Research Assistant reference: IH-2025-03

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 seek a motivated Research Assistant to contribute to high-quality epidemiological studies investigating the effect of social policies and health systems on reducing health inequalities in Brazil and Ecuador. The post-holder will be part of the “NIHR Global Health Research Unit on Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequalities”, a collaboration between LSHTM, the University of Glasgow, and other universities in the UK, Brazil, and Ecuador. They will also be expected to contribute to research capacity-strengthening activities for social and environmental epidemiology and serve as the key liaisons to our international collaborators in Ecuador and Brazil.

The post-holder will be expected to have a first degree in the field of Epidemiology, Medical Statistics, or equivalent, with relevant experience in social and/or environmental epidemiology and demonstratable knowledge in advanced statistical methods (e.g., time series regression, binomial regression, Poisson regression, Cox regressions) and scientific academic writing.  Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term until 31 December 2026. The post is funded by the NIHR and is available from 01 March 2025.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 5 in the range of £39,432- £45,097 per annum (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 online via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10 pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. Please quote reference EPH-EPIH-2025-03.

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.

Closing Date: 08 Apr 2025 Category: Academic