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Research Fellow - Qualitative (0.8 FTE)
Department of Public Health, Environments & Society
| Salary: |
£43,947 to £49,908
per annum, pro rata.
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| Closing Date: |
Tuesday 04 June 2024 |
| Reference: |
PHP-PHES-2024-06 |
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to 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 a Research Fellow to work on SWERV (Sex Workers Evaluate Reporting Violence) – an evaluation of UK-charity National Ugly Mugs (NUM)’s violence prevention and support by and for people who sell sex. SWERV uses participatory, mixed-methods, guided by realist evaluation. The post-holder will: support qualitative process evaluation, assisting with study set-up/design, leading data generation, analysis and reporting, training and supervising community co-researchers; support an evidence review on this topic; lead on community/practitioner dialogue workshops, with Dr Rachel Stuart, Dr Pippa Grenfell and the wider project team including project-partners NUM and sex-worker led organisations. The post is supervised by Dr Pippa Grenfell, who will provide mentoring/support in qualitative, participatory methods.
The candidate should have: a higher degree in social science, public health, or related field; qualitative-methods expertise; research-experience related to sex work, violence, mental health, or with minoritised/marginalised populations; commitment to participatory research. Experience of participatory research and of theory-informed evaluation, is highly desirable. We encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of sex work, and/or who identify as Black, Asian, transgender, non-binary, gender-fluid and/or gender-queer.
The post is part-time 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE and fixed-term until 31 May 2026. The post is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and is available immediately.
The salary will be on the Academic Pathway, Grade 6 in the range £43,947-£49,908 per annum pro rata (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 via http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. 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.
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.