Research Assistant

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Department of Disease Control
Salary:  £38,282 to £43,947 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:  Sunday 18 February 2024
Reference:  ITD-DCD-2024-02

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. 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.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an early career researcher with public health training to join a world-renowned research team – the Environmental Health Group at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The post holder will support ongoing studies on water, sanitation, and hygiene with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Hygiene Behaviour Change Lab (BC Lab), a collaboration between researchers at LSHTM’s Environmental Health Group and researchers at Centers for Infectious Disease Research, Zambia. The BC Lab focuses on testing practical solutions to improving hygiene behaviours in high burden settings, such as Zambia. The programme focuses on three primary work packages: i) enabling technologies for hand hygiene; ii) practical approaches to changing hygiene behaviours; iii) addressing complementary food hygiene through novel interventions. This post and the BC Lab are funded by an unrestricted dontation to LSHTM from Reckitt PLC. 

The post holder will support the work of the BC Lab, providing technical support, research, and learning to global partners. Specifically, the post holder will support all aspects of the research process and provide direct support to researchers at LSHTM and CIDRZ. The post holder will play an active role in coordinating field data collection actives, data management, data analysis, and the preparation of research outputs for publication and public dissemination. The post 

The successful applicant will have an MSc degree in a relevant area including environmental or public health engineering, environmental or health sciences, epidemiology, either awarded or imminent or equivalent training, prior experience in the collection, management and analysis of quantitative data and prior research experience in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and experience or training with Stata or R statistical packages, should demonstrate excellent communication and organization skills, prior experience in WASH research, preferably in partnership with organizations in the Global South, and prior contributions to written research output (as manuscripts for publication in peer-review journals, policy briefs, etc.). Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is fixed-term for 6 months and full-time. Salary is on the Academic Grade 5 scale in the range £38,282 to £43,947 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 but will require regular travel to Zambia.

LSHTM has a Hybrid Working Framework, which alongside agreed service requirements, enables teams to work more flexibly (if the role allows), promoting a greater wellbeing and work/life balance.

Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk . Applications should also include the names and email contacts of 2 referees who can be contacted immediately if appointed. 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 [email protected] . 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. 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.

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.