Research Associate, Paediatrics %26 Child Health -MC at Aga Khan University Hospital

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Status: Active
Category: Healthcare
Posted: Apr 7, 2026
Expires: Jul 6, 2026
Work style: Remote

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About the Role

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 or trainees and partners to share this commitment.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to supervise and monitor the research activities including data collection as well as maintain necessary records, create and sustain liaison with the relevant stakeholders for the smooth implementation of all necessary activities of the project. Specific responsibilities include to:

supervising all project-related activities from field management to data collection and quality control
supervising field teams and ensuring adherence to study protocols
monitoring data collection in the field and ensuring accuracy and completeness
maintaining logs of participant enrolments and follow-ups
coordinating with project supervisors regarding field-related activities
providing training to study staff in line with study protocols and guidelines
overseeing day-to-day research operations to ensure smooth project implementation
ensuring all research-related auditable materials are complete and up to date
monitoring all project components in the field for data accuracy and protocol compliance
translating and transcribing research data from Urdu to English
preparing and submitting weekly project reports
performing any other task assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

You should have:

at least a Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Social Sciences; MSc in Epidemiology or Biostatistics will be preferred
fresh graduates or candidates with some relevant research experience
strong communication and interpersonal skills
ability to work effectively as part of a research team
good report writing skills
basic knowledge of surveys and other research designs
experience with data collection, analysis, and interpretation including biostatistics
comfort working in challenging field-based environments
proven mixed methods research skills
strong people management skills in field settings
command of R Studio and proficiency in Microsoft Excel
integrity and strong research ethics
excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

This is a close-ended position.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.

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