Jobs at LSHTM | Academic

Research Fellow (EPH-EPED-2026-09)

Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

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 to appoint a Research Fellow to join the Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics department at LSHTM to work on Polio Eradication. The post-holder will develop and parameterize models of poliovirus transmission, with the aim of capturing the spatial patterns of observed cases and improving understanding of drivers of transmission. Data are available from collaborators to parameterize models, including disease surveillance and demography data from affected countries. The models will be used to inform and evaluate vaccination strategies that expedite polio eradication. The post-holder will work closely with partners within the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. This role is funded by the Gates Foundation.

Responsibilities will include conducting epidemiological analyses relevant to polio eradication, predominantly in low-income countries, and managing the development and collection of data relevant to the transmission of childhood infectious diseases in low-income countries. Applicants will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree in a relevant topic, and demonstrable experience in constructing compartmental models of infectious diseases and fitting to data.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2027 with the possibility of an extension subject to funding. The post is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from 01 November 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £46,643 - £52,909 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. 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-EPED-2026-09.

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.

Closing Date: 12 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £46,643 to £52,909 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Fellow or Assistant Professor (0.8 FTE) (PHP-GHD-2026-14)

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The post is based in LSHTM’s Department of Global Health and Development, Faculty of Public Health and Policy, which conducts multidisciplinary research to inform health policy and equity. The postholder will join a project co-led with St George’s University on migrant workers’ health and safety in the UK, Egypt and Malaysia. They will lead UK fieldwork, help lead survey, cross-country analysis, and mixed-methods research, coordinate with international partners and support participatory research and co-production with migrant workers and stakeholders.

You will hold a postgraduate or doctoral degree. You should have equivalent experience in advanced statistical analysis on health and labour migration, occupational health and safety or migrant health interventions. Essential skills include survey design, large-scale data collection and advanced statistical analysis, alongside experience coordinating fieldwork, supervising teams, ensuring data quality and conducting qualitative and participatory research with marginalised groups. Experience in public engagement, international partnerships and stakeholder co-production is required. Contacts with migrant organisations and experience working with UK health services are highly desirable. Further particulars are included in the job-description.

The post is part-time, 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE and fixed-term until 31 December 2028. The post is funded by the Wellcome Trust and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, for Research-Fellow Grade 6 in the range £46,643 - £52,909 per annum pro rata or for Assistant-Professor Grade 7 in the range £54,383 - £62,255 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. The post is based in London.

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.

Closing Date: 10 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £46,643 to £62,255 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Fellow (Trial Manager, Botswana) (ITD-CRD-2026-25)

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

LSHTM is seeking to appoint a Trial Manager within the Clinical Research Department. The post-holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of ADVANCING-CM, a multi-site phase IIb into phase III randomised clinical trial of adjunctive interferon gamma for HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis in Botswana, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda. They will work closely with the International Lead Clinician, the experienced senior trial management team and study coordinators at the participating African study sites. The post-holder will be expected to be based full-time at the Trial Coordinating Centre in Gaborone, Botswana for the duration of study recruitment and to travel frequently to the other trial sites. The role will provide operational leadership across trial set-up, regulatory and ethics processes, site initiation and monitoring, trial documentation, data quality, safety-reporting systems and trial governance, ensuring that the study is conducted in accordance with the protocol, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), applicable regulatory requirements and trial procedures.

The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic, relevant experience of working on multicentre phase III clinical trials, including Clinical Trials of Investigational Medicinal Products (CTIMPs), experience of trial set-up and site initiation, including preparation and maintenance of essential trial documentation, experience of clinical trial monitoring, including identification and follow-up of monitoring findings and protocol deviations. Further particulars are available in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 31 December 2030. The post is funded by Coefficient Giving and is available from 01 January 2027.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £46,643 - £52,909 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. This post is based in Botswana, hosted by the Botswana Harvard Health Partnership Institute in Gaborone with frequent travels to sites in Malawi, Uganda and South Africa.

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.

Closing Date: 19 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £46,643 to £52,909 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Assistant (ITD-DIB-2026-17)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We are seeking a Research Assistant to support research on malaria transmission and vaccination. The postholder will develop and apply serological tools to characterise antibody responses to malaria parasites and vaccines, including their magnitude, breadth and antigen specificity, and contribute to the development of approaches for investigating antibody function. These tools will be used to study naturally acquired and vaccine-induced immunity, and patterns of malaria exposure in field and clinical studies.

