Research Fellow, Ethiopia (0.5 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.

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow in the Department of Population Health (DPH) to join the Hararghe Health Research Partnership between Haramaya University and LSHTM. The post-holder will act as an analyst in a study on perinatal mortality and its risk factors in eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia. 

Candidates should have a postgraduate degree in demography, epidemiology or a related field and have strong quantitative or data science skills. Further, we are looking for candidates who have experience with health and demographic surveillance data collection and analysis in Ethiopia or a related setting. Proficiency in R, Stata and/or other data management and statistical computing packages is essential to this post. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is part-time, 17.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE and fixed-term until 31 August 2026 in the first instance, with the possibility of further extension. The post is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), USA, and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 scale 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 to be based in Ethiopia at Haramaya University.

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-2025-22.

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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