Senior Research Assistant, Department of Orthopaedic

Introduction

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 the 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 Department of Orthopaedics at Aga Khan University is committed to advancing musculoskeletal health through high-quality clinical and translational research. The department focuses on orthopaedic trauma, joint replacement, sports injuries, spine disorders and bone health, with an emphasis on evidence-based practice and improving patient outcomes. Through multidisciplinary collaboration and academic excellence, the department actively contributes to national and international research and supports the development of future clinician-scientists.

This is a grant-funded contractual position.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to:

• collect data from clinical areas and records, and perform data entry, cleaning, validation, analysis and management
• prepare study progress reports and ensure timely submission, including safety reporting
• coordinate with investigators, research assistants and relevant departments/institutions
• assist in manuscript writing and scientific publications
• manage ethics review committee (ERC) submissions, including amendments and extension requests
• participate in regular study monitoring and compliance activities
• support grant protocol development, including drafting proposals and preparing budgets
• prepare presentations and conduct literature reviews
• recruit study participants, administer questionnaires and assess patient outcomes
• contribute to international conference abstracts, audits and other research dissemination activities.

Requirements

You should have:

• a graduate or post-graduate degree in a health-related field, preferably in medical sciences
• at least two years of research experience in clinical or pharmaceutical sciences
• sound knowledge of research processes, data management and scientific writing
• proficiency in Microsoft Office and IBM SPSS Statistics
• familiarity with image analysis software will be considered an added advantage.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.