Entity: Aga Khan University
Location: Karachi
The Department of Medicine at The Aga Khan University Hospital comprises independent sections of Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Neurology, and Pulmonary & Critical Care. The department has over 70+ full-time Faculty with a strong commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate education and research. Residency Programmes are offered in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Adult Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary Medicine, Nephrology and Dermatology, as well as Fellowship Programmes in Clinical Neurophysiology & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Interventional Cardiology, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology and ERCP.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopting appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting respectful relationships within and between its diverse workforce, including faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults. All employees, trainees, and partners are expected to share this commitment.
The Department of Medicine at Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Research Associate in the Section of Gastroenterology.
You will be responsible to:
Assist investigators in overall research program implementation
Conduct literature searches and support development of study protocols, grant and ERC applications
Collect data using qualitative and quantitative research methods
Support development, implementation, and validation of research tools
Perform data entry, cleaning, management, and analysis
Assist in manuscript writing, abstracts, and research reports
Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports
Coordinate communication among research teams and stakeholders
Perform other duties assigned by the Principal Investigator.