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.

We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work in the laboratory of Dr Richard Stabler. The new appointee will work on a project to isolate and characterize monoclonal antibodies for the treatment or prevention of antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. The post-holder will join a genomics research team at the LSHTM and infection biology team at the University College London. The post-holder will have an opportunity to contribute to publications in high impact international scientific journals and may have the opportunity to access further professional or academic development through staff development courses, teaching and research. 

The successful applicant will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in the field of biological sciences, and demonstrable skills relevant to the immunology and/or pathogenesis of bacterial infection, proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a research team, and proven ability to meet research deadlines. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is fixed term from 01 March 2025 until 15 November 2026 and full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. 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 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-DIB-2024-26.

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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