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- Assistant Professor in Health Economics (ITD-CRD-2026-22)on September 18, 2026 at 12:00 am
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.This post is a joint appointment between the International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH) and the Global Health Economics Centre - two world-leading groups at the forefront of global health research and policy impact. Despite significant progress, over a billion people worldwide live with preventable or treatable vision impairment - the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries. With the planned 2030 Lancet Commission on Global Eye Health (led by ICEH) and growing funder consensus, there is urgent demand for rigorous health economics evidence to move eye care from donor-funded charity to a core feature of self-sustaining national health systems. The post-holder will be central to producing it.You will join a team working on an exciting and highly impactful research portfolio, with scope to develop new studies. Current work includes economic evaluation of the EARN Trials (testing the economic impact of near vision glasses in Kenya and India); cost-effectiveness analyses for the CHERISH Trials integrating primary eye care into WHO/UNICEF childhood illness programmes; methodological research on QALY and DALY valuation for vision impairment; and development of health economics modules for population-based eye health surveys. You will also contribute to return-on-investment and sustainable financing research, help coordinate an international network of health economists in eye health, contribute to the 2030 Lancet Commission, and support LSHTM teaching and student supervision. The role involves travel to project teams primarily in Asia and Africa.The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree in a relevant topic (Health Economics or closely related discipline), strong and demonstrable understanding of economic evaluation methods, through formal training and experience, experience of designing, conducting data collection and analysing health economics studies. Further particulars are included in the job description. The post is fixed term until 31 March 2029 (with strong potential for extension subject to securing further external research funding) and full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. The post is funded by Givewell, Founders Pledge, and NIHR and is available immediately. The salary will be on the LSHTM scale, Grade 7 in the range £53,317 - £61,034 per annum pro rata (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, with hybrid working available (minimum two days on-site per week).Applications should be made on-line 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. Please quote reference ITD-CRD-2026-22.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. Closing Date: 01 Oct 2026 Department: Academic Salary: £53,317 to £61,034 per annum pro rata inclusive
- Senior Assistant Project Manager- Capital Projects (CEN-EST-2026-13)on September 18, 2026 at 12:00 am
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.LSHTM’s Project Management Office (PMO) is responsible for delivering all of the organisation’s strategic projects across a wide portfolio and the successful candidate will be joining a close-knit team with diverse skill-sets. You will be working alongside Business Analysts, Business Change PMs, IT PMs, Capital & Estates staff and Process & Project Governance professionals. We are seeking to appoint a Senior Assistant Project Manager Capital Projects to join the PMO, reporting directly to the Senior Project Manager Capital Projects.The primary focus of the role will be on managing and delivering key strategic Capital projects up to £15M in value, within operational and listed buildings in Central London, ensuring project plans are effectively delivered and risks, budgets, quality, scope and internal communications are actively monitored and managed. The post holder will hold an undergraduate degree (or higher) or have demonstrable and relevant practical skills and experience. You will have experience of managing building or refurbishment projects, ideally in an HE environment, along with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. You will have experience in working in a APM (Association for Project Management) or Prince2-based project environment and will be expected to champion best project management practice across our organisation. The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and permanent. The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 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 on-line 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. Closing Date: 02 Oct 2026 Department: Professional Services Salary: £45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata inclusive
- Assistant Professor or Associate Professor (PHP-HSRP-2026-17)on September 17, 2026 at 12:00 am
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.This is a unique opportunity for a statistician, epidemiologist, health services researcher or data scientist to take a key role in the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), a national centre of excellence dedicated to strengthening NHS cancer services. You will take a leading role in multidisciplinary teams, working alongside clinicians and other stakeholders, and develop / apply innovative analytical methods to transform national cancer datasets into evidence that improves cancer care. Areas for development include: understanding patterns of treatments and outcomes along complex care pathways; handling records with missing / erroneous data; developing risk models; and communicating findings to stimulate quality improvement.Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline along with experience of analysing large complex datasets, proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.The post is full-time hours 35 per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2028. The post is funded by the partnership agreement between the LSHTM and Royal College of Surgeons of England that supports the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, where NATCAN is based. It is available from 01 September 2026.The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, for Assistant Professor Grade 7 in the range £53,317 - £61,034 or for Associate Professor Grade 8 in the range £64,469 - £73,994 per annum pro rata (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 on-line 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. Please quote reference PHP-HSRP-2026-17. 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. Closing Date: 01 Oct 2026 Department: Academic Salary: £53,317 to £73,994 per annum pro rata inclusive
- Research Fellow (ITD-DIB-2026-11)on September 17, 2026 at 12:00 am
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 Department of Infection Biology brings together pathogen molecular biology and immunology and infection research across the School. The Department benefits from state of the art facilities and strong collaborations, many of which are with partners in disease endemic countries.We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work in the laboratories of Prof Brendan Wren as part of a BBSRC/DEFRA consortium using glycoengineering to develop and produce veterinary vaccines. The new appointee will work as part of a team to use glycoengineering develop Brucella, Strep suis, GBS and Mycoplasma glycoconjugate vaccines for a range of livestock. The post-holder will join a vaccine research team of ten staff at the LSHTM. The post-holder will have an opportunity to contribute to publications in high impact international scientific journals and be part of a wider consortium in UK, Africa and Asia that uses a Holistic Approach to Veterinary Vaccine Applications (HoVVA).The successful applicant will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic, expertise in molecular biology and glycoengineering, expertise in vaccinology and vaccine design, proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a research team, and proven ability to meet research deadlines. Further particulars are included in the job description. The post is fixed term until 30 September 2029 and full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE. The post is funded by BBSRC and is available immediately. The salary will be on the LSHTM scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 per annum pro rata (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 on-line 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. Please quote reference ITD-DIB-2026-11.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. Closing Date: 30 Sep 2026 Department: Academic Salary: £45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata inclusive
- Quality and Academic Standards Manager (CEN-EDU-2026-12)on September 15, 2026 at 12:00 am
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. The Division of Education is led by the Pro-Director Education. The Pro-Director is responsible for leading the strategic development of the School’s education provision and maintaining oversight of its operational delivery in conjunction with the Registrar & Director of Education Services. The Division manages and supports the School’s education provision (taught programmes, CPD short courses and research degrees), by bringing together staff from across the School's academic faculties and professional support areas, to maximise and enhance the quality of learning and education provision and the student experience.The Quality & Academic Standards Manager will support the portfolio of the Head of Quality Enhancement and be responsible for administering a number of processes and procedures for the School’s academic portfolio. The Quality & Academic Standards Manager also supports the development of new collaborative provision; providing expert, authoritative advice regarding the establishment and maintenance of collaborative provision activities. The Quality & Academic Standards Manager is a primary contact for the Strategic Education Office (SEO) and Education Leadership Team (ELT) regarding regulatory, policy and quality advice concerning all partnership matters.The Quality & Academic Standards Manager will be responsible for providing independent, expert and authoritative advice on matters relating to Academic Governance and ancillary processes, including new programme approvals (validations) internally and with partners through collaborative provision. Further particulars are included in the job description. The post is full time, 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent. The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 to £51,872 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.Applications should be made on-line 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. Please quote reference CEN-EDU-2026-12The 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. Closing Date: 30 Sep 2026 Department: Professional Services Salary: £45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata inclusive