Research Coordinator - ITRIP, Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

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 betterment of women and child health. The Department has a Nutritional Research Laboratory as well as an Infectious Disease Research Laboratory that cater to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.

AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all 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 supervise and monitor the research activities including data collection as well as maintain necessary records, create and sustain liaison with the relevant stakeholders for the smooth implementation of all necessary activities of the project. Specific responsibilities include to:

• supervise and monitor all field activities at all field sites
• coordinate with staff working at field site in multiple cities
• provide training to project staff at multiple field sites
• coordinate with Government and Community stakeholders for carrying out the project activities in high-risk areas
• ensure the completeness of all the logbooks
• supervise and monitor household visits
• prepare and present weekly project reports and present the progress of the study

Requirements:

You should have:

• at least bachelor’s degree, Master's will be preferred
• two to three years of relevant experience in health research
• good interpersonal skills particularly communication skills
• proficiency in the use of computer applications, particularly MS Office
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
• ability to work effectively in teams  and resilience to cope-up with work pressure
• good communication and report writing skills.
• willingness to work in the community settings and travel to field sites.