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Research Software Engineer
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
| Salary: |
£41,829 to £45,417
per annum, inclusive.
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| Closing Date: |
Wednesday 14 December 2022 |
| Reference: |
EPH-IDE-2022-47 |
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. 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 purpose of this job is to join a new team that will develop free, open-source software for outbreak analytics, to support national and international preparedness and response. The role will be part of the major new Epiverse-TRACE project at LSHTM, a joint collaboration between researchers in London and The Gambia supported by data.org as part of Epiverse initiative, building on previous policy-relevant analysis for outbreaks such as COVID-19 and Ebola within our Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID), and analytics development programmes such as the R Epidemics Consortium and EpiForecasts.
Beyond contributions to code, documentation, testing, code reviews, and training, the post holder will ensure that tools are fully integrated in the current software ecosystem and build, when possible, on existing code bases. The post holder will be responsible for implementing the general software engineering vision and strategies outlined by the project’s leadership, and for releasing and maintaining software packages. The main programming language used will be R.
The postholder will have a MSc degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline and experience with developing or contributing to R packages. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time, fixed term until 31/08/2024 and available immediately.
The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale Grade 6 in the range £41,829-£45,417 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 the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Applications should be made on-line via our website at 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. Please contact sebastian.funk@lshtm.ac.uk for informal inquiries.
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.
If you are shortlisted and 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.