Research Fellow

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. 

We have a vacancy for a quantitative Research Fellow position in Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), joining a team working at the interface between epidemiology, statistics, genomics, and pharmacology 

The post holder’s primary role will be to strengthen the global epidemiological evidence base for the future introduction of an EBV-specific vaccine. The postholder will use secondary data sources to fulfil this goal. More details on the specific activities are in the job description.

Applicants should have a good quantitative background with qualifications and experience in statistics, epidemiology, genomics or another relevant discipline with a strong quantitative component. Candidates should also have experience of data analysis of large, complex, data, ideally related to infectious diseases. Further particulars are included in the job description.

This post is funded until 28 February 2024 inclusive and is available at 1.0 FTE - 35 hours per week. The post is funded by Moderna, Inc. and is available immediately. 

The salary will be on the Academic pathways Grade 6 in the range £42,875 - £48,691 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 by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Applications should also include the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if shortlisted.  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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