Research Associate

2 weeks ago

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan Aga Khan University Full time 104,000 - 130,878 per year

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 for:

  • monitoring the data collection process in the field, evaluating and ensuring the accuracy of the data
  • writing a weekly report
  • coordinating with the project supervisors to discuss field related activities
  • providing training to the staff as per the protocols and guidelines of study
  • overseeing the project, simultaneously, ensuring smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of research related activities
  • ensuring all research related auditable materials are always up to date
  • conducting In depth interviews and FGDs
  • monitoring all components of the project in the field, evaluating, and ensuring the accuracy of the data
  • translation and transcription of data from Urdu to English

Requirement

You should have:

  • minimum Bachelor's degree (Master's in Social science will be preferred) or equivalent
  • at least one to two years of relevant work experience
  • strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • team player skills
  • good writing skills
  • basic Knowledge of survey and other research designs
  • data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatics
  • strong interpersonal skills and communication
  • integrity and strong research ethics
  • excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
  • comfort with working in challenging field-based settings
  • proven mixed methods research skills
  • strong people management skills, particularly in challenging field environment

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