London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Job Description
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. 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.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic early/mid-career academic to lead and develop a programme of research at the Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU), in Karonga, Malawi. MEIRU has an extensive programme of epidemiological and intervention research in chronic non-communicable diseases as well an ongoing programme of demographic and infectious diseases research.
The post holder will be leading and co-ordinating research at the MEIRU Karonga site. They will play a key role in developing research, co-ordinating existing research in Karonga and identifying opportunities for developing further research of public health importance. The successful applicant will ensure good communication with national and international collaborators, including facilitating interactions with study principal investigators, and liaise closely with the programme management and administration team in Karonga and Lilongwe. They will supervise researchers in Karonga, and will be responsible for overall co-ordination of field, clinical, data and laboratory teams and ensuring training and continuing professional development of staff.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree in Epidemiology, Demography, Public Health or another relevant discipline. They will also be expected to contribute to the ongoing capacity development of MEIRU, and to contribute to LSHTM’s postgraduate teaching programme at MSc and PhD level.