Research Fellow

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine • London, England, United Kingdom • £45.10k - £51.16k / year • 2w ago

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 seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to join the Department of Health Services Research and Policy to work a study called Timeliness of access to Cancer Treatment - improving care (TACTIC) https://fundingawards.nihr.ac.uk/award/NIHR168433, a NIHR-funded collaborative research project. The post-holder will join a team with expertise in statistics, cancer epidemiology and health services research and will report to the PI, Professor Richard Grieve, and Co-Is, Professors Ruth Keogh and Kate Walker.

Applicants should have a postgraduate degree, ideally a PhD, in medical statistics, epidemiology, health economics or a related field. Relevant experience in applying regression models to complex forms of observational data, and of applying causal inference approaches to health data are essential. Experience of analysing time-to-event outcomes is desirable. This role offers an unusual opportunity for an early career researcher with strong statistical skills to develop their career and undertake advanced analyses within a major study of direct policy and clinical relevance.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 31 August 2028. The post is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and is available from 01 September 2025.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,097 - £51,156 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 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 PHP-HSRP-2025-12.

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.

Further Details: Job Description

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

£45,097 to £51,156 per annum pro rata inclusive

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