Research Specialist, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child Health

Entity: Aga Khan University

Location: Karachi

Introduction:

The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.

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 a grant funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to supervise project activities related to field and data management to ensure quality control, while maintaining good working relationship with staff, community and various stakeholders involved. Specific responsibilities include to:

• Ensure proper identification and registration of patients as per study protocol;
• supervise and monitor domiciliary visits;
• monitor and report mortality and hospital surveillance;
• monitor and report on the disease surveillance from non-project facilities (private and public sectors, and NGOs);
• rovide training to the study staff as per the protocols and guidelines of study;
• ensure the completeness, proper filings, and archiving of the CRFs;
• ensure the double entry is done for data entry;
• preparation and compilation of study progress report;
• in collaboration with the Data Manager, produce monthly project reports;
• present the study results as per the requirement;
• to develop high quality research proposals for funding agency;
• conduct research and contribute in publications.

Requirements

You should have:

• MSc. In Epidemiology and Statistics / MPH / Master’s in HPM/M.Sc. in Anthropology/M.A. Sociology or equivalent;
• two to Three years of experience in relevant field;
• willingness for frequent travel to other locations for overseeing quality assurance of research projects and training of local staff;
• knowledge of survey and other research designs;
• excellent Team Player;
• knowledge of Data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatics;
• knowledge of Statistical programs;
• integrity and strong research ethics;
• excellent written and verbal communication skills in English;

• strong computer skills.
  

  Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.