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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 are seeking to appoint a researcher to work on an exciting new project entitled: “Evaluation of the implementation of the Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision Green Paper”.
The successful applicant will work with a highly experienced, multi-disciplinary team carrying out a national evaluation of the government’s Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper programme in England. The study is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, and the team includes researchers from LSHTM, University of Birmingham, University of Cambridge and RAND, supported by the National Children’s Bureau. It is jointly led by Professor Nicholas Mays (LSHTM) and Dr Jo Ellins (Birmingham). The post-holder be based in the Health Services Research and Policy department at LSHTM’s Tavistock Place premises.
You will have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree in a relevant topic and have experience in designing, implementing, analysing (e.g using STATA or SPSS) and writing up the findings of social surveys and the ability to work independently, as well as collaboratively with the wider research team. Some experience of contributing to research grant applications and of teaching and assessment is desirable.
The post is full time, 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 31 May 2026. The post is funded by NIHR and is available from 1 September 2023.
Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 14 August 2023.
The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale Grade 6 in the range £42,875 – £44,931 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 the LSHTM.
Applications should be made on-line via our website at http://jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. 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.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
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