Knowledge Exchange Impact Officer

We are seeking a Knowledge Exchange & Impact Officer to help develop and support the delivery of our Knowledge Exchange (KE) training offer. You will lead the development of KE training across LSTM, ensuring alignment with the Knowledge Exchange Concordat, the Researcher Development Framework, the Technician Commitment and the activity of the Learning and Development Team.

Alongside this, you will support the delivery on existing KE focused programmes and activities, including the Tackling Infections: Skill Mobility Accelerator (TISMA) and the LSTM KE Committee. You will also support LSTM’s collection and monitoring of KE data, including from training, communication and engagement activity, contributing to the preparation of the LSTM Research Excellence Framework submission.

Working across LSTM, you will build strong relationships and play a key role in embedding and increasing KE awareness, activity and impact within research. You will advise academics and programme teams and work with colleagues across the School to develop and deliver internal KE training that supports researcher and professional staff development.

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.

Look at some of the great work we have achieved over the past year by viewing our annual report: https://www.lstmed.ac.uk/about/annual-reports-and-financial-statements