The role will focus on multiplex bead-based assays and analysis of the resulting data. It will also offer opportunities to apply these approaches to other infectious diseases and to work with a multidisciplinary, international research team at collaborating research sites.

The successful candidate will have a relevant first degree in the field of immunology, infectious diseases or a closely related subject, relevant experience in performing Luminex-based multiplex serological assays on human samples, including samples from field-based studies of infectious diseases, with demonstrable evidence of hands-on sample preparation, plate processing and use of appropriate controls, relevant analytical skills in processing, analysing and visualising multiplex serological datasets and associated field-study data in R, with demonstrable evidence of writing or adapting scripts for data cleaning, quality control and preparation of scientific figures. Further particulars are available in the job description.

The post is fixed term for 15 months from 15 November 2026 (or up to 14 February 2028) with the possibility of an extension and full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. The post is funded by the Medical Research Council and is available immediately. The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £40,784 - £46,643 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting).

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.

Closing Date: 03 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £40,784 to £46,643 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Fellow (PHP-PHES-2026-15-E)

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

This post contributes to NIHR-SPHR funded evaluation of complex public health interventions, combining quantitative research and evidence synthesis and knowledge. The post holder will be involved in the City of Sanctuary Project Evaluability Assessment, exploring hate crime, social cohesion, and asylum seeker outcomes.

We seek a quantitative researcher with analytical skills in programming (Stata or R), experience in policy evaluation, statistical analysis for healthcare data, and information governance.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed term for 6 months. The post is funded by NIHR.

You should hold a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic. The ideal candidate will have relevant experience in policy impact evaluation and public health, contributions to written output, preferably peer-reviewed, as expected by the subject area/discipline in terms of types and volume of outputs along with 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 salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £46,643 - £52,909 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. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

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.

Closing Date: 04 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £46,643 to £52,909 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Assistant (PHP-PHES-2026-16)

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We seek a quantitative researcher with experience in policy evaluation, statistical analysis, healthcare data, and information governance.

The candidate will join the NIHR-funded CoSine project, which evaluates health outcomes associated with energy-efficiency upgrades for low-income households in London (UK) using linked housing and healthcare data. The role offers experience in analysing large-scale administrative datasets while engaging with climate resilience and energy poverty research questions. The team develops best practices when setting up a new platform and the candidate will have responsibilities for authoring a technical handbook and organising an event for user feedback. The candidate will also be involved with writing research reports, evidence synthesis, knowledge mobilization as well as other reasonable duties in relation to teaching and administration.

You should hold a relevant first degree and, ideally, Masters in the field of epidemiology or related quantitative field with grounding in statistics or data science. You should have relevant experience in policy impact evaluation and public health, relevant analytical skills in statistical programming, e.g. Stata or R and evidence of good organisational skills, including effective time management is essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term until 31 May 2028. The post is funded by the NIHR and is available from 01 November 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £40,784 - £46,643 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.

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.

Closing Date: 30 Oct 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £40,784 to £46,643 per annum pro rata inclusive

Research Fellow (ITD-DIB-2026-16)

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We are seeking a Research Fellow to lead the bioinformatic analysis of transcriptomic, spatial transcriptomic, genomic, and metabolomic data in cutting-edge projects exploring host–pathogen interactions. The successful candidate will join a new ERC-funded research programme investigating the fundamental biology of Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis. Research on T. pallidum is particularly challenging because the bacterium depends on host cells for growth, complicating its cultivation in vitro and leaving many critical questions unanswered. This project aims to address these knowledge gaps by uncovering the organism’s distinctive biology and its interactions with the host. Ultimately, the research seeks to identify promising vaccine candidates, deepen our understanding of T. pallidum pathogenesis, and contribute to improved strategies for combating syphilis.

The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic, relevant experience in RNA-seq data analysis (host and/or pathogen), experience in, or a strong interest in, host - pathogen interaction and infection biology, a good understanding of how transcriptomic and spatial transcriptomic data are generated in the laboratory, and the ability to adjust analyses to account for potential wet-lab limitations. Further particulars are available in the job description.

The post is fixed term until 31 October 2028 and full-time, 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. The post is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the LSHTM scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 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. The post is based in London at LSHTM.

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.

Closing Date: 31 Oct 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata inclusive

CREATE PhD Programme Fellow (x5) (ITD-CRD-2026-24)

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Applications are invited for CREATE, a PhD training programme in global health, to commence in September 2027.

