Research Fellow - Education (Maternity Cover)

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 recruit a Research Fellow – Education (Maternity Cover) to support teaching on the mentorship programme and the evaluation of the online MSc Sexual and Reproductive Health Policy and Programming (SRHPP) which is co-delivered with the University of Ghana School of Public Health (UGSPH). The post will be managed by Dr Chido Dziva Chikwari and Dr Rachel Scott, the MSc SRHPP co-Programme Directors. 

Applicants must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in sexual and reproductive health or a relevant subject/discipline and a recognised teaching qualification equivalent to the LSHTM Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching, or to be working towards one, or to be able to demonstrate comparable experience in a formal teaching environment. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 31 December 2025.

The post is funded by the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health (EPH) and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,097 - £51,156 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 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.

Please quote reference EPH-DPH-2025-08-R. 

Informal queries about the position can be directed to:

Chido Dziva Chikwari, SRHPP Programme Director (chido.dzivachikwari@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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