Location: | London |
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Salary: | £38,282 to £43,947 per annum, pro rata inclusive of London Weighting (Grade 5) |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 10th May 2024 |
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Closes: | 19th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | ITD-CRD-2024-04 |
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 International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) is a research and education group based at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. ICEH has trained clinicians and health care professionals from many countries, particularly in Asia and Africa.
The RAAB Team at LSHTM are seeking a committed Research Assistant to support the team across the workstreams above. In particular, the RA will liaise with RAAB Trainers and Trainee Trainers, lead the validation of pilot subjective poverty measures, and support on a new Delphi-type exercise on research and development priorities with RAAB stakeholders.
The candidate must have a relevant first degree in the field of global public health, ophthalmology, epidemiology or other relevant discipline; relevant experience in global public health, ophthalmology, epidemiology or other relevant discipline; relevant analytical skills in quantitative and/or qualitative research; evidence of good organisational skills, including effective time management; proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively, as part of a research team; and evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. It is highly desirable if the candidate has a master’s degree in ophthalmic epidemiology; some experience of teaching; experience working in public health for eye care and/or survey methodology development; experience in ophthalmic or other public health training curricula; and experience in using R software. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is part-time 14 hours per week, 0.4 FTE and fixed-term until 28 February 2025. The post is funded by The Indigo Trust and is available from 01 June 2024.
The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale Grade 5 in the range £38,282 - £43,947 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 the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Applications should be made on-line by clicking the 'Apply' button above. 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.
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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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