Assistant Professor

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is hiring an Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics to join its Uganda Research Unit. The role involves coordinating bioinformatics activities, developing workflows, and leading training initiatives. Candidates should have a PhD and strong programming skills. The position is full-time and offers a competitive salary with additional wellbeing perks.

Benefits

Annual leave entitlement of 30 days

Discretionary Wellbeing Days

Membership of the Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• PhD degree required and substantial post-doctoral experience.
• Strong knowledge in programming languages like R and Python.
• Experience in human genetics or bioinformatics is essential.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support bioinformatics activities.
• Develop and implement bioinformatics workflows.
• Lead training initiatives in bioinformatics.

Skills

Programming (R, Python)

Bioinformatics

Statistical Genetics

Education

PhD in relevant topic

Job description

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Posted:

16.07.2025

Expiry Date:

30.08.2025

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Job Description:

DepartmentMedical Research CouncilSalary£52,581 to £60,191per annum pro rata inclusiveClosing DateWednesday 30 July 2025ReferenceMRC-MRC-2025-08

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.

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Bioinformatics to join the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Research Unit in Uganda. The post-holder will be responsible for coordinating and supporting bioinformatics activities at the Unit and contribute to national and regional leadership in the area. They will support the Unit’s high- performance computing facility–Uganda Medical Informatics Centre(UMIC) project. The post-holder will develop and implement bioinformatics workflow that support various research projects in the Unit particularly those involving human genetics and immuno-informatics. The post-holder will be responsible for leading training initiatives in bioinformatics and computing throughout the year, developing innovative approaches to bioinformatics research and to developing projects related to the Unit and aligned with capacity strengthening. They will be supervised by Dr. Damien Tully and applicants are encouraged to contact Dr. Tully () for an informal discussion prior to submitting a formal application.

The post-holder will have a PhD degree and substantial post-doctoral experience in a relevant topic including human genetics, bioinformatics or statistical genetics. Strong knowledge and experience of a programming language (e.g. R, Python) is essential. See job description for details.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per-week, 1FTE and fixed-term until 31 October 2026. The post is funded by ROCHE and the MRC/UVRI & LSHTM Research Unit and is available immediately.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 7 in the range £52,581 - £60,191 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 based in Entebbe, Uganda.