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 Outreach and Research Programme of the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health has nine community-based field sites across Pakistan (including five 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 caters to the needs of its research projects. It has well-acclaimed work to its credit both at the national and international level.
The CEPI project is a vaccine trial which will be conducted in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. Aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of different combinations of covid-19 vaccines approved for use in Pakistan. Trial duration is 30 months. Healthy adults will be enrolled in the trial, and each will be followed up for 24 months. It is going to be conducted with collaboration of national and internationally acclaimed institutions.
This is a short-term contractual position based in Islamabad and Lahore.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible for:
independently conducting interviews and jotting down detailed notes on interviews and observational visits
effectively managing field work processes to ensure efficiency
facilitating meetings among the research team
training new staff in research, interviewing skills and proper data collection processes
visiting different households in the communities to ensure successful completion of data collection in their areas including quality control
liaising with admin regarding logistics for field work
developing and conducting regular trainings of research staff
providing supervision and support to research staff liaising with their respected supervisors
raising wider community awareness on child health related issues based on project guidelines
ensuring field implementation of project related SOPs and guidelines as defined in the research project
preparing and presenting weekly project related activity reports.
Requirements:
You should have:
a Bachelors degree, Masters will be preferred
at least one year of relevant experience, preferably in community setting
the ability to showcase respect towards diverse cultural settings/differences
excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise tasks efficiently
good communication and interpersonal skills
resilience and ability to cope under pressure
the enthusiasm to work in different communities.
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