Aga Khan University's (AKU) Department of Community Health Sciences (CHS) is a preeminent public health institution in the country. The vision of the Chancellor set the direction for the University to take a lead in community development and the creation of an innovative curriculum that emphasizes a balance between patient care and population health. Over the past several decades, CHS has played a major role in leading the development of national level primary health care, public health practice, health systems through evidence-based approach. CHS has established successful models in urban and rural settings in Pakistan emphasizing empowerment - building on the strengths of communities. As part of an international university, CHS collaborates in a global network of outstanding research and teaching institutions including AKU affiliates in East Africa and Central Asia.

CHS has five major sections – Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Health Policy & Management, Population & Reproductive Health, Environmental-Occupational and Climate Change (EOHCC), and Non-Communicable Diseases & Mental Health.

You will be responsible to: 

• assist in developing and conducting educational and training programs for undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate students at AKU 
• as part of the continuing education program, develop and offer customized short courses 
• support ongoing research, and assist in acquiring new grants and proposals 
• assist as a resource for senior faculty within and outside the section, students, and trainees 
• explore and mobilize national and international funding resources for research under the guidance of senior faculty members.