Research Associate (Research Dissemination)

The Medical College (MC) was established in 1983, as a part of the Aga Khan University's Faculty of Health Sciences in Pakistan. It attaches great emphasis to the professional, personal and intellectual development of faculty and students, so that its graduates become contributing members and leaders of society. 

The programmes offered by the Medical College are tailored to international standards in curriculum, student engagement and assessment, and aim to develop clinical competence in community settings and hospitals, as well as the assessment of health and prevention of disease in communities through primary health-care programmes.

This position is for an AKU Medical College graduate with exceptional writing skills who is willing to spend a minimum of 2 years at AKU Karachi campus.

Responsibilities

You will be primarily responsible for assisting the Dean of the Medical College with his role as Deputy Editor of JAMA Surgery acting as an Editorial Assistant among other duties. You will also help write editorials, methods papers and other communications pertinent to his role as Dean and a Clinician Scientist. Through this experience, you are expected to develop excellent research skills and exceptional research dissemination abilities, setting you up for a future career in medical science.

Requirements

You should have:

• an MBBS degree from AKU
• strong academic and scientific writing skills
• demonstrated interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with others 
• proficiency in use of computer applications.

To Apply

Interested candidates should send their detailed CV by email to human.resources@aku.edu  and mark the position applied for in the subject line.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Applications should be submitted latest by February 28, 2019