Research Coordinator, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health
Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
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 standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities. AKUH is the first hospital in Pakistan to be awarded the prestigious Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) for practicing the highest internationally-recognized healthcare standards.
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.
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.
This is a grant-funded contractual position.
Job Role / 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:
- Review and screen the hospital data and lab reports to enroll patients as per the medical records;
- to collect data and train junior staff in proper data collection;
- to ensure validity of collected data;
- to enter data in in excel, SPPS or other software’s;
- ensure proper collection of samples and specimens as per the provided guidelines;
- ensure proper storage and transport of samples to laboratory;
- to monitor all the data collectors at the respective study site to maintain quality control of data;
- to visit field sites (locally and outside Karachi) for project related activities;
- to raise wider community awareness on maternal sepsis based on project activity guidelines;
- to assist study investigators in visiting hospital facilities;
- to follow and ensure implementation of project related SOPs / guidelines as defined in the research project;
- to ensure proper implementation of intervention;
- to assist supervisors in carrying out day to day work;
- to perform all other duties assigned time-to-time by the supervisors;
- communicate and coordinate time to time with research team about implementation of project at the study site;
- prepare and present weekly project related activity reports;
- to actively participate and contribute to analysis of study data;
- to actively participate and contribute to draft manuscripts;
- Prepare related monthly and quarterly reports.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:
You should have:- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in health sciences or any relevant healthcare discipline or equivalent;
- at least one to two years of relevant experience;
- good academic writing and basic analysis skills;
- proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, SPSS;
- the ability to showcase respect towards diverse cultural settings/differences;
- excellent time management skills and the ability to priorities tasks efficiently;
- good communication and interpersonal skills;
- resilience and ability to cope under pressure;
- the enthusiasm to work in different communities.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.