Aga Khan University Academic Projects, Afghanistan (AKU-APA) is an extension of the Aga Khan University (AKU), chartered as an international University with campuses and academic programs in eight countries across three continents. AKU-APA, through various academic entities of AKU has been supporting national academic institutions in Afghanistan, including Ghazanfar Institute of Health Sciences (GIHS) and all the Institutes of Health Sciences across Afghanistan since 2002 for their capacity building in support with the Ministry of Public Health. AKU-APA has been facilitating various Public Health Research projects in Afghanistan conducted by AKU.

The AKU is one of the entities of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), a group of international development agencies and institutions that implement programs in rural development, education, health, culture, microfinance and private sector development. The overarching goal of the Network is to alleviate poverty and promote economic development and improve public health to raise the standard of living. In Afghanistan, the Network has been contributing to the reconstruction of the country since 1997 through its constituent agencies. Health programs are being implemented by the Aga Khan Health Service (AKHS, A), Aga Khan University Academic Projects in Afghanistan (AKU-APA), and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF, A).

Main Duties & Responsibilities:

• To supervise data collection activities in the field
• To ensure quality and validity of data collected from the study participants
• To visit different households in the communities to ensure successful completion of data collection in the study areas
• To follow and ensure field implementation of project related SOPs / guidelines as defined in the research project

To perform all other duties assigned to him/her from time-to-time by the study coordinator.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Afghan national
• Bachelor or Diploma in Nursing or Midwifery; BSc in social Sciences or in medical
• At least 2 years of community-based research experience in data collection
• Must have good organizational and communication skills;
• Must be technology literate specially using data entry Apps in Tablets
• The candidates from Kunar and Nangarhar especially from mentioned districts will be preferred.

Applicants meeting the above requirements are requested to submit a cover letter along with their CV and the names of three references electronically, moreover, please the applied district name after the vacancy number in in subject of the email and should be send to tawfiq.noori@aku.edu  no later than April 27, 2024  or submit hard copy to the below c/o:

Aga Khan University Programs in Afghanistan
Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Building
French Medical Institute for Children
Behind Kabul Medical University, Aliabad
PO Box No. 472, Kabul
Afghanistan