Associate Professor in Epidemiology – UK-PHRST

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 UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) has an exciting opportunity to appoint an Associate Professor in Epidemiology, with expertise in global health in the context of infectious disease outbreaks in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The post-holder will lead a strategy for epidemiology research supporting outbreak response for UK-PHRST, manage new and innovative research projects and provide research expertise across the programme. They will also support the development of epidemiologists in programme eligible countries to ensure effective preparedness and response for future epidemics/pandemics. 

The post-holder should expect to travel overseas frequently on behalf of UK-PHRST to build strategic partnerships and oversee research and capacity development projects in ODA-eligible Low-and Middle-Income Countries. The post-holder might also be asked to deploy to support an outbreak response up to twice per year.

The post-holder must have a doctoral degree in epidemiology with a health focus and expertise in high-quality academic research in epidemics, pandemics and/or outbreaks. Experience of applying epidemiological expertise during an outbreak, epidemic or pandemic response and of applying spatial epidemiology methods is essential. 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 2026.

The post is funded by the UK Government Overseas Development Aid and is available from 01 October 2025.

 The salary will be on the Academic Pathway scale, Grade 8 in the range £63,579-£72,972 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to 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 EPH-EPED-2025-05.

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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