Research Fellow

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Health Services Research & Policy
Salary:  £43,947 to £49,908 per annum, inclusive.
Closing Date:  Sunday 21 April 2024
Reference:  PHP-HSRP-2024-06

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 have been funded to develop a new questionnaire-based instrument to measure care-work related quality of life.   This project builds on our previous work that developed a framework to understand the components of the quality of life at work among direct care workers in England. The aim of the current project is to complete the development and validation of the instrument.   We are recruiting a Research Fellow to undertake psychometric analyses during the validation of the new instrument.   

Applicants should hold a postgraduate degree in a relevant discipline and have experience in psychometric methods (preferably both classical and Rasch-based methods).  Candidates should also be able to provide evidence of written (peer reviewed output), ability to work both independently and collaboratively, communication skills (written and spoken) and good organisational skills.   Ideally candidates should also have knowledge and experience of PROMs and research in social care. Candidates should also preferably have experience of contributing to research grant applications, teaching and assessment, supervising and supporting junior researchers and/or research degree students/non-academic staff.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 28th February 2026.  The post is funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research for Social Care (RfSC) and is available from 1st June 2024.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £49,908 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 at LSHTM.

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.

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.