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

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Description

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health.

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.

The NIHR Global Health Research Centre for Non-communicable Disease Control in West Africa (Stop-NCD) is partnership, jointly led by LSHTM and Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons with partner organisations: Ashesi University, Ghana, Unité Universitaire at Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso and Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Dynamiques Sociales et le Développement Local, Niger.

Stop-NCD aims to contribute to improved health and wellbeing of populations in West Africa, through capacity strengthening for high-quality applied non-communicable disease research to inform improved prevention, screening, primary care diagnosis and management/referrals of interrelated hypertension, diabetes and common mental health problems.

We are seeking a Research Fellow to support with regards to quantitative aspects of the programme of research.

A postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree in a relevant topic is essential with relevant experience in designing and implementing in quantitative health research in LMIC setting(s).

Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and fixed-term until 30 September 2027. The post is funded by the NIHR funded Stop-NCD project and is available from 1 January 2023.

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.

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Job Description **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.