Senior Assistant, Research, Department of Surgery

Senior Assistant, Research, Department of Surgery

Entity: Medical College

Location: Karachi, Pakistan

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 standard relevant to Pakistan and the region. The affiliated Aga Khan University Hospital has well-equipped investigative services and provides state-of-the-art clinical facilities.

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.

The Department of Surgery provides comprehensive and sub-specialty care in the areas of Cardiothoracic Surgery, General Surgery, Breast Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Paediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology and Vascular Surgery. The department has 100 full-time and part-time faculty with a strong commitment towards teaching and research. Formal structured undergraduate teaching, postgraduate residency and fellowship programmes are integrated into the academic functions of the department.
Aga Khan University invites applications for the position of Senior Assistant, Research, Department of Surgery.

Responsibilities:

You will be responsible to:

• provide day-to-day administrative and secretarial support to the Research Office.
• maintain repositories of research publications, research protocols, and monitoring reports.
• handle correspondence, schedule meetings, and manage calendars for assigned research faculty.
• coordinate with internal departments such as HR, Finance, PSCMD, and the Research Office on routine matters.
• assist in preparing purchase requisitions, processing payments, and updating HRMS for research staff contract actions.
• maintain and update the ERC and research databases, ensuring accurate record-keeping.
• provide support in submitting research grants and ethics applications through online systems (e.g., PURE and Infonetica).
• arrange logistics and take minutes for meetings, training sessions, and research-related events.
• offer technical assistance with research tools such as SPSS, plagiarism software, and journal access.
• support Vice Chair, Research in audits, reporting, and other departmental initiatives.

Requirements:

You should have:

• at least Bachelor’s degree
• 1–2 years of relevant administrative or research support experience.
• proficiency in MS Office; knowledge of SPSS and EndNote will be an advantage.
• strong organizational and multitasking skills with the ability to meet deadlines.
• excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• fluency in written and spoken English.

Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.