King's College London

About Us

The School of Life Course & Population Sciences is one of six Schools that make up the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine at King’s College London. The School unites over 400 experts in women and children’s health, nutritional sciences, population health and the molecular genetics of human disease. Our research links the causes of common health problems to life’s landmark stages, treating life, disease and healthcare as a continuum. We are interdisciplinary by nature and this innovative approach works: 91 per cent of our research submitted to the Subjects Allied to Medicine (Pharmacy, Nutritional Sciences and Women's Health cluster) for REF was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. We use this expertise to teach the next generation of health professionals and research scientists. Based across King’s Denmark Hill, Guy’s, St Thomas’ and Waterloo campuses, our academic programme of teaching, research and clinical practice is embedded across five Departments.

About the role

We are inviting applications for a Research Fellow position, concentrating in applied global health research using both quantitative and qualitative methods to improve health services and health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Join us to contribute to groundbreaking projects in global health.

The post holder will work closely with a team led by Professor Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar.

The successful candidate will help develop, lead and deliver:

• a £3.8 million NIHR grant for developing and implementing digitally integrated care pathways for multiple-long-term-conditions management in primary care in Sri Lanka
• ongoing initiatives to improve care for pregnant women with long-term conditions in LMICs through digitally integrated care pathways
• ongoing initiatives to improve care for people living with HIV and long-term comorbidities such as diabetes, hypertension and mental health conditions in LMICs but particularly in sub-Saharan Africa

This role offers a supportive research environment with access to specialized training to enhance expertise in health data science and global health research. The post holder will join a department which includes Global Health experts, Data Scientists, Statisticians, Health Economists, Qualitative and Quantitative methodologists, Social Scientists, Epidemiologists and Public Health experts. The School of life Course & Population Sciences offers opportunities to build strong networks across departments, research institutions, partner hospitals, and international collaborators.

The role will provide an excellent opportunity to develop your own research profile. You will be encouraged to build a portfolio of applied healthcare and global health research. 

We welcome applications from motivated researchers eager to make a meaningful impact on global health.

The post holder will be required to understand the methods and associated barriers and facilitators for building a learning health system and conducting health service research in LMICs, along with the potential barriers and facilitators for engaging local stakeholders and achieving sustainable impact.

Whilst working within the framework agreed with the post holder’s line manager/s, the post holder is expected to manage their own workload and is expected to be flexible in anticipating and responding to shifting and competing demands on their and the wider team’s time.  It is expected that the post will work with minimum regular supervision but will refer to their line-managers for advice on issues which fall outside existing regulatory or policy frameworks.

This is a full time post (35 hours per week) offered as a fixed term contract for 2 years.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in global health, applied health research or health services research
2. Master’s in global health, applied health research or health services research
3. Experience of care delivery for long-term conditions in LMICs such as diabetes, hypertension, mental health conditions and chronic infections (e.g. HIV)
4. Advanced knowledge of engaging stakeholders, building research capacity, and introducing learning health systems in LMIC settings
5. A track record of high-quality, peer-reviewed publications
6. Experience in developing research proposals for submission to funding bodies
7. Committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias

Desirable criteria

1. Strong analytical and computational skills in health data science
2. Experience of physically working in low-resourced settings (LMICs)

Downloading a copy of our Job Description 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community.

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.