E-drug: Vacancy notice - WHO/EDM Traditional Medicines Team
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Dear e-druggers,
The TRM team of the WHO Essential Drugs & Medicines Policy
Department is now looking for a suitable STP (Short term
professional) candidate as per attached details. It would be most
appreciated if you could kindly forward this information to those
who may be interested. Please note that the submission deadline is
15 November 2001.
Thank you.
Terms of Reference
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Position: Technical Officer, Traditional Medicine (TRM)
Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM)
Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals (HTP)
Proposed level: P4 short term
Duration: 11 months (starting date: February 2002)
Station: WHO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
Supervisor: Coordinator, TRM
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED
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Academic
* Ph.D. degree or equivalent research training in medicine,
pharmaceutical science, public health or pharmacology.
Professional experience
* At least 3 years experience in basic or clinical medical research.
* Extensive knowledge on medicinal plants and/or herbal
medicines and/or traditional medicine (pharmacognosy,
pharmacology and pharmacodynamics) and/or other traditional
medicine therapies
* Research or working experience at an international organization
would be an asset.
* Basic and clinical knowledge on communicable diseases and
non-communicable diseases, including diagnosis, management
and treatment, would be an asset.
* Qualification as a health professional would be an asset.
Languages
* Excellent knowledge and command of English. Working
knowledge of French or Spanish
PERSONAL QUALITIES REQUIRED
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* Ability to draft reports in a precise and concise manner.
* Computer literacy and basic knowledge in the maintenance of
databases.
* Ability to conduct scientific reference search and summarize
scientific reference materials.
* Ability to understand clinical research project and basic
biomedical and pharmacological research data on herbal
medicines.
* High ethical standard and personal conduct.
* Ability to adapt to diverse education and cultural backgrounds.
TERMS OF REFERENCE:
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Under supervisor's guidance:
1. to collate relevant technical information on the subject of
concern by searching scientific database and literal reference
materials.
2. to analyse and summarize relevant scientific and technical
information.
3. to review and evaluate the research proposals, particular for
clinical research on traditional medicine for malaria, AIDS and
some common disease and conditions.
4. to draft related technical documents, reports and proposal for
resource mobilization in the field of traditional medicine in
general and in particular herbal medicines clinical research.
5. to provide technical guidance to target research institutions in
designing research protocols and in implementing research
proposals funded by TRM.
6. to prepare consultations, workshops and symposia in the field of
traditional medicine, according to the team's workplans.
7. to facilitate exchange and dissemination of information on
traditional medicine by keeping close contacts with WHO
Collaborating Centres for Traditional Medicine, members of the
WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional Medicine, and other
relevant Research Institutes and NGOs.
Please send your resume by 15 November 2001 to:
Dr Xiaroui Zhang
Acting Team Coordinator
Traditional Medicine (TRM)
Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (EDM)
World Health Organization
20 Avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-791.3639/3640 - Fax: +41-22-791.4730
e-mail: zhangx@who.int
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