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:
- visit field sites within Karachi for project-related activities
- collect data and train junior staff on appropriate data collection procedures
- ensure the validity and quality of collected data
- enter data into Excel or other designated software systems
- ensure proper collection of samples and specimens according to study guidelines
- ensure proper storage and transportation of samples to the laboratory
- conduct maternal and newborn anthropometric measurements
- perform household visits in accordance with study procedures and project protocols
- coordinate regularly with project supervisors regarding field-related activities
- provide appropriate counselling to study participants
- maintain project data in an organised and confidential manner
- plan and conduct community awareness sessions when required
- perform any other task assigned by the supervisor
