We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Research Associate to support The Framework Agreement between the Global Fund, Geneva, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM)

You will help to support the development and implementation of “Quality improvement (QI) of integrated HIV, TB and malaria services in antenatal and postnatal care (ANC and PNC)” in Global Fund supported countries.

The framework agreement supports implementation research in Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Chad, and Togo. More countries may be added based on additional funding. 

Innovative Vector Control Consortium (IVCC) works globally to facilitate innovative approaches to preventing mosquito-borne diseases (e.g., malaria, dengue, etc.) and tackle the growing threat of resistance by directly targeting the vector that transmits disease. Where vector control has been consistently applied in the past (2010-2015), the results have been impressive, with 78% of averted clinical cases of malaria being attributed to insecticidal treated nets (ITNs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS). However, the success of vector control tools is threatened by the development and spread of insecticide resistance.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate to join our interdisciplinary team, at the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Research Programme in Blantyre, Malawi.

This role will form part of a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) funded project and you will be focused on developing and implementing interventions to prevent healthcare associated infection (HAI), an area for which there are still gaps in the processes of translating the best evidence into practice. In the Malawi context, it is important to know which Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) implementation strategies are the most effective to reduce HAI.

The aim for the role is to support a programme of work in developing effective, acceptable and scalable interventions to reduce HAI in Africa.

You will evaluate current IPC practice in hospitals in Southern Malawi and explore whether and how the WHO framework for IPC implementation can be used, how it may be adapted to the Malawian setting and any barriers / enablers there are to its application.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) within the Education department.  Humanitarian teaching at LSTM provides top-level, world class education for experienced and aspiring humanitarian practitioners and others interested in this field.  Through lectures, seminars and groups work we provide critical knowledge and practical skills to better comprehend and analyse humanitarian action.

Building on the history and expertise of LSTM, through strong interactions between health research and field-orientated innovations we enable committed individuals to become responsible, critical and effective humanitarian professionals.