Hi everyone! I received this from our listserve--anyone know someone who
might be interested?
Hugs to all,
anne


>Physicians for Human Rights
>Job Announcement
>September 15, 1998
>
>Antemortem Database Project Director
>
>
>Over 20,000 from Bosnia remain missing from the 1992-1995 war. . Their
>families await the truth about their fate. Since 1996, Physicians for Human
>Rights (PHR) has assisted Bosnian authorities in providing answers through
>exhumation and identification of mass grave victims.
>
>PHR has four projects in Bosnia, with over 50 staff members:  Antemortem
>Database Project, Monitoring Project,  Identification Project and Forensic
>Logistics Needs Assessment Project  Programs collect identifying data on the
>missing, monitor and assist mass grave exhumations , train local
>technicians, , and assist in the identification of exhumed remains through
>investigation and select DNA analysis. Years of dedicated resources to
>address family needs are anticipated due to the large numbers of missing and
>unidentified remains.  PHR is building  local capacity for long term needs.
>
>The Antemortem Database (AMDB) Project assists in identifications by
>collecting data on missing from Bosnia, focusing on the victims of the 1995
>fall of Srebrenica. Trained Bosnian interviewers meet with the families of
>missing and collect extensive data including physical characteristics,
>dental history, medical conditions, place at time of disappearance, and
>clothing worn when last seen. Once computerized, the AMDB will be used to
>match to post-mortem findings. Matching cases will undergo further
>investigation that may lead to identification.
>
>PHR has already successfully identified victims from Srebrenica through its
>Identification Project which focuses on remains exhumed with strong leads
>(e.g. documents) However, there are more than 1000 unidentified remains
>without such strong leads. The AMDB Project is intended to generate  valid
>leads for these cases.
>
>The Project Director oversees the day to day operations and further
>development of the AMDB Project. Responsibilities include ensuring effective
>data collection from families, interviewer skills, data quality,
>computerization, formal quality assurance program oversight, analysis of
>data, and comparison with post-mortem data. The present emphasis on data
>collection will shift to data entry and analysis at year's end, thus
>requiring the candidate to have strong data management and data analysis
>skills.  Generation of leads for further investigation through the
>Identification Project will also begin this year. The AMDB Project Director
>will assist in the completion of data collection but will primarily
>concentrate on the quality of data, data management, the framework for
>software development, and the development of a functioning antemortem and
>post-mortem comparison system to generate viable leads for identifications.
>In anticipation of the long term future of the AMDB, the Director will
>prepare for and implement a transition process that will shift the
>maintenance and use of the data to its future custodian.
>
>Qualified candidates will have extensive experience in epidemiology or
>biostatistics and survey research with a graduate degree (MA, MPH, MS, M.D.
>or Ph.D.). Development and management of large database skills necessary.
>Team building skills with flexibility and resilience necessary. Coordination
>and deployment of field staff, software development, and grant management
>experience desirable. International, forensic, or human rights abuse
>investigation experience helpful but not mandatory.
>
>The AMDB Project Director position is salaried with per diem, housing, and
>transportation provided. The selected candidate will work with the present
>AMDB Project Director through the remainder of 1998 and then assume sole
>Directorship. The position is available to begin September 1998 for a term
>of about one year. Shorter commitments will be considered.
>
>Interested applicants please send cover letter and resume to Physicians for
>Human Rights, Attention Jennifer File, 100 Bolyston Street, Suite 702,
>Boston Mass  02116 or by Fax at 617 695-0307 or via email at Jfile @
>phrusa.org
>
>

Anne W. Bunde-Birouste
IUHPE Director of Programmes
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