Research Associate, Community Health Sciences

Research Associate, Community Health Sciences 

EntityMedical College

LocationKarachi, Pakistan

IntroductionAga 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 standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.

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.

The Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is the leading unit of its type in Pakistan, recognized regionally and internationally for the relevance, quality, and extent of its work in support of public health and the development of primary health care systems. It comprises of five major operational sections: Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Policy & Management, Population & Reproductive Health, Environmental Health & Climate Change, and Non-communicable Diseases & Mental Health.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• data quality assurance and quality control
• data cleaning and analysis 
• interpretation of results
• writing technical reports 
• assisting in writing statistical analysis plan.

Requirements

You should have:

• MBBS or Generic BScN OR BDS, PharmD, DPT with MSc Epidemiology & Biostatistics OR MSc Statistics OR MSc Data Science
• at least one year of relevant work experience
• basic knowledge of surveys and other research designs
• data collection, management and analysis skills
• analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatistics
• integrity and strong research ethics
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• good writing skills 
• ability to work together in a team.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.