipido KR. Eur Heart J. 2017 Apr 21;38(16):1249-1258. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehw459.
  • Data collection and Use in Research Funding and Performing Organisations. General Outlines and First Results of a Project Launched by Science Europe. Glänzel, W., Beck, R., Milzow, K., Slipersæter, S., Toth, G., Ko?odziejski, M., Chi, P.S., Scientometrics, 2016, 106 (2), 825–835. doi: 10.1007/s11192-015-1815-z.
  • Citation classes: a distribution-based approach to profiling citation impact for evaluative purposes. Glänzel,W.,Thijs, B.,Debackere, K., In: W. Glänzel, H. Moed, U. Schmoch, M. Thelwall (Eds.), Springer Handbook of Science and Technology Indicators. Springer International Publishing – Berlin, Heidelberg, 2019, 335–360. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-02511-3_13.
  • How scientific research reacts to international public health emergencies: a global analysis of response patterns. Zhang, L., Zhao, W.J., Sun, B.B., Huang, Y., Glänzel, W., Scientometrics, 2020, 124 (1), 747–773. doi: 10.1007/s11192-020-03531-4.

Profile
  • You hold a PhD degree, or equivalent research experience, in Biomedical, Life Sciences, Economics, or Political Sciences. Knowledge of web-based search strategies, surveys, statistics and data management is expected.
  • You are flexible, able to work independently and have a problem-solving attitude.
  • You are highly motivated to work in a multidisciplinary research team, and have excellent communication skills in English.
Offer
  • A 2-year position as Research Assistant in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.
  • Excellent facilities and opportunities for broader skill development.
  • Becoming part of an enthusiastic, multinational research group.
  • KU Leuven offers a stimulating environment for international students and support for junior scientists.
Interested?
For more information please contact Prof. dr. Karin Sipido, karin.sipido@kuleuven.be, or Prof. dr. Wolfgang Glanzel, wolfgang.glanzel@kuleuven.be

You can apply for this job no later than September 17, 2021 via the online application tool

KU Leuven seeks to foster an environment where all talents can flourish, regardless of gender, age, cultural background, nationality or impairments. If you have any questions relating to accessibility or support, please contact us at diversiteit.HR@kuleuven.be.
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Plazo: 10-01-2026

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