The University of Bath are seeking a highly motivated researcher to join the Bloomberg Philanthropies funded STOP project to work on the subject of Tobacco Taxation in the European Union. The researcher will be based in the School of Management but will be a part of (and work closely with other members of) the world-renowned Tobacco Control Research Group (TCRG).
You will work closely with Dr Rob Branston and a network of international external researchers (including Prof Ángel López Nicolás and Prof Hana Ross) to provide crucial research on tobacco taxation and its impact in order to help inform related policy across Europe.
Key areas of work will likely include:
- Country-level modelling of the impact of (proposed) tax changes
- Assessment of EU tobacco tax directive proposals.
- Supporting individual EU member states in assessing the impact of the proposed changes to the EU tobacco tax directive.
- Monitoring and exploring industry pricing strategies regarding tobacco and related products.
- Generating and disseminating policy relevant research outputs for a diverse set of audiences.
The research produced will be highly applied and hence the research will need to be applied to practice. This could include, for example, the development of resources that can be utilised by stakeholders to campaign for tax changes and to counter tobacco industry policy interference.