CREATE is an exciting consortium of 5 UK Universities, with 6 partner research institutions in Africa and Asia, funded by Wellcome to train high-calibre health professionals who wish to undertake a PhD as a first step towards a clinical academic career. The 5 UK Universities: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Brighton and Sussex Medical School at the University of Sussex (BSMS), University of Sheffield (Ush), University of Bristol (UoB), and University of Southampton (UoSo) have established partnerships with the 6 partner institutions in Asia and Africa: Aga Khan University, Pakistan (AKU), University of Ghana (UoG), University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (Wits), The Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe (BRTI), MRC The Gambia (MRCG), and MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Uganda Research Unit (MRCU). Together these institutions have exceptional resources and an outstanding track record in research and training.

CREATE will support doctoral fellowships for health professionals from all disciplines with an aspiration for developing a research career. This includes doctors, nurses, midwives and all categories of allied health professionals, including pharmacists and healthcare scientists, and those in veterinary medicine, dentistry and all sub-specialties within medicine and surgery. Applicants must have an interest in global health research and successful applicants will develop their potential to become global health leaders within a structured and mentored training environment.

Fellows will register their PhD at one of the 5 UK institutions and will be expected to conduct their research in and spend extended periods of time (18 months minimum) at one of the Programme Africa/Asia partner institutions in Zimbabwe, Ghana, Pakistan, South Africa, The Gambia, and Uganda as part of their PhD. Fellows will all have a primary supervisor in one of the five UK universities and a co-primary supervisor at the Africa/Asia institution where they will based.

The scope of the research is deliberately broad and must fulfil the following criteria: 1) research will focus on the health problems pertinent to the countries/region where the fellow will conduct their research; 2) research must fulfil the criteria of Discovery Research as defined by Wellcome. Wellcome defines Discovery Research as ‘covering studies across fields and disciplines that lead to new knowledge of life, health and wellbeing’, incorporating disciplinary breath. Projects that range from the fundamentals of biology to the development of new methods, tools and technologies will be within remit. We will also fund population health studies exploring the social, ethical, cultural, political, economic and historical contexts of human health. We encourage inter-disciplinary research ideas and welcome enquiries and applications from those who have had fewer research opportunities so far, but who can evidence great potential for and commitment to a clinical academic career.

On completion of their PhD, CREATE fellows will receive individually tailored support to develop their research careers.

Applicants must be practicing healthcare professionals and be registered with a national professional regulatory body in the UK/Republic of Ireland (e.g. - General Medical Council, Health and Care Professions Council). Those who have provisional registration or are at pre-registration stage are not eligible to apply. All applicants must have a minimum of two years of clinical experience following their qualification to be eligible to apply. Medical graduates must be registered on a UK/Republic of Ireland training programme or be a registered GP. Those who are on a training programme will have a minimum 12 months left to complete their CCT in their chosen specialty by the time the PhD is awarded. Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (NMAHPs) must have a Masters Degree in a relevant field. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK and be eligible for UK/home fees.

Applicants should maintain their clinical skills, if applicable. Support is for three years and includes a salary, research expenses, home rate tuition fees, and training and travel costs.

Wellcome’s definition of a health professional can be found here. Appointments will be made to match an appointee’s current salary plus London allowance if applicable. Every effort will be made to match NMAHP salaries to the Agenda For Change scale.

The application is a two-stage process. The Stage 1 process is an online application form that will consider the applicant’s suitability for the CREATE PhD Programme including their motivation to undertake doctoral research training, and their vision of their PhD research and their career. Each question in the application form should be completed, adhering to the word limit. Failure to comply will result in the application not being considered.

Approximately 15-20 applicants will be selected from Stage 1, and be invited to develop a full Stage 2 application comprising a competitive PhD proposal with a detailed budget and to find relevant supervisors to adhere to the required supervision model described above. Up to five applicants will be selected for funding following external peer review and interview in May 2027. If successful, fellows will be required to take up the fellowship within 12 months of the award being made.

Applications for Stage 1 should be made via: http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 23.59 of the closing date. Applicants should not upload a CV. An Equal Opportunities form should be submitted alongside the application to Nunzia.limongelli@lshtm.ac.uk Please quote reference ITD-CRD-2026-24.

Closing date for the receipt of applications is Sunday 8^th November 2026.

If you have any questions about the application process, please email us at create-phd@lshtm.ac.uk

Further information on the Programme is available at: PROGRAMME | CREATE PhD Programme (create-phd.org)

Closing Date: 08 Nov 2026

Department: Academic

Salary: £45,728 to £76,582 per annum pro rata inclusive