Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

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. 

We offer an excellent opportunity for an ambitious candidate to develop an existing portfolio of epigenetic research at the MRC Unit in The Gambia. 

The Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MRCG at LSHTM) is one of the largest scientific research centres in sub-Saharan Africa, with an international reputation for ground-breaking research into leading causes of ill-health in the tropics. 

The Nutrition & Planetary Health Theme within MRCG at LSHTM aims to understand the pathophysiology of diet-disease interactions to accelerate the development of more effective community and clinical interventions. The theme has a sub-group on Nutritional Genetics and Epigenetics that has made ground-breaking discoveries on how maternal pre-conceptional nutrition modifies the methylome of the very early embryo with likely lifelong programming of health-related phenotypes.

The post-holder will hold a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline and have expertise in epigenetic/ genetic epidemiology. Experience analysing genome-scale epigenetic and genetic data generated on sequencing and/ or array-based platforms is essential. Expertise in statistics for bioinformatics or a related strongly quantitative discipline are also essential. The post-holder will inherit parts of a strong existing portfolio of studies and grants which offer the opportunity for generating strong outputs from the start of appointment.

The post-holder may be required to contribute to teaching and research degree student supervision, appropriate to their qualifications and experience. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1.0FTE and fixed-term until 31 March 2027. The post is funded by MRCG Core Funding and available immediately. 

The salary is on the Academic Pathway scale Grade 7 for Assistant Professor in the range £50,048-£57,103 or Grade 8 for Associate Professor in the range £60,221-£69,118 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post is subject to 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 The Gambia. 

Please contact Professor Andrew Prentice to discuss the position (Andrew.prentice@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. 

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