Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (0.4 FTE)

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.

The Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor within The NIHR funded Health Protection Research Unit (HPRU) in Vaccines and Immunisation which is a partnership between the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and LSHTM. We are looking for an epidemiologist with expertise in conducting and leading epidemiological studies using UK linked electronic health records, including the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) and other platforms such as OpenSAFELY.

The post-holder will conduct observational studies of vaccine uptake, safety and effectiveness, and the burden of vaccine-preventable disease. The successful candidate will act as co-lead of Theme 1 (Improving vaccine coverage across the life course). Responsibilities include supervision of HPRU PhD students; presenting at the UKHSA conference; and contributing to HPRU patient and public involvement and engagement.

The post-holder must have a doctoral degree in a relevant topic and expertise in leading, designing, analysing and interpreting epidemiological studies using relevant UK electronic health record datasets. Further particulars can be found in the job description.

The post is part-time 14 hours per week, 0.4 FTE and fixed-term until 31 March 2030. The post is funded by the NIHR and is available from 03 March 2025.

The salary will be on the Academic scale, Assistant Professor Grade 7 in the range £52,199-£59,623, or Associate Professor Grade 8 in the range £62,928–£72,092 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 at LSHTM.

Applications should be made online via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

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.