Research Fellow or Assistant Professor in Medical Statistics or Epidemiology at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Closing Date: Thursday 15 June 2023

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading institution 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.

This is a unique opportunity to take a key role in establishing a new national centre of excellence to help strengthen NHS cancer services and reduce variation in care. We are looking for statisticians, epidemiologists and data scientists who can introduce state-of-the-art methods into the evaluation of cancer services in the UK using linked national administrative and clinical data sets (“big data”).

The new national centre will carry out large-scale epidemiological studies identifying determinants of variation in treatments and outcomes. The centre’s outputs will address methodological challenges, including using data science methods to measure characteristics of the disease, patterns of care, and patient outcomes; handling data records with missing or erroneous data; using record linkage to combine datasets; developing risk models; and implementing outcome monitoring systems. It will also address challenges of data visualisation so the centre’s outputs can be easily used by cancer services for quality improvement and by other users (eg, patients, policy makers).

The post holders will be part of multidisciplinary teams of researchers and clinicians based at the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, the longstanding academic collaboration of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS), established in 1998, where the new National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN) is based.

There is an expectation that the post holder will contribute to the wider academic activities of the LSHTM’s Faculty of Public Health and Policy.

Applicants should have a postgraduate degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline, along with experience of analysing large complex datasets, proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively as part of a research team, proven ability to meet research deadlines, evidence of excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Further particulars are included in the job descriptions that reflect the requirements for the different levels of seniority of the vacancies.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 June 2026 (with a possibility of further extension). The post is funded by the partnership grant between the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the LSHTM and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 (Research Fellow) in the range £42,875 – £48,691 or Grade 7 (Assistant Professor) in the range £50,048 – £57,013 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 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. Please quote reference PHP-HSRP-2023-08.