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Senior Research Assistant, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Employer
Global Academy Jobs
Location
Pakistan
Closing date
Sep 22, 2020

Job Details

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology is part of the University's Women and Child Health Division, which deals with the continuum of maternal, fetal and child health issues.The department offers a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services for women including high risk obstetrical care, infertility, foetal assessment, routine obstetric, reproductive endocrinology, gynaecological oncology and comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of routine gynaecological disorders. It also offers a four-year residency training programme.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible to conduct research at the field sites as per the project protocols and work in harmony with the team to ensure that the project adheres to all ethical, medical and humanitarian principles. Specific responsibilities include to:
  • assist the supervisor in the development of research instruments for the projects according to their objectives
  • ensure validity of data collected from the field
  • independently conduct interviews and prepare detailed notes for it
  • ensure proper collection of data as per the provided guidelines
  • assist the supervisor in visiting field sites to brief study participants about the study purpose
  • assist field team to monitor all the field staff at the respective field sites to maintain quality control of data
  • follow and ensure field implementation of project related SOPs and guidelines, as defined in the research project
  • assist supervisors in carrying out day-to-day work on the field
  • prepare and present periodic project-related activity reports.


Requirements

You should have:
  • a Bachelor's degree, preferably in Social Sciences
  • at least one year of relevant experience
  • basic research and good interpersonal skills, particularly communication skills
  • good command over the use of computer applications, particularly MS Office
  • resilience and ability to cope-up with work pressure and meet stringent timelines
  • willingness to frequently travel outside Karachi and work in community setting at field sites.

This is a close-ended position to be based in Karachi.

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Global Academy Jobs works with over 250 universities worldwide to promote academic mobility and international research collaboration. Global problems need international solutions. Our jobs board and emails reach the academics and researchers who can help.

"The globalisation of higher education continues apace, driving in turn the ongoing development of the global knowledge economy, striving for solutions to the world’s problems and educating a next generation of leaders and contributors."

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