AFRO-NETS> Vacancy: WHO - scientist

["Sacha P. Sidjanski" <sidjanskis@who.ch>]

Vacancy: WHO - scientist
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Title: Scientist, P.5 
Official station: Geneva/Switzerland 

Unit: Research Policy & Cooperation (RPC), Evidence and Information 
for Policy Cluster (EIP)

Objectives of the programme: 
As part of the broader mandate of the Department of Research Policy 
and Cooperation (RPC), to develop and implement an instrument for 
evaluating the performance of health research systems in WHO member 
states. The programme is henceforth referred to as the Health Re-
search Systems Performance Evaluation (HRSPE) initiative.

The successful candidate will: 
1. Develop an operational framework and instrument for evaluating the 
performance of health research systems in WHO Member States. (Duties: 
develop a practical operational plan, select appropriate indicators 
for measuring performance, determine appropriate methodology for im-
plementation, close consultation with countries in developing the 
evaluation instrument); 

2. Implement and operationalise the application of the evaluation in-
strument; promoting use of the instrument as a self-assessment tool 
for health research improvement in countries. (Duties: designing 
relevant survey and case studies methodologies, setting up and coor-
dinating country teams for data collection, liaison with WR and re-
gional offices, performing pilot studies in selected countries, pro-
motion and advocacy for continued use of the instrument); 

3. Collection, analysis and interpretation of the data and informa-
tion collected from the evaluation process. (Duties: coordinate data 
collection from countries, quantitative and qualitative data analysis 
using appropriate methodologies); 

4. Presentation of the analysed data. (Duties: presentation of ana-
lysed data for publication in various forms, e.g. WHR2004, scientific 
journals); 

5. Further refinement of the evaluation instrument. (Duties: improve-
ment of evaluation instrument based on experiences in initial field 
testing).

Qualifications Required: 

Education and skills: Postgraduate (preferably doctoral) degree in 
medical, biological, natural, economic, statistical or social sci-
ences from a recognized university; good academic background with a 
proven track-record of publications in a relevant area. Working 
knowledge of health research systems, research evaluation, evaluation 
design and methodologies, performance evaluation tools, survey 
strategies, quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques, 
impact assessment of research, meta-analysis, development of indica-
tors (bibliometric, econometric, psychometric, composite, etc.), 
linkage of research to policy, financing of health research. 

Experience: 
Extensive (>10 years) experience in international health re-
search activities at a senior scientific/managerial/policy level 
preferably in a developing country setting.

For more details including personal history form, please consult the 
following web page: 

http://www.who.int/per/vacancies/

Vacancy Notice No. HQ/02/EIP/2-E 
Closing date for application: 22 February 2002 

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Sacha P. Sidjanski, Ph.D.
Dept. of Research Policy and Cooperation
World Health Organization
Avenue Appia
1211 Geneva 27 - Switzerland
mailto:sidjanskis@who.ch
http://www.who.int/rpc/

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