Research Specialist (Statistician), Paediatrics & Child Health - MC at Aga Khan University

Karachi, Punjab, Pakistan -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

29 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

30 Apr, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Statistics, Stata, R, SPSS, Data management, Database structuring, Sample size estimation, Statistical analysis, Research methodology, Academic writing, Data cleaning, Quality control, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Public health

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Introduction: The Outreach and Research Program 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: Specific responsibilities include to: contribute to study design, protocol development, and statistical analysis planning perform sample size estimation, subject randomization, and database structuring manage, clean, and verify research data to ensure accuracy and completeness prepare derived datasets and perform descriptive and inferential statistical analyses using statistical software supervise data entry processes and conduct quality control checks on collected data generate tables, figures, and statistical outputs for reports and publications support manuscript preparation and correspondence with journals on statistical matters provide statistical support and guidance to research teams, residents, and faculty members Requirements: You should have: Master’s degree in Statistics, preferably with additional certification at least three to four years of relevant experience in research or Public Health settings excellent command of statistical software such as Stata, R, and SPSS strong knowledge of data management, databases, and programming concepts proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for data analysis and presentation strong academic writing skills, including preparation of statistical analysis plans ability to explain statistical concepts clearly to non‑statistical audiences excellent verbal and written communication skills integrity and strong research ethics. This is a close-ended position Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted. Disclaimer: The Aga Khan University is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment which is free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AKU are based on business needs, job requirements and individual’s qualifications and experience, without regard to race, colour, caste or creed, national, social or ethnic origin, gender (except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification). AKU does not discriminate among the job candidates on account of any of these characteristics.

Responsibilities

The Research Specialist will contribute to study design, protocol development, and statistical analysis planning while managing and cleaning research data. They are also responsible for performing statistical analyses, generating reports, and providing statistical guidance to research teams and faculty.