Professor in Maternal and Newborn Health Research Expert

2 days ago

Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom LSTM Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Professor in Maternal and Newborn Health Research to join our team at LSTM. As a key member of our research community, you will play a vital role in enhancing our current programmes of research and developing a complementary portfolio of expertise in areas such as behaviour change, implementation/improvement science, perinatal epidemiology, perinatal mental health, or health services research.

Key Responsibilities
  • Initiate, develop, deliver, lead, and publish research that is considered internationally excellent in maternal and newborn health.
  • Work with and lead academics working in maternal and newborn health in LSTM and partner organizations to develop cutting-edge capacity for global applied MNH research.
  • Develop multidisciplinary MNH research programmes, planning and coordinating a broad research activity, and sustaining an extensive track record of highly rated published research findings.
  • Formulate, communicate, and deliver a clear vision and strategy for the development of MNH research that is internationally excellent, supporting the sustainability of the LSTM group and partners.
Partnerships
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of LSTM's Partnership Strategy.
  • Liaise at high level with external bodies and participate effectively in complex negotiations, including leading and developing external partnerships and collaborations.
  • Facilitate/lead or play a key role in inter-disciplinary collaborations in research, teaching, and scholarship.
  • Ensure evidence of positive change resulting from engagement with beneficiaries of your research and/or professional, governmental, and industry partners.
External Representation and Income Generation
  • Advisory work for relevant external bodies/academic journals/grant funding bodies/societies, etc.
  • Generate grant income/initiate opportunities for external funding, with a proven ability to attract significant high-prestige funding.
  • Sustained, significant contributions to successful competitive external funding, including substantial evidence of PI status as well as recognized contributions to team/consortium submissions.
  • Liaise at high level with external bodies and participate effectively in complex negotiations, including participation in knowledge exchange activities in line with the UK's Knowledge Exchange Framework.
Leadership and Management
  • Articulate and deliver academic vision and leadership within individual area of expertise at international level.
  • 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 senior academic and business support staff, setting standards, monitoring progress, and overseeing delegated areas of responsibility.
Requirements
  • PhD or equivalent in a subject area relevant to maternal and newborn health (e.g., Obstetrics/Midwifery/Applied Health, Behavioural Science).
  • Extensive knowledge of subject area informed by substantial current research in the field.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of the pedagogical and quality assurance principles underlying effective learning, teaching, and assessment and their effective application in the widest sense.
  • Evidence of working within the global health arena, related to maternal and newborn health.
  • Evidence of established international reputation in academic field that is shaping/challenging the discipline.
  • Strong record of successfully generating significant/high-prestige external competitive funding (grants, contracts, etc.) to support research projects.

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