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.

Responsibilities

To work with the Principal Investigator / Research Supervisor on a research project in order to investigate /establish the aims and objectives of the research project. Specific responsibilities will be to:

  • develop and run sequence analysis pipelines for NGS data as per the need for research projects; human and pathogen
  • sequence data,
  • curate a list of software, reference datasets, and bioinformatics pipeline that can be beneficial for the end-user,
  • produce written documentation of algorithms, validations, QC/SOPs and other processes related to pipeline updates and procedures as required,
  • write manuscripts and involve in the development of research output,
  • train and knowledge exchange,
  • assist faculty members to conduct, manage and plan research projects by determining theoretical aspects of the problem and suggest appropriate analytical methods,
  • present results of bioinformatics software testing internally and externally,
  • perform literature searches, testing and validation of new data analysis software related to bioinformatics pipelines.

Requirements:

You should have:

  • preferably MS in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science or equivalent in related field

  • 1 to 2 years relevant experience

  • sensitivity to cultural differences

  • ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively

  • the ability to work independently and in team setting

  • good communication and interpersonal Skills

  • resilience and ability to cope with work pressure

  • excellent communication and organization skills, and ability to efficiently manage time and workflow, including skillfully prioritizing both long-term projects and day-to-day responsibilities

  • the ability for critical thinking and independent learning

  • knowledge and experience using scientific tools, technologies and online resources.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Disclaimer:

The Aga Khan University is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment which is free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AKU are based on business needs, job requirements and individual's qualifications and experience, without regard to race, colour, caste or creed, national, social or ethnic origin, gender (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification). AKU does not discriminate among the job candidates on account of any of these characteristics.

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