NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Primary Care/ General Practitioner

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.

LSHTM will provide the academic framework within which the clinical lecturer will refine their research focus and build their own research programme. Clinical and non-clinical academics at LSHTM have research programs in a wide range of primary care and global primary care topics involving cross-disciplinary expertise in epidemiology, clinical trials, mixed methods research, health economics and public health. Particular strengths include: primary health care services and health policy research; the use of electronic health records for research on disease aetiology, safety and effectiveness of medicines and vaccines and health service research; the development and evaluation of community and primary health care approaches/interventions for non-communicable disease detection and management, reproductive health, adolescent health and health promotion.

The Clinical Lecturer (CL) will join in the ongoing extensive seminar programme, and other educational programs within the clinical and academic institutions. At entry to the scheme, s/he will be introduced to the research active PIs at LSHTM, with a view to selecting the focus for building their program of research. S/he will be expected to apply for research funding e.g. through the Academy of Medical Sciences Starter Grant small grant scheme for Clinical Lecturers, and to apply for a NIHR, Wellcome Trust or MRC clinical fellowship during the tenure of the clinical lecturer post. The mechanism for vetting the CL’s research proposals will be modelled on our existing structure. The CL will be asked to present his/her research proposals to a multidisciplinary panel which includes senior academic staff from both LSHTM and other institutions, who advise on study design and recommend appropriate collaborators for particular aspects of the proposal, e.g. statistical issues or particular laboratory techniques.

Clinical work will be as a fully qualified General Practitioner on the General Medical Council GP register in a general practice to be agreed with the applicant. 

The successful candidate must be a fully qualified general practitioner currently on the UK General Medical Council GP register, hold a PhD in a relevant subject and have expertise in quantitative and/or qualitative research. They must have been a lead or co-author in peer reviewed outputs, significant contributions to at least 4 outputs in in the most recent 5 years that are at least internationally excellent. It would be desirable for the candidate to have experience in generating research income, including securing fellowships, project grants, or supporting the grant applications of others. Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is fixed term for four years and full-time 40 hours per week, 1 FTE with 50% academic time and 50% clinical time. The post is funded by the NIHR and is available from September 2026. The salary will be on the Clinical Academic salary scale, Grade CL2 Spine point 3-6 in the range £82,701 - £100,084 per annum pro rata inclusive (plus £2,162 London allowance per annum pro rata).

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-ITDC-2026-01.

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.