Research Specialist, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child health - (260003NZ)
Research Specialist, Centre of Excellence in Women and Child healthEntity: Aga Khan UniversityLocation: IslamabadIntroduction to the Aga Khan University: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.Job Role / Responsibilities:The candidate will supervise project activities from field to data management to ensure quality control and maintain good working relationship with staff, community and stake holder. He/she will assume overall responsibility for the preparation of protocols and data collection instruments/questionnaires, finalization of monitoring and data management options, Ethics committee approval, development of recruitment strategies to increase patient randomization into the study/trial, the provision of clinical trial materials, and management of the trial.You will be responsible 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);provide 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;maintain proper liaison with relevant stakeholders including granting agencies, government stakeholders and community stake holders for smooth operations;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.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements: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.
: Pakistan
: Aga Khan Hospital & Medical College
: Contractual
: Standard
: 18/09/2026, 9:40:15 AM
: 22/09/2026, 6:59:00 PM
