Research Funding Officer

London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 41 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is a world-leading public health university based in London. The Research Funding Officer role provides comprehensive pre-award support to LSHTM’s three faculties, handling costings, budgeting and timely submissions through Funders’ portals and the Worktribe system.

The post requires a degree or equivalent experience, strong organisational and communication skills, and the ability to meet tight deadlines in a busy research environment.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent or equivalent work-related experience.
• Experience in a professional administrative role within Higher Education or similar research environment is essential.
• Good organisational and communication skills are essential, with the ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to meet deadlines.
• Further particulars are included in the job description.

Responsabilités

• Provide advice on costing and pricing of standard research applications.
• Develop research budgets alongside academic and professional services staff.
• Work with Worktribe and funder online submission systems.
• Ensure funding applications align with university policies and procedures.
• Work to external and internal deadlines across projects.

Connaissances

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Time management

Prioritisation

Formation

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Outils

Worktribe

Description du poste

Department

Strategic Research Office

Salary

£40,784 to £46,643 per annum pro rata inclusive

Closing Date

Thursday 29 October 2026

Reference

CEN-SRO-2026-03

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.

The Research Funding Officer role provides comprehensive pre-award support to LSHTM’s three academic faculties. The posts will work within a small team responsible for supporting coordination, budget development and submission of research funding applications.

This is a busy and varied role requiring the post holders to:

• Provide advice on the costing and pricing of standard research applications
• Develop research budgets alongside academic and professional services staff
• Work with LSHTM’s Research Management System, Worktribe and a range of research funder’s online submission systems.
• Ensure funding applications are in line with University’s agreed policies and procedures
• Work to external and internal deadlines across a range of projects.

You should be educated to a degree level or equivalent, or equivalent work-related relevant experience. Experience of working in a professional administrative role within Higher Education or similar research and development environment is essential. Good organisational and communication skills are essential, with the ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly to support a range of activities with competing deadlines and timescales. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term for 2 years. The post is available immediately.

The salary will be on the LSHTM salary scale, Grade 5 in the range £40,784 - £46,643 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 London at LSHTM.