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Job Offer: Research Fellow:Job description:Job location: London 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 expertise into policy and practice. This is an exciting opportunity for a mathematics / engineering / computer science or highly quantitative social scientist / health economist to join the LSHTM REACH project team. The REACH project is funded by the ESRC and aims toBuild Resilience to Floods and Heat in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) System in Brazil and Zambia. The REACH project will build a hybrid system dynamics and agent-located model to determine maternal and child health system vulnercapability to floods and heat, and will identify, cost and evaluate resilience building interventions to enhance maternal and child health results. The candidate must have: a significant post graduate degree or doctorate in a significant subject., significant practice in public health/ health systems and/or climate change,skills in mathematical modelling techniques and approaches andskills in computer programming / software proficiency in relation to complex systems modelling. The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 30 June 2026. The post is funded by the ESRC and is available from 1 July 2024. The income will be on the Academic Pathway income scale, Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £49,908 per annum (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 located in London at LSHTM. Applications should be made on-lineby clicking the 'Apply' button, above. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed tojobs@lshtm.ac.uk. Please quote reference The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, practice and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs covering 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. Furtherdetails: JobDescription The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, prosperous, 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. Skills:
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