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.
We are seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to work on a new systematic review of interventions to modify screen time among children and young people. The post-holder will contribute to: co-ordinating public and policymaker involvement; designing review materials and other aspects of research methods; organising searches; screening studies for inclusion; extracting data and assessing the quality of included studies; synthesising qualitative evidence; liaising with those leading on the synthesis of quantitative evidence; drafting reports and academic papers; and knowledge exchange. The post-holder will also contribute to the development of research funding proposals, teaching, supervision of doctoral students and internal contribution roles.
The successful applicant will have a post-graduate degree in a relevant topic, relevant experience in public health or social research (ideally systematic reviews), a track record of contributions to published outputs, proven ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, and understanding of systematic review methods and of children and young people’s health. Further particulars are included in the job description.
The post is part-time 28 hours per week, 0.8 FTE and fixed-term until 30 April 2028.
The post is funded by the NIHR Public Health Research Programme and is available from 1 January 2027.
The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £51,872 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 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.
Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
Please quote reference PHP-PHES-2026-12.
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.
Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.
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£45,728 to £51,872 per annum pro rata inclusive