London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Assistant Professor (Mpx Study Coordinator) Jobs in Nigeria
General Information
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.
Staff and students are committed to helping create a more healthy, sustainable and equitable world for everyone, because we believe our shared future depends on our shared health. We embrace and value the diversity of our staff and student population and seek to promote equity, diversity and inclusion as essential elements to improve health worldwide.
We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.
The Dean of Faculty is Professor Elizabeth Allen Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics (IDED) The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Dynamics conducts research on the epidemiology and control of infectious diseases of public health importance. Work is carried out in low-, middle- and high-income countries, including the United Kingdom, in close collaboration with partners in each country. The Department has three groups:
• The infectious disease modelling group, which is linked to the Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases (CMMID).
• The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, a specialist multidisciplinary team across LSHTM and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that offers low and middle income countries around the world support to prepare for and respond to disease outbreaks, through field collaboration, research and capacity-strengthening activities.
• The Vaccine Confidence Project, which conducts global research, investigating the roots, trends over time and impacts of vaccine confidence at regional, national and sub-national levels. The Department works closely with the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & International Health. The Department Head is Professor Mark Jit.
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The portfolio of duties outlined below will vary in accordance with the academic expectations of the role, which may be varied from time to time, and agreed at your annual Performance and Development Review (PDR).
Job Description Main Activities and Responsibilities Knowledge Generation
To deliver high quality research & scholarship in your field of study, individually and in collaboration with others, by applying for external grants/fellowships from good1 research funders, publishing peer-reviewed outputs as lead and co-author; and evaluating teaching practice;
To contribute to doctoral student supervision;
To manage research grants and promote and ensure compliance with good practice in relation to the conduct of research, the ethics policy, and other relevant LSHTM policies;
To support the development of early-career researchers;
To work with Study leads to ensure implementation of work packages conforms to study protocols, SOPs and other study documentation, is delivered to time and at high quality
To supervise study field teams and study sites troubleshoot technical and operational challenges
Lead on recruitment of field staff in study sites in Nigeria
Ensure that all necessary research and ethics clearances have been obtained and that all necessary reports are submitted to relevant research and ethics authorities as required.
Contribute to technical discussion within scope of expertise
To develop key relationships with a wide range of stakeholders
Education
To deliver high quality, inclusive, research-informed teaching and assessment in relation to your specific subject and within the broader area covered by your department/disciplinary field;
To contribute to the improvement of the quality and inclusivity of LSHTM’s education, by participating in the development of new and updated learning and, teaching materials or approaches, and/or improving assessment practices, and/or improving aspects of the student experience;
To support educational leadership and management by active participation in selected aspects of the curriculum, as appropriate, and by collaborating with professional services staff, centrally and in the Faculty, in carrying out relevant 1 Good research funders are: Research Councils; Government Departments; NIHR; National and overseas charities recognised by HEFCE for QR; Overseas research councils or equivalent including NIH; EU; other agencies (eg NGOs, commercial companies) supporting commissioned research that is consistent with LSHTM’s mission and meets LSHTM’s cost recovery targets Assistant-Professor-Job-Description-Template – v16 administrative processes;
Support development and organisation of study-specific training programmes for field teams across all study sites
Internal Contribution
To undertake activities that support the Department, Faculty or MRC Unit or LSHTM, including Committee membership;
To reflect LSHTM’s EDI goals in your work and behaviour;
To participate in own PDR and undertake those of others;
To use their experience in this research study to support others starting out on their research career in LSHTM
External Contribution
To demonstrate good external citizenship by contributing to the external academic community;
To promote knowledge translation and enterprise by participating in networks and activities that disseminate research-based knowledge beyond academia;
To contribute to the dissemination of the research results to policy makers and affected communities, and support the translation of the results into practice Professional
Development and Training
To keep up-to-date with the latest research/thinking in your academic field and with changes to pedagogic practice within LSHTM and more generally;
To undertake and successfully complete the mandatory training required by LSHTM appropriate to the role;
To commit to integrating the UK-PHRST operational principles of co-creation of research and respectful partnership into all aspects of the role, and to supporting others in this.
How to Apply
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