Research Assistant (Education Focused)

September 13, 2024

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London

OTHER & FULL TIME

Salary:

£38,282 to £43,947 per annum, inclusive.

Closing Date:

Thursday 26 September 2024

Reference:

EPH-EPED-2024-22

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.
LSHTM has been funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen the capacity in China for vaccine research and decision-making. We are developing close links to local public health practitioners, decision-makers, and researchers while working on modelling a wide range of vaccines, including but not limited to the Human papillomavirus vaccines and pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. To facilitate the capacity-strengthening activities/ components within this project, we are seeking an education-focused research assistant to support the delivery and evaluation of training programmes on modelling vaccine-preventable infectious diseases in early 2025. There may be opportunities to be involved in VPD research upon further discussion/ agreement.
The successful candidate will have a relevant first degree in a relevant topic with a strong quantitative component, e.g. Public Health, Epidemiology, Public Policy, or Health Services Research. Strong communication skills (both in person and in writing) and working proficiency in Mandarin are essential. Further particulars can be found in the job description.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 April 2025. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from 1 October 2024.
The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £38,282 - £43,947 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 with time spent in China.
Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. 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-2024-22.
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.

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

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