Research Coordinator, Paediatrics and Child Health

Research Coordinator, Paediatrics & Child Health -MC - (260003BQ)

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 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 responsible to:

• supervise and monitor all field activities at all field sites in Pakistan
• coordinate with staff working at field sites in multiple cities of Pakistan for the completion of task within the stipulated timelines;
• provide training to the project staff at multiple field sites;
• coordinate with Government and Community stakeholders for carrying out the project activities in high-risk areas of the city;
• visit field sites for monitoring and auditing purpose to ensure proper field operations as per the guidelines and SoPs provided;
• ensure the completeness of all the log books, CRFs;
• supervise and monitor household visits;
• monitor storage (place and method), record-keeping, and data entry of project related specimens;
• ensure the completeness, proper entry and archiving of the CRFs and / or questionnaires;
• monitor and report the hospital / mortality surveillance
• monitor and report on the disease surveillance from non-project facilities (private and public sectors, and NGOs);
• prepare and present weekly, fortnightly and monthly project reports and presentations for the progress of study being carried out at multiple locations.

Requirement

You should have:

• Bachelors or MBBS/ Masters in Arts / Masters in Science/Masters in organizational psychology/ Masters in sociology any other relevant degree
• 01-02 years of related work experience at community level
• Basic Knowledge of survey and other research designs
• Data collection, analysis and interpretation in terms of report writing and biostatics
• Willingness to work on field sites

Primary Location

Pakistan

Organisation

Aga Khan University Pakistan

Employee Status

Contractual

Job Type

Standard

Job Posting

28/08/2026, 9:53:27 AM

Closing Date

31/08/2026, 6:59:00 PM