Research Associate, Department of Anaesthesiology

Research Associate, Department of Anaesthesiology

Introduction

Aga Khan University chartered in 1983 as Pakistan's 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 state-of-the-art clinical facilities and well-equipped 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.

The Department of Anaesthesiology at Aga Khan University is committed to training the leading anaesthesiologists of tomorrow, and to providing clinical excellence in perioperative care. Our department is one of the biggest anaesthesia departments in Pakistan, and our faculty is actively involved in clinical service provision, in undergraduate teaching, and in postgraduate training. Our programmes are recognised at 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 to:

• ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day operations of sample recruitment and data collection activities
• monitor and collaborate in research activities at all field sites
• perform data entry in SPSS
• maintain data quality control and conduct data management and analysis as per study objectives
• submit financial reports on a timely basis
• assist in preparing manuscripts and abstracts for publication and presentation as required by investigators, administrators and funding agencies
• conduct field visits to DHQ Tando Ala Yar as required.

Requirements:

You should have:

• bachelor of science
• one year of relevant research experience
• good management and organisational skills
• working knowledge of MS Office, statistical analysis (SPSS), reference management (EndNote) and literature research (PubMed and internet sources)
• good interpersonal and communication skills, including spoken and written English
• prior experience of research work with clinical departments, particularly anaesthesiology, will be preferred.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.