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.

We are looking for an Epidemiologist/Parasitologist to support a Coefficient Giving funded project examining the effect of extending seasonal malaria chemoprophylaxis to school-aged children in Burkina Faso. The post holder will principally be responsible for the supporting the conduct of clinical and parasitological studies in Burkina Faso, including the analysis of retrospective data.

The successful applicant will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree in a relevant topic, relevant experience in Malaria Epidemiological and/or lab studies, evidence of contributions to clinical trial development and/or management, experience with data handling and analysis, and willingness to travel and support studies in rural areas in Burkina Faso. Some experience in trial design, implementation and analysis is essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is fixed term until 30 June 2028 and full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. The post is funded by Coefficient Giving and is available from 1 November 2026 or sooner.

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 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 ITD-DIB-2026-13.

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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