Research Fellow – Qualitative Analysis (0.15FTE) at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Job Description
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.
We are seeking to recruit a Research Fellow, based in the Disease Control Department, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases who will be involved in the coding and analysis of qualitative data, and training of partners on qualitative analysis, as required for the social science sub-study in the malaria vaccine plus perennial malaria chemoprevention trial in Ghana. The Research Fellow will have ongoing communications with LSHTM and Kintampo Health Research Centre (KHRC) PIs and teams to ensure quality and efficiency of the coding and analysis of qualitative data and will contribute to dissemination outputs.
The successful applicant will have a postgraduate degree in the field of in public health or social science. They will also have experience with coding and analysis of qualitative data on studies related to malaria vaccines and perennial chemoprevention interventions, experience using published acceptability and feasibility frameworks in coding and analysis, experience working in Ghana and West Africa, experience publishing qualitative research on malaria vaccine and chemoprevention interventions, and proven ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively as part of a research team. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is part-time 5.25 hours per week, 0.15 FTE and fixed term until 31 January 2026. The post is funded by USAID and GiveWell, through PATH PMI. The salary will be on the Academic Grade 6 scale at £43,947 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 by clicking the ‘Apply’ button above. 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-DCD-2024-11.
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.
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