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

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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 looking for an enthusiastic and productive mathematical modeler with an interest in learning new skills and in working with colleagues with a range of epidemiological backgrounds to advance the research agenda on health inequalities in England.

The post-holder will join a supportive team using OpenSAFELY for analysis of linked EHR data. This post is funded by a large NIHR grant examining socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in respiratory virus transmission in England. The project aims to understand how respiratory virus infections can exert service pressures on GP practices during winter and if those are evenly distributed across practices and patient groups. The role of vaccination in mitigating these pressures will be a major focus of the project.

The post-holder will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and relevant experience in designing and implementing transmission models. Proven experience in stratified transmission models and fitting models to data, ideally in a Bayesian framework is essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 15 April 2027. The post is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research and available from 01 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.