Gmail Hiring: Research Associate (Part-Time) — Book Project, Karachi Gmail

Pintern; Karachi Division; Vor Ort; PKR 335.000 - 670.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Pintern seeks a part-time Research Associate to support a non-fiction book project in Karachi. You will research lives and contributions of selected individuals, gather material from archives, libraries, newspapers, and published works in Urdu and English.

You’ll conduct interviews, fact-check, cite sources, and prepare organised research files. Bachelor’s or Master’s in Journalism, Mass Communication, Urdu/English Literature or History with 1–2 years of research experience is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Journalism, Mass Communication, Urdu/English Literature or History.
• 1–2 years’ research or feature-writing experience (final-year students welcome)
• Strong reading and writing in both Urdu and English.
• Accuracy, discretion and good organisation.

Aufgaben

• Research the lives and contributions of selected individuals.
• Gather material from archives, libraries, newspapers and published works (Urdu and English).
• Arrange and conduct interviews with family members, colleagues and associates.
• Fact-check, cite sources and prepare organised research files.

Kenntnisse

Biographical research

Urdu/English writing

Reading & writing in two languages

Accuracy & organisation

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Journalism, Mass Communication, Urdu/English Literature or History

Jobbeschreibung

I’m Hiring: Research Associate (Part-Time) — Book Project, Karachi
I am working on a non-fiction book and require a research associate to assist with biographical research — gathering, verifying and organising material on selected individuals.

What you’ll do

• Research the lives and contributions of selected individuals
• Gather material from archives, libraries, newspapers and published works (Urdu and English)
• Arrange and conduct interviews with family members, colleagues and associates
• Fact-check, cite sources and prepare organised research files

What I’m looking for

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Journalism, Mass Communication, Urdu/English Literature or History
• 1–2 years’ research or feature-writing experience (final-year students welcome)
• Strong reading and writing in both Urdu and English
• Accuracy, discretion and good organisation

Terms

• Part-time (2–3 days a week), flexible hours; mainly field-based in Karachi (interviews, archive and library visits), with writing-up done remotely
• Remuneration: monthly retainer (to be discussed at interview)
• A short paid trial assignment forms part of selection

by 31 Oct 2026.