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Senior Research Assistant, Department of Medicine

Department

Medicine

Entity

Medical College

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Introduction

Aga Khan University (AKU), a private, self-governing international university chartered in Pakistan in 1983, is a role model for academic, research and service programmes in health and higher education in the developing world. 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.

The Aga Khan University invites applications for the grant-funded contractual position of Data Collector in the Department of Medicine 

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:
  • Data collection on digital devices in the field setting.
  • Plan and schedule filed visits to assigned households.
  • Visit assigned households to conduct verbal autopsy interviews.
  • Maintain accurate records of all households and individuals interviewed.
  • Provide support to research staff in data management and filing process.
  • Any other task as assigned by the field supervisor
  • Maintain field activity log and report on weekly basis

Requirements

You should have:
  • Bachelor’s degree from recognized board/university.
  • 1 to 2 years of experience of conducting filed-based data collection in the health sector
  • Must be verse with digital data entry/collection devices (i.e. phones, tablets, computer).
  • Must be verse with digital data collection tools (i.e. ODK, RedCap, spread sheets, online forms).
  • Experience of dealing with different ethnic and social groups in a community setting.
  • Skills in accurate data entry/collection.
  • Understanding of public health environment and structure.
  • Willingness to work in community settings.
  • Understanding of field-work dynamics.
  • Demonstrate basic English writing and reading skills.
  • Strong communication skills in Urdu and regional languages.

To Apply

​Interested candidates should send their detailed CVs by email to human.resources@aku.edu and mark the position number ‘10051331’ in the subject line. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by April 28, 2024