Research Fellow

Position description

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 recruiting an epidemiologist /medical statistician to join an exciting research project on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases and dementia. The successful candidate will conduct innovative research into relationships between immune-mediated inflammatory diseases, immune-modifying treatments and dementia risk using linked electronic health records. The post offers an excellent opportunity to design and conduct studies involving analysis of large-scale health data from the UK using robust causal inference methods. Based in London at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the post-holder will be embedded within the Electronic Health Records Research Group and will work closely with external collaborators.

The post-holder must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and experience in epidemiological research using large health datasets on topics including pharmacoepidemiology and non-communicable diseases. The post requires strong data management and quantitative skills with expertise in a common statistical package such as Stata/R. A commitment to multi-disciplinary and collaborative working is also essential. The ideal candidate would have experience using electronic health records for pharmacoepidemiologic research. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 30 April 2028. The post is funded by Open Philanthropy and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,097-£51,156 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]. Please quote reference EPH-NCDE-2025-11.

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.

Application instructions

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