Research Associate, Population Health at Aga Khan University Hospital

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of study protocols, sampling frameworks, ethics submissions, and data collection tools.
• Coordinate and supervise field activities, including community entry, stakeholder engagement, and collaboration with local partners.
• Ensure high-quality data collection, transcription, management, and analysis.
• Prepare technical reports, policy briefs, and manuscripts; facilitate stakeholder workshops to translate evidence into actionable recommendations.
• Manage project logistics, timelines, and resources; supervise field researchers and ensure compliance with ethical and methodological standards.
• Support integration of findings across study components to strengthen overall project outcomes.
• Undertake additional research, coordination, or analytical tasks as assigned by the Team Lead.

 Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in Public Health, Environmental Health, Social Sciences, Climate Change, Development Studies, or a related field.
• 5–10 years of research or program experience in environment, health, climate adaptation, or humanitarian/development sectors.
• Proficiency with qualitative data management software (e.g., NVivo, MAXQDA, ATLAS.ti).
•  Demonstrated ability in literature review and synthesis.
•   Prior experience collaborating with international research teams, NGOs, or academic consortia.
•  Experience working in fragile or conflict-affected settings, particularly within the humanitarian–development nexus.
•  Expertise in climate change and health systemsAdvanced analytical and conceptual competencies