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Research Fellow (0.5-1.0 FTE)
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
| Salary: |
£43,947
per annum, pro rata.
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| Closing Date: |
Sunday 28 July 2024 |
| Reference: |
EPH-EPIH-2024-07 |
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 role holder will conduct research as part of a project to analyse the health impact of the ongoing war in Gaza. The Research Fellow will specifically undertake one or two distinct analyses of existing data on health service disruptions and impacts in terms of disease, disability and mortality, to be agreed with the PI, and write up resulting work for publication.
The post-holder will Arabic speaking and have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic with an in-depth knowledge of the Palestinian health system and of the burden of disease in the occupied Palestinian territories. Experience conducting quantitative analysis, including cross-sectional studies and writing up results for scientific journal publication is essential. The successful candidate will have 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 available either part-time or full-time (0.5 – 1.0 FTE) and fixed term until 31 August 2024 with a likely extension subject to obtaining a no-cost extension from the funder. The post is funded by the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub and is available immediately.
The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 at £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.
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-EPIH-2024-07.
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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