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Research Fellow or Clinical Research Fellow (Harar, Ethiopia)
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology
| Salary: |
£35,254 to £61,042
per annum, inclusive.
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plus an additional £2,162 of London allowance per annum for clinical academic staff below consultant level |
| Closing Date: |
Tuesday 20 December 2022 |
| Reference: |
EPH-IDE-2022-61 |
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 post-holder will be responsible for the implementation of the Spine bifida and Anencephaly in Ethiopia, foLate for prevenTion (SALT) study and will supervise other research projects in HHR including a clinical surveillance to investigate child life-threatening illnesses and mortality. The role involves collaboration with partners, generating new research, supervising students and contributing to the career development of Ethiopian scientists.
Candidates must have a post-graduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic. The post-holder must have relevant experience in epidemiological or clinical research in maternal and child health, and contributions to written output. Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to meet research deadlines are essential. Candidates must have good organisational skills, including effective time management. Clinical applicants must have a post-graduate medical qualification (e.g. MRCP, MRCPCH or equivalent), be fully qualified as a medical doctor and eligible to register for practice in Ethiopia. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The full-time post is funded until 31 January 2024. For a Research Fellow appointment, the salary will be on LSHTM Grade 6, in the range £41,829 - £47,503 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). For an appropriately qualified Clinical Research Fellow appointment the starting salary will be on the salary scale for clinical academic staff below consultant level in the range £35,254 - £61,042 (plus an additional £2,162 of London allowance per annum). 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 Harar, Ethiopia.
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.
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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