Senior Research Assistant, Biological and Biomedical Sciences

2 weeks ago

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time 900,000 - 1,200,000 per year

Introduction:

The Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences strives to achieve excellence in both teaching and research. The development and expansion of educational and thematic research programmes in innovative and relevant basic and applied research will take AKU to the next level on the international scene while benefitting specific health care needs of Pakistan.

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.

Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Senior Research Assistant in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences.

This is a short-term contractual position.

Responsibilities:

Specifically, you will be responsible to:

  • providing assistance to the Principal Investigator in planning, managing and conducting research project by determining theoretical aspects of problem and selecting method of approach

  • field sampling of families with genetic disorders, conducting experiments, devising instrumentation and techniques to record and collect test results

  • tabulating and correlating data compiled in research and interpreting the results

  • preparing write up of results, manuscripts of paper, presentations and research proposals

  • providing assistance to students and lab staff in setting up and conducting laboratory sessions.

Requirements:

You should have:

  • a minimum of MPhil or equivalent degree in human genetics, Biotechnology, Molecular Biology from an HEC recognized or foreign university

  • a minimum of two to three years of experience of sampling of genetic diseases families, pedigree contraction, clinical history taking, experience of Molecular Biology techniques, such as PCR, Cell culture, and molecular cloning etc.

  • working knowledge and skills in laboratory techniques

  • ability to multi-task several projects

  • excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Comprehensive reference checks will be conducted. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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