Liverpool Centre for Global Health Research

About Liverpool Centre for Global Health Research (LCGHR)

The Liverpool Centre for Global Health Research (LCGHR) supports early career clinical researchers to develop and undertake first-class global health research in low- and middle-income countries. The team at the Centre, comprised of LSTM and UoL staff, provide operational and technical support to help fellows complete their PhD projects overseas, such as budgeting, work plan writing, applying for ethics, procurement, logistics & shipping. The Centre is located in Block E of the Waterhouse Buildings at the University of Liverpool.

LCGHR has supported Wellcome Trust funded clinical PhD Programme fellows since 2008. Funding was again renewed for a new programme which started in 2022.

The Centre has strong links with many potential overseas research sites, including the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme (MLW) in Malawi where many fellows end up doing their overseas projects. MLW was established more than 30 years ago as a unique collaboration between the University of Malawi College of Medicine, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, the University of Liverpool, and the Wellcome Trust, to focus on developing research with direct impact on priority health issues in the region.

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is a major UoL partner that works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality science and capacity-building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI works in Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and China.

ILRI is a non-profit-making and non-governmental organization with headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, and a second principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

About University of Liverpool

Established in 1881, we are an internationally renowned Russell Group university recognised for our high-quality teaching and research. We are consistently ranked as one of the best universities both nationally and globally, and the majority of our research is rated world leading or internationally excellent. Find out more here.

When you work at the University of Liverpool you are more than just your job role. You are a crucial part of our mission to improve lives on a local, national and international scale.

The University of Liverpool is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

About Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Founded in 1898 and the oldest of its kind in the world, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is an internationally recognised centre of excellence for teaching and research in tropical diseases. Through the creation of effective links with governments, NGOs, private organisations and global institutions and by responding to the health needs of communities, LSTM aims to promote improved health, particularly for people of the less developed/resource poorest countries in the tropics and sub-tropics.

LSTM seek to attract and recruit people who reflect the diversity across our communities, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, nationality, faith or belief, social background, age and disability.

World-class training, access to established global health partnerships, and fully funded support for your original research.

Our Clinical PhD Fellowships are tailored for clinical researchers, including doctors, midwives, nurses, public health professionals, allied health professionals, and veterinarians, spanning various scientific disciplines. These fellowships are designed for individuals aspiring to become clinical academics, with a specific focus on addressing Health Priorities in the Global South.

Balancing work with family, personal and other duties can be a challenge. That's why we offer generous leave schemes, along with flexible working options and family-friendly policies that help you achieve a healthy work-life balance.

Annual leave allowance

Our annual leave year runs from 1 August to 31 July. All our colleagues receive an enhanced annual leave allowance (pro-rata for part-time staff), as detailed below:

• 30 days for PMSA staff, academic and research staff able to take annual leave at similar levels by local arrangement
• 8 bank holidays
• 6 University closure days

You may also have the option to purchase up to 10 additional days of annual leave.

Family-friendly policies

We're proud to be a family-friendly university. That means we offer support around important areas such as parenting and caring responsibilities. We offer several family-friendly policies that go above and beyond the statutory minimum, ensuring you have the support you need to support your family.

Some of our family-friendly policies include:

• Adoption and Surrogacy Leave Policy
• Carer support
• Fertility treatment support
• Flexible Working Policy
• Fostering Leave Policy
• Keeping in touch Days
• Maternity Leave Policy
• Maternity guidance
• Neonatal Care Leave
• Paternity Leave Policy
• Parental Leave Policy
• Shared Parental Leave Policy
• Special Leave Policy.

These are Global Health fellowships which are flexible in their very nature. Fellows are able to manage their own work pattern and there is no requirement to relocate to Liverpool to take up the fellowship. Most fellows do their PhD prep remotely with occasional visits to Liverpool, and then relocate overseas.

The University of Liverpool is committed to being an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

Both organisations have robust sustainability policies and numerous initiatives. LSTM's are published on the intranet and can be shared on request. UoL's can be found here: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/about/sustainability/topics/

We would expect to support fellows into clinical academic roles at the end of the fellowship

Fellows are either appointed to University of Liverpool or Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. 

Benefits are similar across both organisations including: 

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure days, 
• Generous occupational pension schemes
• Government backed “cycle to work” scheme
• Affiliated, discounted staff membership to the University of Liverpool Sports Centre
• A range of additional family friendly policies