Research Fellow in Global Mental Health

UCL - Institute for Global Health (IGH)

Placed On: 26th March 2026

Closes: 15th April 2026

Job Ref: B02-10251

About us

The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice.

We are seeking a highly motivated Research Fellow in Global Mental Health.

About the role

The post holder will participate in clinical and research team meetings, oversee the reporting of adverse events and protocol changes to ethics committees and develop materials for the Trials Steering Committee and Data Monitoring Committee.

The post holder will have the opportunity to work with TPO Nepal, a leading global mental health organisation and to gain experience in conducting realist cluster randomised controlled trials and process evaluation.

About you

The successful candidate must have a PhD in a relevant area (e.g. global mental health, global health, psychology, public health or epidemiology) or equivalent global health research experience.

The post holder must also have experience of conducting research with children/adolescents in the Global South, experience of writing peer-reviewed publications and a track record in global health research with interests in developing interventions, particularly community-based interventions.

For further information about the role please visit UCL Careers website.
Customer advert reference: B02-10251