Research Fellow (Maternity Cover)
Department
Health Services Research & Policy
Salary
£46,643 to £52,909 per annum pro rata inclusive
Closing Date
Sunday 15 November 2026
Reference
PHP-HSRP-2026-21
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 Health Services Research and Policy is seeking a Research Fellow in health economics (Maternity Cover). The post sits within the Department’s team of health economists and links to LSHTM’s Global Health Economics Centre (GHECO). The postholder will work across two NIHR-funded projects: NICHE (NIHR202038), an NIHR Programme Grant led from UCL with LSHTM leading the health economics, centred on the economic evaluation of the SPHERE trial of health and wellbeing coaching and social prescribing for people living with HIV; and Social-Decarbon (NIHR501008), an NIHR HSDR award led at LSHTM, identifying and evaluating low-carbon adult social care interventions using real-world data analysis and decision-analytic modelling. A further funded project will be identified for the final year of the post.
The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic, with at least Master’s level training in Health Economics or equivalent experience. They will have relevant experience in health economics and modelling, strong quantitative skills spanning both statistical and decision modelling, and expertise in commonly used software for statistical analysis and decision modelling (e.g. STATA, R, Excel). Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 31 October 2027. This is funded by the NIHR and available as a maternity cover.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £46,643 - £52,909 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.
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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