Research Fellow

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 Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Dynamics (IDED) conducts research on the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases of public health importance.

The OptiMAx project is focused on integrated nutritional activities to increase immunisation coverage and aims to assess the potential impact of jointly programming monthly supplementation with small-quantity lipid based nutrient supplements (SQ-LNS) with immunisation services in Chad and Niger. LSHTM is a partner in this project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. 

The post-holder will be responsible for bringing forward an innovative programme of work to investigate the impact of the OptiMAx programme through mixed-methods process evaluation, infectious disease modelling, health economic analysis, and gender analysis.  

The post-holder must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic.  They must also possess relevant experience in qualitative analysis, infectious disease modelling, health economic analysis, and gender analysis.  It is desirable that the post-holder is proficient in the French language. Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 31 March 2027. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary 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 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 EPH-EPED-2024-34.

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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