Job Description
Introduction:
The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has ten community-based field sites across Pakistan (including four 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 the 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.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible to look after socio-behavioral aspects of research to be conducted on health and health-related aspects in the Department of Paediatrics. Specific responsibilities include to:
- develop research instruments for new projects according to their objectives
- train junior staff (LHV’s CHW’s, Data Collectors, Field Workers, and Research Assistants) inresearch/interviewing skills and data collection
- ensure validity of data collected from the field
- independently conduct interviews and prepare detailed notes on interviews
- review and screen the hospital data and lab reports to enroll the suspected patients as per the medicalrecords
- ensure proper collection of specimens as per the provided guidelines
- assist supervisor in visiting different hospital facilities and community settings to brief them about thestudy purpose
- monitor all the Data Collectors, Field Workers and CHW’s at the respective field sites to maintainquality control of data
- visit different households in the communities to ensure the successful completion of data collection in theirareas including Q/C
- conduct thorough quality checks on datasets, identify and document errors or inconsistencies, andsupport data cleaning activities to ensure accurate and reliable data for analysis and insights
- raise wider community awareness on Child Health related issues based on prepared project activityguidelines
- follow and ensure field implementation of project-related SOPs/guidelines as defined in the researchproject
- ensure proper implementation of intervention
- assist supervisors in carrying out day-to-day work on the field
- perform all other duties assigned to him time-to-time by the supervisor
Requirements
You should have:
- a degree in BSCN/Masters in Arts / Masters in Science/Masters in organizational psychology/ Masters in Sociology any other relevant degree
- one-two years of experience in community research
- ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
- excellent Team Player
- good communication and interpersonal skills
- resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
- willing to work in the communities/field sites
- good computer and Report Writing Skills
Note: Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
