Research Fellow - London, United Kingdom - London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:

- £43,947 to £49,908 per annum, pro rata

Closing Date:

Thursday 30 May 2024
Reference:
PHP-GHD 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.

This is an exciting opportunity for a social scientist / health economist with quantitative skills to join the LSHTM team of the HIGH Horizons Consortium.

The Consortium, over four years, involves 5 partners in the EU, 3 in Africa and 1 international organization (WHO).

Its objective is to develop cost-effective climate adaption/mitigation interventions specific to the needs of pregnant women, infants and their health workers in Kenya, South Africa, Sweden and Zimbabwe.

The post-holder will provide methodological and analytical support for (i) the economic analysis of early warning systems strategies for pregnant women and health workers, (ii) the cost-effectiveness of implemented climate adaption-mitigation interventions and (iii) the co-development of a resource-allocation tool for mitigation strategies.

The post-holder will be part of the Department of Global Health & Development in the Faculty of Public Health & Policy.

The post is part-time 17.5 hours per week, 0.5 FTE (2.5 days per week) and fixed-term until 26 August 2026.

The post is funded by the UKRI and is available from 1 July 2024.

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.