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.
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
Responsibilities
you will be responsible to:
- develop research instruments for new project according to their objectives
- ensure validity of data collected
- review and screen the hospital data and lab reports to enroll the suspected patients as per the medical records
- ensure proper collection of specimens as per the provided guidelines
- assist Supervisor in visiting different hospital facilities to brief them about the study purpose
- raise wider community awareness on Child Health related issues based on prepared project activity guidelines
- follow and ensure implementation of project related SOPs/guidelines as defined in the research project
- ensure proper implementation of intervention
- assist supervisors in carrying out day to day work on the field. 10. To perform all other duties assigned to him time-to-time by the supervisor
- Prepare and present weekly project related activity reports
Requirement
You should have:
- BSCN / Master's in Arts / Master's in Science, Pharmacy, Psychology or any other relevant degree
- one two years of experience in research
- ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
- excellent team player skills
- 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
