Research Specialist, Department of Community Health Sciences
EntityMedical College
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 short-termed grant-funded contractual position.
ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible for:
- ensuring all the SOPS of study are being followed to enroll study participants
- timely arrangement of the supplies
- ensuring transportation/submission of all lab bio-specimen
- maintenance of logs for file submission
- meeting with the field editor to resolve the errors
- contributing to the literature search and write-up of the reports/manuscripts
- maintaining study records and prepare periodic progress reports
- keeping a track of all the communication.
- frequently interacting with the relevant stakeholders
- visiting the study sites within and out of Karachi regularly for monitoring and supervision
- conducting in-person and virtual training/refresher sessions for all sites
- coordinating and liaising with study stakeholders in resolving ongoing errors and issues of study
- maintaining the record of the correspondence.
RequirementsYou should have:
- a master degree in Social Studies/Social Sciences/Anthropology
- at least three years’ experience of managing research project management particularly in the area of qualitative studies/anthropological studies
- ability to plan, organize and carry out, analyse and write report regarding qualitative studies
- excellent verbal and written command of the English language, and ability to produce high-quality project reports/presentations for stakeholders and the funding agency
- proficiency in the use of related computer software packages (e.g., N-vivo)
- good analytical skills, critical thinking, and reasoning
- excellent literature search, and scientific writing skills
- good management and organizational skills
- excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work in teams and be a good team player
- willingness to work at flexible timings according to the study requirements
- willingness for frequent traveling/stay within and out of the city as per study requirements
- ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization and delegation.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
