Job Description

Research Coordinator, Department of Community Health SciencesEntity Medical CollegeLocation Karachi, PakistanIntroduction Aga Khan University chartered in 1983 as Pakistans 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 stateoftheart clinical facilities and wellequipped diagnostic services. The University currently has teaching sites in Pakistan, East Africa, the United Kingdom, and Afghanistan, and is a major component of 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 employeestrainees and partners to share this commitment.The Department of Community Health Sciences CHS is the leading unit of its type in Pakistan, recognized regionally and internationally for the relevance, quality, and extent of its work in support of public health and the development of primary health care systems. It comprises of five major operational sections Epidemiology Biostatistics, Health Policy Management, Population Reproductive Health, Environmental Health Climate Change, and Noncommunicable Diseases Mental Health.This is a grantfunded contractual position.ResponsibilitiesYou will be responsible formonitoring the data collection process in the field, evaluating and ensuring the accuracy of the datawriting a weekly reportcoordinating with the project supervisors to discuss field related activitiesproviding training to the staff as per the protocols and guidelines of studyoverseeing the project, simultaneously, ensuring smooth and efficient daytoday operation of research related activitiesensuring all research related auditable materials are always up to dateconducting in depth interviews and FGDsmonitoring all components of the project in the field, evaluating, and ensuring the accuracy of the datatranslation and transcription of data from Urdu to English. RequirementsYou should haveMBBS or generic BScN, BDS, DPT, PharmD or equivalent with a valid PMDCPNC Licensemasters in sociology or equivalentone to two years of relevant work experiencebasic knowledge of survey and other research designsexperience in data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostaticsstrong interpersonal skills and communicationintegrity and strong research ethicsexcellent written and verbal communication skills in Englishcomfort with working in challenging fieldbased settingsproven mixed method research skillsstrong people management skills, particularly in challenging field environment.Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

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