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.

An exciting opportunity is available for a Research Fellow to join a multidisciplinary project team studying cholera transmission, the effect of oral cholera vaccination (OCV) and the performance of cholera diagnostics in Uvira, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The postholder will be a member of the Environmental Health Group at LSHTM and work closely with project team members from the University of Geneva.  

The postholder will play a critical role in the design, development and implementation of research and laboratory protocols, as well as coordinating and managing field data collection, supervision of laboratory teams, data management and analysis, and publication of scientific articles. The post will involve remote supervision of laboratory teams and may require considerable travel to the study site in Uvira, DRC (dependent on security situation in eastern DRC), and some travel to our partner laboratories in Bujumbura, Burundi and Kinshasa, DRC or other regional laboratories. 

The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic, and relevant experience working with bacterial pathogens (culture, contamination control and safe laboratory practices), using molecular microbiology techniques (DNA extraction and qPCR) and handling human and environmental samples (stool, water, swabs, and/or blood). Experience as a study coordinator and/or managing fieldwork/survey teams is also essential. Excellent written and spoken English and French are essential to the position. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2027. The post is funded by the Wellcome Trust and Gates Foundation and is available from 15 September 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary 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 by clcking 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 ITD-DCD-2026-06.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and 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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