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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. The Department of Disease Control is a multidisciplinary, cross-cutting department, operating in a global context and committed to excellence in research, innovation, learning and engagement. This is an exciting opportunity to join important studies with direct relevance to public health. The post holder will be based in the UK, working with colleagues in the countries where these studies are based, and will have opportunities to visit partner institutions in Africa to support capacity development in statistics in these institutions when such visits are appropriate and safe.
Job Responsibility:
Work with multi-disciplinary international teams on research studies including: a case-control study of the risk of severe malaria in children after stopping seasonal malaria chemoprevention or vaccination in Mali and Burkina Faso
The impact of a combination of the RTS,S/AS01E malaria vaccine and perennial malaria chemoprevention in Ghanaian children
Determining the optimal approach to deliver a malaria vaccine in seasonal transmission areas through phase 4 implementation research in Mali
Determining the optimal approach to deliver a malaria vaccine in seasonal transmission areas through phase 4 implementation research in Guinea
Support capacity development in statistics in partner institutions in Africa when visits are appropriate and safe
Requirements:
Postgraduate education in medical statistics
Demonstrated aptitude for applied research in medical statistics
Experience of statistical packages such as Stata and R
Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams
Excellent analytical, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills
Ability to take the initiative
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
Ability to confidently manage concurrent activities to meet agreed timelines
What we offer:
Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff