Research Associate, Department of Surgery

Research Associate, Department of Surgery

Organization: Aga Khan University

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 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.

The Department of Surgery dedicated Office of Academia and Research in Surgery (OARS) was established in 2016. This office provides support in developing research design and measurement, writing and revising grant applications, assisting in statistical data analysis, editing manuscripts, recruiting research officers and monitoring their activities, allocating and monitoring utilization of department funds for research activities, organizing symposia, selecting and inviting foreign speakers organizing and conducting conferences and workshops and other CME events.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• manage grant-related activities such as identifying budget remarks, procurement of equipment, uploading and updating regular documents
• participate in the process of internal audit
• ensure the proper implementation of the research projects
• provide administrative support, bridge the gap between departments, and manage databases
• annotate the volume of data as per the standard benchmark, and ensure data confidentiality.

Requirements

You should have:

• Bachelor's degree in Dental Surgery (BDS) or MBBS
• at least two years of relevant experience
• ability to interpret dental radiographs
• good computer literacy 
• sound knowledge of administrative procedures 
• good interpersonal and communication skills.