Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing days

Pension scheme

Annual leave 30 days (pro rata)

Job summary

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is recruiting for an Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Health Services Research & Policy. The role centers on developing and applying advanced analytical methods to national cancer datasets within NATCAN, to inform NHS cancer services.

Applicants should hold a doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline, with strong experience analysing large datasets and working in multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline.
• Experience analysing large complex datasets and working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively on research projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and application of analytical methods to national cancer datasets.
• Explore patterns of treatments and outcomes along care pathways.
• Handle missing or erroneous data and develop risk models.
• Communicate findings to stimulate quality improvement in NHS cancer services.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Data science

Team collaboration

Independent researcher

Education

Doctoral degree in medical statistics

Job description

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor

Department Health Services Research & Policy Salary £53,317 to £73,994per annum pro rata inclusive ClosingDate Thursday 01 October 2026 Reference PHP-HSRP-2026-17

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.

This is a unique opportunity for a statistician, epidemiologist, health services researcher or data scientist to take a key role in the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), a national centre of excellence dedicated to strengthening NHS cancer services. You will take a leading role in multidisciplinary teams, working alongside clinicians and other stakeholders, and develop / apply innovative analytical methods to transform national cancer datasets into evidence that improves cancer care. Areas for development include: understanding patterns of treatments and outcomes along complex care pathways; handling records with missing / erroneous data; developing risk models; and communicating findings to stimulate quality improvement.

Applicants must have a doctoral degree in medical statistics, epidemiology, data science or a related discipline along with experience of analysing large complex datasets, proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a research team.

The post is full-time hours 35 per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed term until 30 September 2028. The post is funded by the partnership agreement between the LSHTM and Royal College of Surgeons of England that supports the Clinical Effectiveness Unit, where NATCAN is based. It is available from 01 September 2026.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, for Assistant Professor Grade 7 in the range £53,317 - £61,034 or for Associate Professor Grade 8 in the range £64,469 - £73,994 per annum pro rata (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 London at LSHTM.

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.

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, 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.