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

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:

- £43,947 to £49,908 per annum, inclusive

Closing Date:

Tuesday 07 May 2024
Reference:
EPH-EPED 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.

Applications are invited for an infectious disease modeler to join the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics.
- and middle-income countries. A new maternal RSV vaccine has been developed that has the potential to save the lives of infants from dying from RSV, but which may be potentially linked to a higher risk of preterm birth. This work will inform guidance from WHO about whether to use the vaccine.

The post-holder will work with Prof Mark Jit and will join a team of modellers, epidemiologists and economists at LSHTM and elsewhere (including in Kenya and South Africa) with a long track record of analysing the impact vaccines against RSV and diseases.

The post-holder will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and relevant experience in mathematical modelling, health economics, epidemiology, statistics or another relevant discipline with a strong quantitative component.

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 March 2025. The post is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and is available from 01 May 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.