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 UK Public Health Rapid Support Team (UK-PHRST) is a flagship partnership between LSHTM and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), delivering outbreak response, operational research and capacity strengthening in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

We are seeking an exceptional and internationally respected leader to serve as Deputy Director of UK-PHRST and Head of the UK-LMIC Research Partnership. The postholder will lead the UK-LMIC Research Partnership team at LSHTM.

Working closely with the Director (based at UKHSA), the successful candidate will support strategic leadership for UK-PHRST across its triple mandate and represent the programme with governments, multilateral agencies, funders and international partners. The role requires an individual who combines scientific and operational credibility with political judgement, diplomatic skill and the ability to lead effectively across academic, governmental and emergency response settings.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior global health leader with substantial experience in outbreak response, applied research and international partnership working to shape one of the UK’s leading global health security programmes.

The successful candidate should have a doctoral degree in epidemiology, microbiology, social science, public health or a related field.

The appointment is full-time and fixed-term until 31 March 2029. A two-year extension is possible, subject to overall programmatic performance and confirmation of continued Government funds. The post is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Professorial salary scale in the range £74,139-£97,647 per annum pro-rata (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be 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 London at LSHTM.

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.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria.