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Data Collector, Department of Paediatrics & Child Health
Karachi, Pakistan
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.
This is a grant-funded contractual position.
Responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Do household visits as per project protocol;
- conduct maternal and newborn anthropometric measurements;
- support the Senior Research Assistant during household visits and field activities;
- any other logistic support that may be needed for the project;
- ensure timely data collection and submission;
- follow field protocols and report any challenges to the supervisor promptly requirements;
- any other task assigned by the supervisor.
Requirements
You should have:
- Matric and above;
- 1 year experience in hospital/ research facility;
- Person with experience of public interaction will be preferred;
- ability to give oral instructions/information to patients and parents in colloquial English and/or Urdu;
- effective communication skills;
- demonstrating professional integrity;
- mature, reliable and responsible;
- able to understand and follow instruction;
- ability to speak and understand job related English and Urdu;
- basic computer skills (MS Word, Excel).
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.
To Apply
You should send your detailed CV by email to human.resources@aku.edu and mention the position number ‘10055855’ in the subject line.
Applications should be submitted latest by September 18, 2025
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