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
Specific responsibilities include to:
- conduct household visits as per project protocol
- conduct maternal and newborn anthropometric measurements
- support the Senior Research Assistant during household visits and field activities
- provide logistic support required for project activities
- ensure timely data collection and submission
- follow field protocols and promptly report challenges to the supervisor
- perform any other task assigned by the supervisor