SYNERGY ONLINE: Bulletins and News Briefs from The Canadian Society for International Health: [log in to unmask] ======================================================================== Health Position Available Overseas - Maldives ------------------------------------------------------------ Position: Health Educator Country : Maldives When : ASAP Agency : UNFPA (recruited by WUSC on behalf of the United Nations Volunteers Programme) World University Service of Canada (WUSC) as the Canadian cooperating agency for the United Nations Volunteers Programme, invites CVs from interested health educators for this UNV position. For further information regarding field of expertise, qualifications, additional skills, personal characteristics, language requirements, operational and others tasks, please contact: UNV Recruitment, WUSC Box 3000, Station C, Ottawa, Ontario KlY 4M8 Fax: (613) 798-0990 Benefits: The successful candidate will be provided with the following: air transportation, health and life insurance, a monthly living allowance, baggage and settling-in allowance, accommodation, and a resettlement allowance upon completion of the contract which is of a one-two year duration. Interested applicants should send a covering letter and CV. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th International Congress of Nutrition, Montreal July 27-August 1, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The International Union of Nutritional Sciences will host the 16th International Congress of Nutrition in Montreal, Canada July 27 to August 1, 1997. "From Nutrition Science to Nutrition Practice for Better Global Health" will be the theme of the event, which attracts several thousand nutrition scientists, practitioners and educators from around the world every four years. The 16th International Congress is being sponsored by the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian Society for Nutritional Sciences, the Canadian Dietetic Association, Agricultural Institute of Canada and the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology. For more information please contact: OMNI 1616 North Fort Myer Dr., Suite 1100, Arlington, Virginia 22209, USA Tel: (703) 528-7474 ; Fax: (703) 528-7480, E-mail: [log in to unmask] WWW: http://www.jsi.com/intl/omni/home ------------------------------------------------------------ Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization Vacancy Notices ------------------------------------------------------------ Post Title: Personnel Officer; Level: P.2 Post Number: .0251 Duty Station: Washington, D.C. Tenure; Two Years, First Year Probationary Period Division/Program/Office: Department of Personnel (APL) Basic Salary: US $31,914 at single rate, US $33,990 staff member with primary dependant (per annum net of taxes). Post Adjustment: US $9,447 at single rate, US $10,061 staff member with primary dependant (per annum net of taxes). Minimum Requirements: Education: University degree in Law. Experience: Four years at the national or two years at the international level of professional experience of a legal nature which preferable included work in personnel administration labor law and employee appeals or related areas of work. Languages: Very good knowledge of English and Spanish. ------------------------------------------------------------ Post Title: Health Systems and Services Advisor; Level: P.4 Post Number: 4.5386 Duty Station: Panama, Panama Tenure: Two years, first year probationary period Division/Program/Office: Health systems and Services Development (HSP) Basic Salary: US $45,413 at single rate, US $48,824 with primary dependents (per annum net of taxes). Post Adjustment: US $15,531 at single rate, US $16,698 with primary dependents (per annum net of taxes). Hardship/Mobility: US $2,030 at single rate, US $2,706 with primary dependents (per annum net of taxes). Minimum Requirements: Education: University degree in one of the health sciences with a master’s degree in public health, health services administration, or a field related to public health. Experience: At national level: Seven years of experience in activities related to public health, policy development, research and situation analysis, monitoring of health services systems, information systems, training, and/or research. At international level: Two years of experience in technical cooperation activities in the areas of health planning, human resources development, policy, and research. Languages: Very good knowledge of Spanish with a working knowledge of English. For more information regarding the above positions, please contact: Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization 525 Twenty-Third Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 USA Tel: (202) 861-3396 ; Fax: (202) 861-3379 ======================================================================== This document is available, with full formating and accents, from: Ce document est egalement disponible, avec les accents et la mise en page: http://www.hwc.ca:8080/csih/syn_indx.html ========================================================================