Assistant (Lab), Paediatrics & Child Health - (260004J9)
Aga Khan University, chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's first private international university, is committed to the provision of education, research, and health care of international standards relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of Aga Khan Development Network.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.The Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics & 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.Responsibilities:Specific responsibilities include to:liaise closely with the Research Supervisor, laboratory staff, and MSL-IDRL administrative team to ensure smooth coordination of laboratory and field research activitiesmanage all work processes to ensure effective use of timeperform assigned lab-related tasks including Red Cap data entry, RDT performance, sample handling and receivingliaise with administration regarding logistics for field workparticipate in and conduct regular trainingsraise wider community awareness on child health-related issues based on prepared project activity guidelinesfollow and ensure lab-related SOPs/guidelines as defined in the research projectsprepare and present weekly project-related activity reports, data quality issues, and key findingsconduct weekly and monthly reviews of laboratory assay data to ensure completeness, accuracy, and protocol complianceprovide structured feedback and observations from data reviews to the Research Supervisorassist in data cleaning, validation, and verification of laboratory datasets in collaboration with the data management team and study-related lab staffparticipate in review meetings and contribute field/lab assay insights.
You should have:Intermediate qualification (preferably Science)1 to 2 years preferably of lab-related experiencesensitivity to cultural differencesability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectivelyexcellent team playergood communication and interpersonal skillsresilience and ability to cope with work pressurewillingness to work in shift duties.Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.This is a close-ended position.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.
: Pakistan-Karachi
: Aga Khan University Pakistan
: Contractual
: Standard
: 06/11/2026, 12:25:35 PM
: 13/11/2026, 6:59:00 PM
