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 successful applicant will be expected to lead, manage and be responsible for all aspects of the development, maintenance and enhancement of the Cancer Survival Group’s (CSG) web resources and administrative databases. As a key member of the Group, based in the Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology, the post-holder will support the work of Professor Michel Coleman and Professor Claudia Allemani in ensuring that the CSG’s research outputs are accessible, accurate and efficiently managed.
The post-holder will collaborate with DELL Technologies to design and implement interactive, user-friendly web pages, providing customised access to the Group’s research results and a freely available library of over 28,000 lifetables for net survival analysis.
The post-holder must have a degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related subject and proven experience in database development and maintenance in a professional context. The role also involves developing tools to monitor and analyse web usage. Strong technical skills, problem-solving ability, and a proactive approach to improving data and web processes are 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 August 2027. The post is funded by Cancer Research UK and is available as soon as possible with potential for extension subject to funding.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5, in the range £39,984 - £45,728 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, 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-NCDE-2025-15.
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.