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PAHO NEWS: Press Releases, Job Vacancies, and Other
Information from the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO) via the Canadian Society for International Health
(CSIH) http://www.csih.org; Technical Representative in
Canada for PAHO
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PAHO Vacancy Notices
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Post Title: Procurement Officer; Level: P.1; Post Number:
.4918; Issue Date: 19 May 1999; Closing Date: 30 June 1999
Duty Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: Two years, first
year probationary; Division/Program/Office: Department of
General Services (AGS)
Salary Information: Basic Salary: $28,341 at single rate;
Post Adjustment: $5,158 at single rate
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: Bachelor's degree from a
recognized university in one of the life sciences. A
degree in chemistry would be an asset. Experience: Three
years of experience in purchasing insecticides and
chemicals in a purchasing office of an international
organization, government agency or commercial enterprise.
Languages: Very good knowledge of English and Spanish.
Knowledge of Portuguese or French would be an asset.
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POST OF LIMITED DURATION: Post Title: Technical Information
Officer; Level: P.1; Post Number: .6139; Issue Date: 19 May
1999; Closing Date: 30 June 1999
Duty Station: Washington, D.C.; Tenure: One year,
probationary period; Division/Program/Office: Special
Program for Health Analysis (SHA)
Salary Information: Basic Salary: $28,341 at single rate;
Post Adjustment: $5,158 at single rate
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: A Bachelor's degree in a
health related field, journalism, languages or a
communications related specialty. Experience: Three years
of professional experience in the selection, preparation
and dissemination of medical information. Experience
should include direct responsibility for the writing and/or
editing of technical material in English and Spanish,
publications production and in the use of standard desktop
publishing software. Languages: Very good knowledge of
English and Spanish. Knowledge of Portuguese and/or French
would be an asset.
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POSTS OF LIMITED DURATION: Post Title: Epidemiologist;
Level: P.4; Post Number: Six posts; Issue Date: 21 May
1999; Closing Date: 2 July 1999
Duty Stations: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Quito
Ecuador; Guatemala, Guatemala; Managua, Nicaragua;
Asuncion, Paraguay; Lima, Peru (APPLICANTS SHOULD INDICATE
FOR WHICH COUNTRY THEY DO NOT WISH TO BE CONSIDERED,
OTHERWISE THEY WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ALL SIX POSTS.)
Tenure: Two years, first year probationary;
Division/Program/Office: Vaccines and Immunization (HVP)
Basic Salary: $50,767 at single rate; Additional
Compensation to be Determined by Duty Station: Post
Adjustment: single $3,351-$15,129 Hardship/Mobility: single
$2,266-$9,065
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Education: A university degree in a
health related profession and a master's degree in
epidemiology or public health. An M.D. or a postgraduate
degree in a health related profession would be an asset.
Experience: At national level: Seven years of experience
with managerial responsibilities for disease control
programs, with emphasis in the design, implementation and
evaluation of immunization programs. At international
level: Two years of participation in technical cooperation
programs and activities in disease control or in
immunization programs in an international health related
program or institution. Languages: Very good knowledge of
Spanish with a working knowledge of English.
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For more information on the above postings, please contact
Pan American Health Organization / World Health
Organization, 525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20037 USA; Fax (202) 974-3379; Telephone (202) 974-
3396; Vacancy Hotline: (202) 974-3333; http://www.paho.org
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