The REACH project is funded by the ESRC and aims to Build Resilience to Floods and Heat in the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) System in Brazil and Zambia. The REACH project will build a hybrid system dynamics and agent-based model to determine maternal and child health system vulnerability to floods and heat, and will identify, cost and evaluate resilience building interventions to enhance maternal and child health outcomes.

The candidate must have: a relevant post graduate degree or doctorate in a relevant subject., relevant experience in public health/ health systems and/or climate change, expertise in mathematical modelling techniques and approaches and expertise in computer programming / software proficiency in relation to complex systems modelling.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1.0 FTE and fixed-term until 30 June 2026. The post is funded by the ESRC and is available from 1 July 2024.

The salary will be on the Academic Pathway salary scale, Grade 6 in the range £43,947 - £49,908 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 at LSHTM.