Policy Research Officer

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.

The post is based in the Department of Population Health, where the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is housed. The Policy Research Officer will work closely with the Director and/or Deputy Director, undertaking research and research coordination activities related to the Global Panel’s policy briefs, workshop papers and the delivery of the Global Panel’s project on Strengthening the Resilience of Food System Transformation in LMICs in Africa. The focus of the work will be the collation, evaluation and synthesis of the evidence base, although the work will also involve flexibility, versatility and contribution to the other activities undertaken by the Secretariat team.

The post-holder will have a postgraduate degree or equivalent experience in nutrition or food systems and awareness of key issues and drivers related to under-nutrition and nutrition-related NCDs. The ability to identify, understand, and synthesise natural and social science literature and research findings relevant to nutrition and food systems is also essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

If you would like further information regarding the role, please contact Dr Nafees Meah (Nafees.Meah@glopan.org) or Prof Sandy Thomas (Sandy.Thomas@glopan.org). 

The post is part-time at 0.4 FTE - 0.6 FTE, 14-21 hours per week and fixed term until 31 March 2025. The post is funded by the Irish Aid and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £39,182 - £44,847 per annum pro rata (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 via our jobs website. 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 EPH-DPH-2024-15.

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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