The Abdul Latif Jameel Institute for Disease and Emergency Analytics (J-IDEA) was officially launched in October 2019 to combat global disease threats. J-IDEA is an institute within Imperial's world-class School of Public Health in the College's renowned Faculty of Medicine. Bringing together global health researchers in the School and drawing on Imperial’s expertise in data analytics, epidemiology and economics, J-IDEA will improve our understanding of diseases and health emergencies in the most vulnerable populations across the globe. The Institute will partner with governments, research institutions and communities to develop practical and effective long-term solutions, shape health policy and deliver better quality of life for all. J-IDEA was co-founded by Imperial College London and Community Jameel, a social enterprise organisation that operates a wide range of initiatives which promote and contribute towards positive societal change and economic sustainability. J-IDEA has three key objectives:

1. Responding to health emergencies
2. Strengthening health systems
3. Building partnerships and capacity

The School of Public Health aims to achieve better health in the population through strengthening the public health science base, training the next generation of public health leaders and influencing health policies and programmes around the world. Obesity, cancer, heart disease, dementia and infectious and parasitic diseases are among today's major global public health challenges. Imperial’s School of Public Health, under the Directorship of Professor Deborah Ashby, is committed to improving health in populations throughout the world.

Purpose of the Post
The postholder will contribute to advancing J-IDEA’s research agenda in health system strengthening and health economics to improve health emergency preparedness and response. The postholder will be responsible for contributing to and/or coordinating the work of J-IDEA in one or more of the following areas of work:
• Conducting policy evaluations of complex public health interventions such as integration of healthcare services, universal health coverage or payment reforms with quantitative methods;
• Evaluating public health and health system interventions with cost-effectiveness analyses, econometrics and quasi-experimental methods;
• Working in a multi-disciplinary team with infectious disease modellers, statisticians and clinicians to evaluate the impact of interventions against infectious diseases and their spill-over effects;
• Developing actionable policy advice on interventions that strengthens health systems to deal with health emergencies, in collaboration with external partner organizations;
• Contributing to the emergency response as part of a multidisciplinary team and in collaboration with external partner organizations;

The post holder will collaborate closely with colleagues across the School of Public Health and other faculties of Imperial College London, and with external partners including Community Jameel, the World Health Organization, Centres for Disease Control in countries and national governments. The postholder will be part of the J-IDEA research team and based in The Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (DIDE).

Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Prof Neil Ferguson (neil.ferguson@imperial.ac.uk) or Dr Katharina Hauck (k.hauck@imperial.ac.uk)

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate and/or contribute to scientific studies, systematic literature reviews, data collation and project management in the post holder’s field of expertise;
• Present research findings at academic conferences and to non-technical audiences;
• Collaborate closely with technical and academic partners to ensure that the work closely matches their priorities;
• To maintain accurate and complete records of all findings
• Write reports for submission to research sponsors;
• Submit publications to refereed journals;
• Contribute to Imperial’s and Community Jameel’s outreach strategy where relevant;
  The exact projects to be undertaken will be determined in discussion with the leadership team of J-IDEA, taking into account the post-holder’s interests and experience and the current research priorities.

Other Duties:

• Attend relevant meetings and calls;
• Possibility to spend extended time periods in partner organizations to contribute to the emergency response
• Travel to research partner countries;
• Undertake any necessary training and/or development;
• Contribute to the Department’s range of teaching activities, including taught courses and supervision of BSc, MSc and PhD students;
• To undertake appropriate administration tasks
• Any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post as directed by line manager/supervisor.