Jobs Week 36 2011

1) *Senior Epidemiologist/Researcher, Universitair Medisch Centrum
Groningen:* werkend binnen het project ‘BioSHaRE’. BioSHaRE is een
grootschalig Europees project naar het harmoniseren van gegevens van
populatieonderzoeken om deze gezamenlijk te kunnen analyseren. BioSHaRE
maakt in eerste instantie gebruik van vijf grote populatieonderzoeken:
LifeLines, Hunt (Noorwegen), Lifegene (Zweden), KORA (Duitsland), UK Biobank
(Engeland). Bij elkaar hebben deze projecten bijna 1,5 miljoen deelnemers.
De gevonden methoden zullen daarna toegepast worden bij andere
populatieonderzoeken.

Deadline for applocation: 26 September, 2011

More information available from:
http://www.medischcontactbanen.nl/vacature/overig-medisch/10823/senior-e...

*2) **Communication advisor, Observatoire de la Santé du Hainaut, Havre,
Belgium: to manage internal and external communication within the project
‘Generations en sante’.*

Deadline for application: 20 September, 2011

For more information: see attached document
Emploi_InterregIV_communication_01-09-2011.pdf

3) *Expert in public health, Observatoire de la Santé du Hainaut, Havre,
Belgium: *Mise en oeuvre, au sein d’une équipe pluridisciplinaire,
d’intervention de promotion de la santé au niveau local : identifier les
dynamiques, dispositifs, modes de fonctionnement des instances locales et
les enjeux territoriaux de santé ; superviser la réalisation du répertoire
transfrontalier dynamique des acteurs locaux et le diffuser ; organiser des
rencontres transfrontalières d’échanges d’expériences, de pratiques… sur
base de la restitution de l’état de la situation et des données du
répertoire, dans le but de pérenniser les réseaux ; participer à des séances
de formation d’acteurs locaux. Soutien à l’exécution générale du programme
transfrontalier et à la rédaction des rapports d’activités.

Deadline for application: 20 September, 2011

For more information: see attached document
Emploi_InterregIV_sante_publique_01-09-2011.pdf

*4) **Fellowship applications, UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC),
Florence, Italy:*

The UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) is pleased to announce the launch
of its visiting fellowship programme. The target group for the programme is
young researchers below 40 years of age, and holders of an advanced degree
in a relevant area to IRC research. Interested candidates are encouraged to
complete and submit their application by 10 September 2011. Information on
the programme and eligibility requirements is listed below, and also on the
IRC website at: http://www.unicef-irc.org/aboutIRC/vacancies.html

We would be grateful if you would kindly help us share this information with
potential candidates.

*Research Opportunities: *

The Innocenti Research Centre (IRC) of UNICEF in Florence (Italy) invites
young researchers to submit proposals for visiting fellowships in research
areas related to UNICEF’s mission and to the research agenda of the IRC. If
selected, the young researchers will be invited to join IRC in Florence for
a period of 3 to 6 months between 1 October 2011 and 31 March 2012. The
visiting fellows will receive a stipend of Euro 3.000 per month intended to
cover the costs of their stay in Florence. One round trip ticket from the
place of residence to Florence in economy class will be paid by IRC. The
Centre may contribute to the additional research costs for the projects,
covering travel, data collection, conference participation and other
research related costs. The maximum amount of the research costs covered
shall not be higher than the total cost of the personal stipend over the
contractual period.

The visiting fellows are expected to work on the research project they have
submitted leading to research output in the form of an analytical paper, a
report or another output to be agreed upon at the acceptance of the
proposal. The visiting fellows are equally expected to participate in the
scholarly activities of the research centre, such as seminars, discussions
and workshops.

*Research Areas*:

UNICEF globally is seeking to better understand the policy and programming
implications of an “equity” approach to the achievement of the Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) and to development more broadly. Its work is guided
by the Convention of the Rights of the Child and human rights approaches to
children and young people.

The current research agenda of IRC includes research activities in the
following main areas:

- Measuring (theory and practice) of child well-being: overall and in its
separate aspects in rich- , middle income- and low income-countries;
multidimensional poverty and deprivation analysis;

- Understanding the impact of social protection on the lives (well-being) of
children in rich- , middle income- and low income-countries;

- The role of education in reaching the most excluded children in
middle-income and poor countries;

- The impact of (international and internal) migration on children when left
behind by their parents and when migrating with their parent(s); the impact
of forced migration on children due to “land grabbing”;

- Early childhood development and its contribution to outcomes for children
in later life

- The impact of crises, and malnutrition and policy resources;

- Systems of child protection;

- New challenges to urban children

- The impact of changes in social norms on the level of protection for
children.

The research agenda of the IRC is indicative: it does not limit the areas
for which proposals can be made. IRC will consider new areas fitting the
global mandate of UNICEF.

*The Research Proposal: *

Applicants are expected to submit a research proposal in English of not more
than 3,000 words (list of references to be added separately). The proposal
should include:

- A title and an abstract (including the author name)

- A research question and sub-questions;

- An assessment of the prior studies that addressed these questions and the
intended contribution to be made by the proposed research project;

- A description of the methodology to be used, including eventually a
description of the data to be used in the research, an assessment on the
availability of the data or the procedure to collect or obtain them;

- A research plan with a timeline and a description of the end-product of
the research;

- The names of two (2) researchers who are seen as leading scholars in the
field of the research question(s);

- A budget is needed if specific research costs are going to be encountered.
(There is no need to specify a budget for presentation of the study at
conferences or for the fellowship itself);

- An indication of the person's availability for accepting the fellowship
over the period 1 October 2011 – 31 March 2012.

Applicants are requested to complete and electronically submit the United
Nations Personal History (P11) form available at
http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/P11.doc simultaneously with the
research proposal and a short letter of motivation. No application will be
considered if all documents are not submitted before the deadline. The
proposals should be submitted no later than 10 September 2011.

*The Applicants: *

The fellowships are open to researchers not older than 40 years at the start
of the fellowship who have an advanced degree (preferably a PhD) in a field
relevant to the research proposal. The applicants should be available to be
(nearly) full-time in Florence for the period for which they have accepted
the fellowship, and should have no other major obligations during that
period.

The IRC especially (but not exclusively) welcomes proposals from applicants
originating in middle- or low-income countries.

*The Procedure: *

The deadline for submitting the research proposal is 10 September 2011. The
proposals should be submitted electronically only to the following email
address: florencerecruitment@unicef.org (quoting “Research Fellowship IRC”
).

Any queries related to the fellowship should be directed to the same email
address, and will be directed to the appropriate staff at IRC.