Research Fellow in EHR Research

Closing Date: Sunday 12 January 2025

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 EHR epidemiologist or statistician interested in learning new skills and working with colleagues with a range of epidemiological backgrounds to join a team working on projects to advance the research agenda on health inequalities in England. 

The post-holder will join a project investigating socioeconomic and ethnic health disparities in respiratory virus burden and transmission. They will use OpenSAFELY for analysis of linked EHR data and will be responsible for identifying infection outcomes stratified by socioeconomic or ethnic groupings to quantify risk factors for increased infection burden. They will plan studies including choosing appropriate statistical and epidemiological study designs to answer research questions. There is scope for self-motivated research within the wider remit.

The post-holder will join a supportive team of epidemiologists, modellers, statisticians and data scientists at LSHTM and partner institutions, and there will be excellent opportunities for collaborations, publications, and impactful research dissemination. 

Applicants should have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and experience using statistical models for data analysis. Proven ability to write research code in Stata/R/Python is also essential. Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is full-time and fixed-term until 31 December 2028. The post is funded by UKRI and available from 01 January 2025.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway scale Grade 6 in the range £44,847-£50,808 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 via 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.

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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