Research Specialist, Department of Community Health Sciences

Research Specialist, Department of Community Health SciencesEntityMedical CollegeIntroductionAga 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 participantstimely arrangement of the suppliesensuring transportation/submission of all lab bio-specimenmaintenance of logs for file submissionmeeting with the field editor to resolve the errorscontributing to the literature search and write-up of the reports/manuscriptsmaintaining study records and prepare periodic progress reportskeeping a track of all the communication.frequently interacting with the relevant stakeholdersvisiting the study sites within and out of Karachi regularly for monitoring and supervisionconducting in-person and virtual training/refresher sessions for all sitescoordinating and liaising with study stakeholders in resolving ongoing errors and issues of studymaintaining the record of the correspondence. RequirementsYou should have:a master degree in Social Studies/Social Sciences/Anthropologyat least three years’ experience of managing research project management particularly in the area of qualitative studies/anthropological studiesability to plan, organize and carry out, analyse and write report regarding qualitative studiesexcellent verbal and written command of the English language, and ability to produce high-quality project reports/presentations for stakeholders and the funding agencyproficiency in the use of related computer software packages (e.g., N-vivo)good analytical skills, critical thinking, and reasoningexcellent literature search, and scientific writing skillsgood management and organizational skillsexcellent interpersonal and communication skills, and ability to work in teams and be a good team playerwillingness to work at flexible timings according to the study requirementswillingness for frequent traveling/stay within and out of the city as per study requirementsability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization and delegation.Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.