Pakistan Job Openings

Paediatrics and Child Health, Medical College

Senior Research Assistant (IRP), Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

Karāchi

September 16, 2024

Introduction
Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standard relevant to Pakistan and the region.

The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has nine community-based field sites across Pakistan (including five in Karachi) and focuses on research for the betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that caters to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.


As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.


This is a contractual position.

Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:

  • managing fieldwork process to ensure effective use of time
  • facilitating meetings among the research team and junior research staff
  • training new junior staff (Lady Health Workers - LHWs/Community Health Workers - CHWs) in research
  • visiting different households in the communities to ensure the successful completion of the data collection in their areas including QC
  • liaising with admin regarding logistics for fieldwork
  • developing and conducting regular training of LHWs and CHWs
  • providing supervision and support for approximately LHWs/CHWs
  • raising wider community awareness on Child Health related issues based on prepared project activity guidelines
  • following and ensuring field implementation of project-related SOPs/guidelines as defined in the research project
  • independently conducting interviews and writing up detailed notes on interviews and observation visits
Requirements
You should have:

  • graduation or Masters degree
  • 1 to 2 years
  • the ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
  • excellent Team Player
  • good communication and interpersonal Skills
  • resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
  • willingness to work in the communities
To Apply
Kindly send your detailed resume by email to human.resources@aku.edu and mention “10049741” in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
Applications should be submitted latest by September 24, 2024
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