About the position
About us The UCL Institute for Global Health (IGH) is at the heart of UCL’s Grand Challenge of Global Health. The Institute’s vision is for a world where international policy on global health is informed by world-class research. IGH aims to support the development of robust solutions to aspects of the world’s major global health challenges through scholarly outputs, education, public engagement, translational research, and ultimately by influencing public policy and professional practice. The Lancet Countdown: tracking progress on health and climate change, is an independent, international research collaboration, that works to track the evolving links between health and climate change globally, regionally and nationally, in partnership with The Lancet and the World Health Organization. Its aim is to inform a robust response to climate change that protects and promotes human health. We are looking for an experienced Research Fellow in Climate Change and Public Health to join our team. About the role The successful candidate will have experience in climate change and global health and/or epidemiology, with strong quantitative skills and the ability to apply this expertise across climate change and health research. This will include supporting the development and evaluation of indicators of the health impacts of climate change, policies and actions to address climate change, and use of findings to inform real-world impact. The postholder will support the delivery of the health research and academic initiatives of the Lancet Countdown, including the collation of health and epidemiological evidence for the annual Global Lancet Countdown Report, Regional Reports, special issues, and additional academic and research outputs. They will also support the development of research to quantify the impacts of climate on health, and the health opportunities of climate change mitigation and adaptation action. This role offers the opportunity for an early career researcher to develop a research portfolio in the intersection of climate change and health, in support of the overall Lancet Countdown aims and their personal academic career development. This is a full-time role (i.e. 1.0 FTE, 36.5 hours per week) and it is available until 30 April 2029 in the first instance. Please note that the successful candidate must be living in the UK or willing to relocate to the UK for the duration of the contract. Salary range: £46,261 - £54,019 per annum (including London Allowance), depending on experience. Please visit Work at UCL webpage for further information regarding this role. Customer advert reference: B02-11251 £46,261 to £54,019 including London Allowance
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