Senior Lecturer in Applied Maternal and Newborn

4 weeks ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Full time

**Reference**:
**DEC20237847**
- Expiry date:
- 17:59, Sun, 18th Feb 2024- Location:
- Liverpool- Salary:
- Competitive- Benefits:
- 30 Days holiday (pro rata) + Bank Holiday and additional Christmas closure days- Duration:
- 3 years, (opportunity to be made permanent after this time)We are currently looking for a **Senior Lecturer in Applied Maternal and Newborn Health Research, to join Professor Charles Ameh **in the Emergency Obstetric & Quality of Care Unit (EmOC&QoC) and the World Health Organisation Centre for Research in Maternal and Newborn Health.

The Centre conducts applied global health research focusing on the health of women and newborns living in low-and middle-income countries, and on understanding systematic factors that shape health and are inherently global. The current team conducts research in maternal and newborn health, with a strong emphasis on quality improvement of maternal and newborn health services.

Ideally, you will be from an obstetrics or midwifery discipline, but this is not an essential requirement. To enhance the current programmes of research, we seek an individual with a complementary portfolio of expertise, in areas such as (but not limited to) behaviour change, implementation/improvement science, perinatal epidemiology, perinatal mental health or health services research.

**Why LSTM?**

We excel in translating leading academic research outputs into measurable benefits to health and we are ranked 2nd for research impact in the REF2021 exercise. We recognise that how we do research is as important as the outputs of the research itself and our values illustrate our commitment to equitable partnerships, integrity and inclusivity in all we do.

**Key Responsibilities are (but not limited to)**:

- Initiate, develop, deliver, lead/manage and publish research, which is considered internationally excellent in MNH
- Enhance the reputation, influence and profile of LSTM in Senior Lecturer in Applied Maternal and Newborn Health Research as applied to low and middle-income countries
- Work with and lead academics in LSTM and its Global Hubs in developing cutting edge capacity for SRH/MNH research, enabling the development of new knowledge and understanding
- Lead on innovative curriculum design and development of teaching methodology as applicable to own academic field
- Introduce students to cutting edge research and its impact, delivering teaching to the quality standards expected of LSTM teaching programmes
- Generate grant income/initiate opportunities for external funding, with a proven ability to attract significant high prestige funding
- Liaise at high level with external bodies and participate effectively in complex negotiations, including leading and developing external partnerships and collaborations
- Influence high level internal and external collaborations and demonstrate a successful record of driving positive change
- Take leadership role in policy dialogue at regional, national and global levels that help effect change based on reliable research led evidence
- Effectively lead, manage and mentor a team of academic and support staff, setting standards, monitoring progress & overseeing delegated areas of responsibility
- Manage staff and financial resources for programme activities, effectively allocating workloads across the team
- Advise/mentor junior staff on the planning and development of their careers
- Completive grant income record
- Establish trajectory of high quality MNH publications
- Proven continuous professional development at appropriate level
- Demonstrate an understanding of global factors affecting the discipline and work of LSTM

**_ (For a full list of essential and desirable criteria please refer to the job description and person specification)_**

**Application Process**:
**Inclusion is central to our values at LSTM.**

**About LSTM**

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

**LSTM actively promotes Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding Policies



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