Research Assistant or Research Fellow (0.2-0.6 FTE)

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 Assistant or Research Fellow to be the training lead in the MAMI-GRIPPS Project (MAnaging Malnutrition in Infants u6m: Getting research into policy & practice, at scale). The project aims to inform and facilitate high-impact, sustainable scale-up of care programmes for small/nutritionally at-risk infants. The post-holder will be based in London with regular trips to Bangladesh/Senegal and will report to Dr Marko Kerac.

The post-holder must have a relevant first degree (for Research Assistant) or  postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree (for Research Fellow) in the field of health, nutrition or other health/public health-related field. They should also have experience designing and delivering training, teaching and support courses on MAMI-related topics plus direct clinical experience working on MAMI/related issues. Relevant clinical/front-line experience working on MAMI or directly-related nutrition/health projects in LMIC/humanitarian settings is also essential. Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is part-time 7-21 hours per week, 0.2-0.6 FTE and fixed-term for 10 months. The post is funded by the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF). We would like the appointed candidate to start as soon as possible, preferably August 2025.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 for Research Assistant in the range £39,432-£45,097 or Grade 6 for Research Fellow in the range £45,097-£51,156 per annum pro rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to 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 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. 

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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