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.
We are seeking an outstanding academic leader at a Professor or Associate Professor level in the area of global child health. This prestigious post will be known as the Takeda Chair in Global Child Health in recognition of a generous donation from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd.
The appointee will have a strong track record of conducting high quality implementation science in child survival and health in low-and middle-income countries, including a focus on developing, testing and applying innovations relating to one or more of newborn health, infections and epidemics relevant to children, child undernutrition, optimal child development, and adolescent health. The post-holder will have a strong publications record in child health and proven ability to attract competitive and substantial funding from national and global research funders and other sources. PhD student supervision and mentoring skills would also be crucial. A doctoral degree in a relevant topic 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 for 5 years. The post is funded by the Takeda endowment fund and is available immediately. A job share may be considered (50/50 split).
The salary will be on the LSHTM scale, Grade 8 in the range £64,469 - £73,994 for Associate Professor, or Grade C - A £74,139 - £118,887+ for Professor, per annum pro rata (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. Due to the global reach of the post, it may be based in London, or LSHTM’s MRC Units in The Gambia or Uganda. Other contractual locations may be considered, subject to discussion and agreement with appointed candidate.
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-EPHC-2026-03.
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.