Clinical Research Fellow (Ethiopia)

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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Salary:  £38,619 to £65,955 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:  Sunday 28 April 2024
Reference:  EPH-EPIH-2024-04

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 post-holder will support the on-site lead of Hararghe Health Research Partnership (HHR), a collaboration between LSHTM and Haramaya University in Ethiopia, and will work and reside principally in Harar, Ethiopia. They will work on the CHAMPS (the causes of child death) study, working closely with other project staff (clinical, project administration, investigators, PhD students, and social science staff). They will supervise other ongoing research projects in HHR including clinical surveillance of childhood illness and the investigation of life-threatening illnesses and child deaths.

The post-holder must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic. They must have relevant experience in epidemiological or clinical research in maternal and child health, and contributions to written output. Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively, and to meet research deadlines are essential. They must also have a post-graduate medical qualification, be fully qualified as a medical doctor and eligible to register for practice in Ethiopia.  Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 31 December 2024. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from 08 May 2024.

For an appropriately qualified clinical appointee the salary will be on the salary scale for clinical academic staff below consultant level in the range £38,619 - £ 65,955 (plus an additional £2,162 of London allowance per annum). 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 Harar, Ethiopia.

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 [email protected] . Please quote reference EPH-EPIH-2024-04.

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.

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