Research Fellow

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 Department of Disease Control is a multidisciplinary, cross-cutting department, operating in a global context and committed to excellence in research, innovation, learning & engagement. We are looking to recruit a well-qualified statistician to work with multi-disciplinary international teams on research studies including:

1. A case-control study of the risk of severe malaria in children after they have stopped receiving seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC), seasonal vaccination with the RTS,S/AS01_E malaria vaccine or both interventions over a five year period in Mali and Burkina Faso
2. The impact of a combination of the RTS,S/AS01_E malaria vaccine and perennial malaria chemoprevention in Ghanaian children 
3. Determining the optimal approach to deliver a malaria vaccine in seasonal transmission areas through phase 4 implementation research in Mali
4. Determining the optimal approach to deliver a malaria vaccine in seasonal transmission areas through phase 4 implementation research in Guinea. This is an exciting opportunity to join important studies with direct relevance to public health. 

The post holder will be based in the UK, working with colleagues in the countries where these studies are based, and will have opportunities to visit partner institutions in Africa to support capacity development in statistics in these institutions when such visits are appropriate & safe.

The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate education in medical statistics and a demonstrated aptitude for applied research in medical statistics, experience of statistical packages such as Stata and R, and should have experience of working in multidisciplinary teams. Excellent analytical, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills are essential. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to take the initiative, to work both independently & collaboratively, and to confidently manage concurrent activities to meet agreed timelines.

The post is full-time & funded by projects supported by PATH, GiveWell & UKRI/EDCTP until 31 March 2028. The salary will be on the LSHTM scale, Grade 6 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 based in London at LSHTM.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website.

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 ITD-DCD-2026-02.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience & training me-et 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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