Research Fellow reference: HD-2025-06

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 Global Health and Development is seeking to appoint a Research Fellow with expertise in social sciences research to join the NIHR funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Vaccines and Immunisation which is a partnership between the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and LSHTM. We are looking for a social sciences researcher with expertise in conducting qualitative and mixed methods research/evaluations and a good knowledge of the UK vaccination programme.

The post-holder will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in public health, sociology, anthropology, health psychology or another relevant discipline. They will have experience of conducting health systems research and proven expertise in analysing qualitative data. Experience in the design and evaluation of interventions using co-design and participatory approaches are desirable.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE (job share will be considered) and fixed term until 31 March 2027. The post is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and is available from 01 April 2025.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,097 - £51,156 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 but will involve some travel within the UK.

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 PHP-GHD-2025-06. 

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: 11 Apr 2025 Category: Academic