Overseas Research Fellow/ Lecturer (Tanzania)

Faculty of Infectious & Tropical Diseases

Salary:   £35,661 to £47,652 per annum inclusive
Closing Date:   Monday 24 December 2012
Interview Date:   To be confirmed
Reference:  JSOL02R
Every year, over 3 million newborns continue to die, most from preventable or treatable causes. The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is seeking an overseas Research Fellow or Lecturer to be based in Tanzania to coordinate the Improving Newborn Survival In Southern Tanzania (INSIST) trial, an ongoing multi-disciplinary study which will evaluate the impact of a community-based intervention on newborn survival.
The successful applicant will be physically based at the Ifakara Health Institute in Mtwara, Tanzania, where they will be responsible for organisation and planning of a large endline household survey as well as day to day management and co-ordination of the study and mentoring of Tanzanian scientific staff.
The ideal candidate would hold a doctoral degree from in epidemiology or demography, and have proven experience in the design and management of large-scale household surveys in a rural African setting. They would have experience of statistical analysis of health research studies, experience of postgraduate teaching and mentoring research students, an ability to work with people from a range of disciplinary and cultural backgrounds, the ability to communicate effectively and to write and present clear scientific reports to a wide range of audiences, excellent management, organization and problem solving skills, be willing to live in Mtwara, Tanzania, and have excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Knowledge of Swahili and experience of living and working in east Africa would be an advantage, as would peer-reviewed publications in design, monitoring and evaluation of public health interventions, or clinical trials.
The post is a full-time appointment until April 2014 and the salary is on the Academic Pathway Grade 6, Research Fellow /Academic Pathway Grade 7, Lecturer scale from £35,661 -  £47,652 per annum inclusive plus overseas allowances and benefits if applicable.
Applications should be made online via our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk.  The closing date is 18th December 2012 and the reference for this post is JSOL02.  Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until midnight of the closing date.  Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.
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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