Field Research Assistant: Data & Urdu/English Coding

Lahore Universityof Management Sciences; Lahore; On-site; PKR 670,000 - 893,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is seeking Research Assistants for a lab-in-the-field experimental project in Lahore. You will work with a collaborative team across data collection stages, from session logistics to final data handling, supporting a study conducted with international collaborators.

Successful candidates will be available across late Sept 2026 to Jan 2027, attend pre-fieldwork trainings at LUMS, and contribute to high-quality data coding and organization in Urdu

Qualifications

• Willingness to work with data coding and handling in Urdu and English
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Prior experience in survey/fieldwork is a plus, not required

Responsibilities

• Managing and running experimental sessions with participants
• Coordinating logistics and scheduling fieldwork sessions
• Collecting data accurately following study protocols
• C coding and cleaning data in Urdu and English
• Handling and organizing data files with confidentiality
• Providing general research and administrative support
• Attending mandatory training sessions before fieldwork

Skills

Data coding

Fieldwork coordination

Bilingual data handling (Urdu/English)

Job description

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is seeking Research Assistants for a lab-in-the-field experimental project in Lahore. You will work with a collaborative team across data collection stages, from session logistics to final data handling, supporting a study conducted with international collaborators.

Successful candidates will be available across late Sept 2026 to Jan 2027, attend pre-fieldwork trainings at LUMS, and contribute to high-quality data coding and organization in Urdu