Job title: Research Associate, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Primary location: Pakistan
Organisation: Aga Khan University Pakistan
Employment status: Contractual
Job type: Standard
Job posting date (day/month/year): 20/10/2026, 9:17:00 AM
Closing date (day/month/year): 30/10/2026, 11:59:00 PM
Employer page timezone: Asia/Karachi
Research Associate, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Location:
Karachi, Pakistan
Introduction:
The Aga Khan University is a private, international university committed to international standards of excellence in teaching, research, and service. Its teaching hospital, the Aga Khan University Hospital has been accredited by the prestigious Joint Commission International for achieving the highest international healthcare standards.
AKU is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and aims to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between all 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.
Established in 1980, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery (AKU-SONAM) has the honor of being the founding academic entity of the University and a benchmark for nursing education in Pakistan. The school is committed to excellence in the fields of education, research, nursing practice, and administration. It is also committed to providing the highest standards in nursing education programmes, in line with the University's vision and values. SONAM values inclusivity and pluralism.
We strongly encourage applications from candidates who bring varied cultural, ethnic, and experiential perspectives to our faculty.
This is a grant-funded contractual position.
Responsibilities:
You will be responsible to:
- support the planning and implementation of the research activities in accordance with the approved protocol and SOPs
- conduct literature reviews and support evidence synthesis relevant to neonatal care and clinical decision support
- support development and refinement of study tools, data collection instruments, SOPs, and training materials
- support data management, cleaning, quality checks, and preparation of datasets for analysis
- conduct or support quantitative and/or qualitative data analysis under the guidance of the study investigators
- contribute to interpretation of study findings and preparation of research reports
- coordinate with research staff and participating sites to ensure timely completion of research activities
- monitor study progress and contribute to project documentation and reporting
- support preparation of manuscripts, abstracts, conference presentations, policy briefs, and other research outputs
- assist with preparation of presentations and dissemination activities for study stakeholders
- maintain research records and ensure confidentiality and appropriate management of study data
- support ethical and regulatory documentation and reporting as required
- travel to participating study sites as required.
Requirements:
You should have:
- a Master’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Health Sciences, Epidemiology, or a related discipline
- at least two years of relevant research experience, preferably in health, nursing, neonatal, maternal-child health, or implementation research
- experience in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods
- experience with research data management and statistical or qualitative analysis software is desirable
- experience in manuscript preparation, literature reviews, reports, and research dissemination
- good understanding of research ethics, study protocols, and data confidentiality
- excellent analytical, communication, scientific writing, and presentation skills
- proficiency in MS Office and relevant research/data management platforms
- ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary research team
- willingness to travel to participating study sites as required.
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted.