Research Coordinator, Community Health Sciences

Introduction

The Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is the leading unit of its type in Pakistan, recognized regionally and internationally for the relevance, quality and extent of its work in support of public health and the development of primary health care systems. It comprises of five major operational units: Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Policy & Management, Population & Reproductive Health, Environmental Health, and Non-communicable Diseases & Mental Health.

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.

Requirements

You should have:

• MSc. In Epidemiology and Statistics / MPH / Master’s in HPM/ Master’s degree in Psychology/M.Sc. in Anthropology/M.A. Sociology;
• Preferably with additional certification and knowledge of Good Clinical Practices;
• 1 year of experience preferably in drafting monitoring and evaluation reports, data and analysis
• Experience in training teams in project operations;
• Willingness for frequent travel to remote locations for overseeing quality assurance of departmental research projects and training of local staff;
• Highly organized and self-motivated;
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills;
• Ability to work in teams;
• Integrity and strong research ethics;
• Strong computer skills; competent in software use for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Experience of conducting facility and community-based evaluations
• National travelling as per the requirement of project.