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 join an exciting research programme exploring evidence informed priority setting to inform Health Benefit Package (HBP) Design for Universal Health Coverage in Rwanda and Kenya, as part of a National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health research consortium.  The post holder will contribute to research on the health system and economic impact of health benefit package design and the resulting policy changes and to a capacity strengthening programme around HBP design.  

The successful applicant will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree in a relevant topic, relevant experience in economics and financing of health systems in low and middle income countries, with a strong quantitative background. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 28 September 2028. The post is funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research 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 PHP-GHD-2025-03. 

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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