Assistant Professor

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and productive team member, with an interest in learning new skills and in working with colleagues from a range of backgrounds to advance the research agenda on sexually transmitted infections (STI) in England and worldwide. The post-holder will join a supportive team conducting a range of studies looking at innovative approaches to reduce the burden of morbidity and mortality due to Syphilis and other STIs.

The post-holder will be directly responsible for designing and leading genomic epidemiology studies focused on syphilis and collaborating on studies focused on using genomics to understand pathogenesis and vaccine development. There will be excellent opportunities for publication, for collaboration and for participation in future grant applications and outputs crucial to public health decisions.

The postholder will have a doctoral degree in a relevant topic and considerable experience in bio-informatics and pathogen sequencing. Experience of data collection and ethics procedures would be desirable, along with experience in conducting quantitative analysis of infectious disease data. Further particulars can be found in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 30 November 2029.

The post is funded by NIHR and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from December 2024. 

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway Grade 7 salary scale at £52,199 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line by clicking the 'Apply' button, above.

Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date.

Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

Please quote reference ITD-CRD-2024-11.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable. 

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

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