Research Assistant or Research Fellow (x3)

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. 

We seek to recruit three talented scientists to join a team of researchers and support staff undertaking a major programme of research and teaching in the Cancer Survival Group, part of the Department of Non-Communicable Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. 

The post-holders will be enthusiastic researchers looking for new opportunities and a chance to address challenging research questions in cancer epidemiology. 

The post-holders will have a relevant first degree in biostatistics, epidemiology or equivalent subjects at Research Assistant level or a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic at Research Fellow level. The post-holders will have a track record showing capacity to learn new methodologies, develop statistical models and analyse complex data sets. They will be self-motivated individuals with excellent interpersonal skills, and capable of working as part of a large international collaborative team, as well as independently. Further particulars are included in the job description.

Prospective candidates can contact Prof Claudia Allemani ([email protected] ) or Prof Michel Coleman ([email protected] ) to arrange an informal discussion.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term for 12 months. The post is funded by the Cancer Research UK and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Academic salary scale Grade 5 in the range £38,282-£43,947 for Research Assistant or Grade 6 in the range £43,947-£49,908 for Research Fellow 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.

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] . 

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

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