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Research Associate (Statistician), Paediatrics & Child Health

Research Associate (Statistician), Paediatrics & Child Health - (26000050)

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 the 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.

Responsibilities

You will be expected to:


  • supervise statistical aspects of research projects, including study design, protocol development, sample size estimation, randomization, statistical analyses, and data presentation
  • conduct and interpret statistical analyses, ensuring consistent analytical approaches and reporting formats
  • use advanced statistical software and write programs to retrieve, manipulate, edit, and analyse data
  • review project protocols and data collection tools to ensure alignment with statistical and scientific needs
  • support data presentations for publications
  • train and support the development of analytic competencies among data analysts and supervisors
  • assist data management staff in designing study databases and reviewing data structures and error checking specifications
  • ensure data integrity and provide supervision for data quality assurance
  • maintain close liaison with project supervisors, Principal Investigators and departmental leadership.

Requirements

You should have:

  • a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Statistics
  • minimum one to two years of experience, preferably in research or public health
  • excellent command of SPSS, Stata, and other statistical packages
  • proficiency in spreadsheets and PowerPoint
  • sound knowledge of databases and programming
  • strong verbal and written communication skills.

This is a closed-ended position.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.


Primary Location: Pakistan-Karachi
Organisation: Aga Khan University Pakistan
Employee Status: Contractual
Job Type: Experienced
Job Posting: 16/01/2026, 6:14:06 AM
Closing Date: 25/01/2026, 12:59:00 PM

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