Research Assistant or Research Fellow position is available at the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

About the Position

The full-time appointment is based in London, available immediately and is funded until 21 February 2021. The appointment will be made on LSHTM’s Research Assistant Grade 5 (with a starting salary of £34,238-£39,304 per annum) or Research Fellow scale, Grade 6 (with a starting salary of £39,304-£44,634 per annum). Also, the post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Above all, annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year. In addition, there are discretionary “Director’s Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available as well.

Key Responsibilities

• Performing exploratory analyses of new datasets
• Compiling data sets from multiple sources (e.g. earth observations and public health surveillance)
• Communicating key research findings
• In addition, implementing existing dengue models and having a role in improving their performance
• Contributing to manuscript writing and figure production
• For Research Fellow level role: designing new models and leading manuscript writing as first author

Qualifications and Requirements

You will have a Master’s degree (Research Assistant) or PhD (Research Fellow) in a quantitative science-based subject. Also, you will need to have had experience working with mathematical or statistical models and a familiarity with the epidemiology of vector borne diseases would be highly desirable.

Why Should You Apply?

• Be part of a collaborative and inclusive group where your input will be recognised with authorship roles on multiple high impact publications across a broad range of vector-borne disease topics
• Acquire new skills with a training and conference budget to build your expertise
• Clear route of progression with many group members going on to secure fellowships and promotions
• Join a team that is supportive of flexible working as well as discourage excessive hours
• A chance to visit collaborators in South East Asia and South America
• Moreover, be part of an expanding vector-borne disease theme at LSHTM and play a role in shaping its future direction