Data Collector
- Karachi, Sindh
- Permanent
- Full-time
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 to:
conduct door to door survey
complete household related questionnaire by following project guidelines on tablets
deal with refusals and follow-up with non-respondents on daily basis
identify eligible children for the study and scheduling their appointments at the clinic
any other tasks assigned by research supervisors.Requirements:
You should have:
minimum Matriculation. Intermediate will be preferred
at least one year experience in hospital/ research facility, additional experience in public dealing will be preferred
basic knowledge regarding nursing
the ability to speak and understand English and Urdu
excellent interpersonal and communication skills
the ability to give oral instructions/information to patients and parents in colloquial English and/or Urdu
the ability to learn quickly and follow instructions
basic MS office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
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