Post-doctoral Research Associate - Liverpool, United Kingdom - Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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Description

Reference:

JAN

Expiry date:
11:00, Wed, 28th Feb 2024
Location:

Liverpool

Salary:
£38, £40,451.

00 Per Annum- Benefits:

30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days
Duration:
19 month fixedterm contract until September 2025, 17.5 hours per week
Post-Doctoral Research Associate Public Health/Social Science

Tropical Disease Biology

Salary:
£38,205 - £40,521 per annum (FTE)

Part time, 17.5 hours per week

Fixed-term contract until September 2025 (with potential for an extension dependent on funding)

Based in Liverpool

Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is a globally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases.

Shortlisted by the Times Higher Education awards for University of the Year for 2023 and having recently celebrated our 125th anniversary, there has never been a more exciting time to be part of our organisation.

We are looking to appoint a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with a background in Public Health or Social Science to join our Tropical Disease Biology team here in Liverpool on a part-time basis.

This role will contribute to the crucial research on snakebite prevention currently being conducted by LSTM in Rwanda and Eswatini.

Access to safe and appropriate medical care, including antivenom is extremely limited for those populations with the highest risk of snakebite in low and middle-income countries.

Prevention of snakebites is therefore crucial but there is no evidence base to inform systematic approaches to prevention.

This study will identify high risk occupational groups in Rwanda and Eswatini in order to gather communities' views and perspectives on snakebite prevention.

Key responsibilities will include:

Liaison with colleagues in Rwanda and Eswatini and across LSTM
Ensuring appropriate systems are used for collecting and storing clinical and epidemiological data and samples
Assisting the research team in the preparation and input of data into spreadsheets
Preparation and analysis of quantitative and qualitative epidemiological data ensuring the use of relevant contemporary analytical tools
Preparing and writing information for journal publication, guidelines for rural hospital clinicians and for teaching material
Maintaining and archiving accurate record and correspondence of all research activity
Contributing to manuscript preparation and submissions for grant funding
Supervising and assisting BSc, MSC and PhD students in designing and carrying out their projects and contributing to their development of theory and practice
PhD in a relevant field
Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research in low and middleincome countries, preferably in Africa
Record of publishing original research in peer reviewed journals
The ability to utilise software to analyse clinical and epidemiological data
Initiative and a proactive approach to problem solving
Sensitivity to a variety of cultures

_ (For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification)_

Application Process:

Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM

About LSTM

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases.

Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

**LSTM actively promotes Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Policies