Research Funding Officer

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 recruiting a Research Funding Officer to provide comprehensive pre-award support to LSHTM’s three academic faculties.  The post will work within a small team responsible for supporting coordination, budget development and submission of research funding applications.

This is a busy and varied role requiring the post holders to: 

Provide advice on the costing and pricing of standard research applicationsDevelop research budgets alongside academic and professional services staffWork with LSHTM’s Research Management System, Worktribe and a range of research funder’s online submission systems. Ensure funding applications are in line with University’s agreed policies and proceduresWork to external and internal deadlines across a range of projects.

You should be educated to a degree level or equivalent, or equivalent work-related relevant experience. You will have experience of working in a finance or professional service role.  Good organisational and interpersonal skills are essential, with the ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to support a range of activities with competing deadlines and timescales.  Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term for 3 years.

As this advert has been re-advertised, previous applicants need not apply. 

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £39,432 - £45,097 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 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. 

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: 27 Jul 2025

Department: Professional Services

Salary: £39,432 to £45,097 per annum pro rata inclusive