Research Fellow (Maternity Cover)

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - Health Services Research & Policy

Location:LondonSalary:£45,728 to £49,594 per annum pro rata inclusiveHours:Full TimeContract Type:Fixed-Term/ContractPlaced On:13th February 2026Closes:27th February 2026Job Ref:PHP-HSRP-2026-04

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 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) wishes to appoint a Research Fellow in Health Economics (Maternity Cover). The post sits with the Department of Health Service Research and Policy and links to the Global Health Economics Centre (GHECO), a cross-school initiative that draws together on a number of studies and work over 100 health economists at the LSHTM. Members of the Centre undertake wide-ranging research of international significance and direct policy relevance.

The post provides an excellent opportunity to work on economic studies. These include:

• Economic evaluation as part of PROTECT-C: a research study offering genetic testing to people to see whether they have a genetic change that increases their risk of breast, ovary and bowel cancer.
• Economic evaluation as part of ESTABLISH: Endovascular strategy versus Surgical strategy for the Treatment of Acute Limb Ischaemia

The postholder must have a postgraduate degree, ideally a doctoral degree, in a relevant topic and should have formal training in economic evaluation and related methods.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2026.

The post is funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and Yorkshire Cancer Research and is available from 01 April 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £45,728 - £49,594 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-HSRP-2026-04.

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