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.
Responsibilities:
- develop research instruments for a new project according to its objectives
- ensure the 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 medical
records - ensure proper collection of specimens as per the provided guidelines
- assist senior staff and supervisor in sample processing, and other lab-related work
- raise wider community awareness on Child Health related issues based on prepared project activity guidelines
- follow and ensure the field implementation of project-related SOPs/guidelines as defined in the research project
- ensure proper implementation of the intervention
- assist supervisors in carrying out day-to-day work in the field
- perform all other duties assigned time-to-time by the supervisor.
Requirements:
You should have:
- Bachelor/M.Phil in Science in Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Microbiology, Molecular Medicine, Pharmacy or any other relevant degree
- One – two years of experience in laboratory sciences, sample collection and patient data management.
- good understanding of patient recruitments, biological sample collection and laboratory procedures.
- have command on research paper, proposal and manuscript writing.
- ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
- good communication and interpersonal Skills
- resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
- willing to work in the field sites
- good Computer and Report Writing Skills
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
