Senior Research Assistant (Branch Project)- Paediatrics & Child Health -MC

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:

To work with the Principal Investigator / Research Manager/Research Specialist on a research project in order to investigate/established the aims and objectives of the research project. Specific responsibilities will be to:

• prepare weekly reports and report it to Project supervisors

• provide and record keeping of project incentive with social mobilizers

• translation and Urdu typing of project documents

• maintain all the project data in proper manner

• plan and conduct awareness sessions in community

• providing proper counselling to study participants

• coordinate with the project supervisors to discuss field related activities

• provide training to the staff as per the protocols and guidelines of study

• stay highly organize and self-motivated

• manage field work process to ensure effective use of time

• visit different households in the communities to ensure the successful completion of the data collection.

Requirement:

You should have:

• bachelor’s degree graduation in social science or any other relevant degree
• two-three years of relevant work experience in the field of maternal and child health
• experience in breastfeeding counselling is highly desirable
• strong communication and interpersonal skills
• the ability to work independently and in team setting
• good writing skills
• basic Knowledge of survey and other research designs
• ability to manage time and prioritize tasks effectively
• good communication and interpersonal skills
• resilience and ability to cope with work pressure
• willingness to work in the communities/field sites
• good computer and report writing skills

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

Disclaimer:

The Aga Khan University is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment which is free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AKU are based on business needs, job requirements and individual’s qualifications and experience, without regard to race, colour, caste or creed, national, social or ethnic origin, gender (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification). AKU does not discriminate among the job candidates on account of any of these characteristics.