PhD in Health Economics and Health Services at Universitatsklinikum Hamburg Eppendorf 2026

The Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research is part of the interdisciplinary Hamburg Centre for Health Economics (HCHE) at the University of Hamburg and welcomes you to join them as a Doctoral researcher in the Department of Health Economics and Health Services Research.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineMarch 23, 2026
• Study LevelPhD
• SponsorUniversity of Hamburg
• City to studyHamburg
• School to studyUniversity of Hamburg
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Attractive compensation according to TVöD/VKA
• Secure employment with meaningful work and respectful collaboration
• Comprehensive onboarding and open knowledge exchange within the team
• Extensive training and further education programs at our UKE Academy for Education and Careers
• Opportunities to contribute to our “UKE INside” personnel policy through cross-professional and cross-hierarchical projects
• Sustainable travel: subsidies for the Deutschlandticket as a job ticket, and Dr. Bike bicycle service
• Family-friendly working environment: cooperation on childcare, free vacation childcare, advice for employees with relatives in need of care
• Excellent health, wellness, and sports programs
• A wide range of dining options in our staff restaurant, with additional choices available at the “Health Kitchen” cafés, bistros, and an on-site supermarket

Requirements

• A university degree in the field of health economics, economics, econometrics, epidemiology, statistics or a comparable qualification. Applicants should belong to the best students within their cohort and be methodologically strong.
• Interest in research topics related to health economics and health services research
• Independence, critical thinking, flexibility, teamwork, high motivation and an interest in research
• A sound theoretical knowledge of statistical methods in fields such as cost-effectiveness analysis, econometrics and regression analysis
• Ideally, practical experience in applying the methods mentioned
• Proficient use of at least one statistical software package (ideally Stata; otherwise, for example: SAS, R, SPSS)
• Proficiency in English
• German at B1-level
• MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Check also:
2026 Fully Funded Humboldt Research Fellowship
2026 Konrad Adenauer Foundation Scholarship

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Applications are made via the Online Application Portal.

For more information, kindlu visit the UKE webpage.