The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is a world-leading centre for research and postgraduate education in public and global health. Our mission is to 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.

We are seeking to appoint two Scientific Officers who will provide technical support and assist with scientific duties at the Centre for Global Health Discovery at LSHTM.

The post-holder will mainly implement and perform molecular bacteriology techniques to aid the development of new in vitro assays/models for M. tuberculosis to evaluate the efficacy of new anti-tuberculosis compounds, alone and in combination. The post-holder will perform various M. tuberculosis molecular biology experiments to assist current projects and provide the scientific rational for future projects. All this is done in a team-oriented, result driven, international research environment that provides an excellent career opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated scientist.

The post-holder will provide technical support and perform and report in vitro M. tuberculosis MIC, MBC, checkerboard and kill kinetic assays. This includes the culturing of bacteria under various conditions and performing assays with different endpoint readouts, eg. CFU, REMA, etc. Using molecular biology techniques to construct mutant strains of M. tuberculosis may be required. The roles will entail in vitro molecular biology assays and general laboratory tasks, including preparing reagents and materials, and cleaning and maintaining laboratory equipment. It will also require lab management including the ordering of lab consumables. The roles will involve working closely with other academic research and professional support staff and will require excellent communication, organizational and team working skills.

The successful applicants will have a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in a biological science or related field or Medical Laboratory Scientist qualification, or experience in the relevant field, experience of bacterial assays, cell culture and techniques are essential. Proficient in MS Office and Graphpad Prism or equivalent analysis software. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The posts are full-time and funded until 31st January 2026 starting as soon as possible. The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £32,303 - £36,567 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.

Applications should be made online via our website at jobs.lshtm.ac.uk. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm on the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk.

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as “Please see attached CV” will not be considered acceptable.

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.