Labor Organization for Scientific and Academic Staff in Public Health

Introduction. Scientific and academic staff perform a strategic function in public health — they build the scientific basis for the development and implementation of disease prevention programs, improvement of medical care, and public health promotion, as well as training human resources for healthcare. Labor organization in public health is highly complex and multilevel, due to the interdisciplinary nature of the field itself. The purpose of the study is to identify and systematize the peculiarities of labor organization for scientific and academic staff in public health and to assess the impact of digital technologies on the organization of scientific and academic staff’s labor. Materials and methods. The study of the peculiarities of labor organization for scientific and academic staff in public health is carried out by combining methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis and using a set of methods including content analysis of scientific sources, comparative analysis, and statistical analysis. A systematic approach was used to integrate the obtained data and build a holistic model of the factors influencing labor organization for scientific and academic staff, while taking into account interdisciplinary connections, the regulatory environment, and global challenges. Results. The modern labor organization for scientific and academic staff in public health is a dynamic system, sensitive to external challenges and internal constraints. The optimization of this system should be based on an integrated approach, including the development of new models for allocating time and resources between research, teaching, expert, and project activities; creating conditions for effective interdisciplinary collaboration between research teams; the introduction of digital technologies and automated systems for managing research processes; improvement of personnel policy aimed at equalizing the provision of regions with public health specialists; etc.