RESEARCH OFFICER

To assist Director of RMC in: Establishment of KPJU Research Committee & Research Ethics Committee • Identify and nominate committee members for Vice Chancellor consideration on appointment (getting CV and interview candidates) • Liaise with Chairman of KPJU Research Committee on the appointment of Chairman of KPJU Research Ethics Committee • Prepare and propose job description (JD) of both KPJU Research Committee & Research Ethics Committee for consideration of Chairman of KPJU Research Committee and endorsement by Vice Chancellor Role as Deputy Chairman of KPJU Research Committee • Review all applications, identify principal reviewer, email application to all committee members, present all applications in meeting, summarize committee members’ comments, assisting applicants on the correction and verified the corrected version for consideration of Chairman of KPJU Research Committee • Supervising Research Officer on setting the logistics matters for the research meeting • Supervising Research Officers on the issuing of ethical approval letter for consideration of Chairman of KPJU Research Ethics Committee. Establishment of protocol and documentation for research ethics application • Prepare, propose and liaise with experts/institutions in developing protocol for verification of Chairman of KPJU Research Committee • Present the verified protocol to Vice Chancellor before endorsement in Senate meeting • Present the protocol in Senate meeting for further improvement • Amend as per discussed and agreed by Senate members and re-present in Senate meeting for endorsement • Implement the protocol and develop the documentations and flow charts • Supervising Research Officers on development of guidelines and ISO documentations Establishment of protocol and documentation for KPJU Research Grant • Verified budget amount of research applications and present the verified budget amount to Deputy Vice Chancellor for endorsement • Supervising Research Officers in issuing offer letter to applicants • Develop the protocol for grant utilization and monitoring • Liaise with head of accountant on terms and conditions on research budget utilization • Supervising Research Officers on monitoring of expired and utilized grants by sending memo to School Deans/Director/Research Coordinators to get feedback • Supervising Research Officers on development of guidelines and ISO documentation. Establishment of KPJU MyRA Secreteriat • Identify and nominate committee members for Vice Chancellor consideration on appointment (getting CV and interview candidates) • Discuss and plan with MyRA secretariat in order to create awareness on MyRA requirement • Establishment of KPJU MyRA Internal Auditors • Identify and nominate committee members for Vice Chancellor consideration on nomination to Ministry of Higher Education/Ministry of Education for appointment (getting CV and interview candidates) • Assist/monitor on the audit process and documentation to be sent to Ministry of Higher Education/ Ministry of Education Coordinating data collection on KPJU research activities for MyRA and SETARA • Request all departments to develop protocol on respective job scope to accommodate MyRA requirement • Supervising Research Officers and MyRA Secretariats on data collection and compiling of protocols from respective departments • Supervising Research Officers on providing additional data as per requested for SETARA assessment • Ensure all data is sent to Ministry of Higher Education/Ministry of Education and should be available for SETARA assessment Monitoring and ensuring research quality and compliance to protocols • Ensure that all research ethics applications to be submitted to RMC for process by appointed committee members • Assist researchers on research including methodology, determining research objectives, practically and feasibility of study, data analysis and write up of research proposal, thesis/dissertation and manuscript • Report to Vice Chancellor/Deputy Vice Chancellor on the quality of research in KPJU Organizing workshop/seminar/talk related research • Identify and propose speakers, itinerary and scope of workshop • Supervising Research Officers on applying CPD points/training hours, booking of training room and meals, invitation of speakers, compiling workshop materials etc. • Submit review to Talent Management on the workshop/seminar/talk Facilitating and consulting all activities related to RMC responsibilities • Conduct workshop and individual session for applicants on research application protocol and documentations • Conduct workshop and individual session for MyRA activities not limited to management, Deans/Director (school/center), head of services (administrative), MyRA secretariat and lecturers. • Create awareness regarding MyRA requirement can be referred as a guideline in order to achive University status • Ensure all personnel will follow MyRA requirement in order to collect data together with supported evidences Coordinating KPJ Medical Journal • Prepare and propose protocols and documentations for Chief Editor consideration for both hardcopy and online • Propose verified protocols and documentations for KPJU management consideration for both hardcopy and online • Supervising Research Officers in handling manuscripts before submission to Chief Editor • Propose verified protocols and documentations for KPJU management consideration on advertising in hardcopy of KPJ Medical Journal • Supervising Research Officers in calling for advertisement opportunity in hardcopy to KPJ Medical Journal • Liaise with general manager and printing company for the printing of hardcopy • Liaise with Director of Centre for Innovation in Education for planning to develop online version Coordinating oral presentation for KPJ Healthcare Conference • Supervising on calling for abstracts • Establish a committee to review all submission • Liaise with general manger on the winning prize and other logistics matters • Supervising Research Officers on setting the logistics matters for workshop/seminar/talk Participating meetings/workshops conducted by Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia (KPM) • MyRA, MyGrants, Pusat Sitasi Malaysia etc. Conducting review process for external grants from KPM • Calling for applications (AMM, email etc.) • Conduct sessions/workshops on the application process • Identify reviewers (internal and external) for applications Report BOD/BOM meeting on KPJU research matters • Update the format report • Supervising Research Officers on collecting and compiling report Occupational Safety And Health Administration (Osha) • To ensure compliance to the regulations of OSHA • To promote the importance of PPE as per requirement of OSHA