Pursue a Career with
Impact
A key part of Canada’s foreign
policy efforts, the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) supports
research in developing countries to promote growth and development. The result
is innovative, lasting solutions that aim to improve lives and livelihoods.
Join our team to put your ideas and knowledge to work to help solve some of the
developing world’s most critical challenges.
SENIOR PROGRAM SPECIALISTS
Livestock Health Ottawa, Canada /
N
airobi, Kenya
The Agriculture and Food Security
Program at the International Development Research Centreis expanding its
programming with a new 5.5 year, CAD 60 million initiative providing global
leadership in research for livestock
vaccines affecting Africa and Asia. It will provide funding for
research to develop and improve vaccines utilizing the latest scientific tools,
as well as for engineering and repurposing vaccines for multiple needs,
settings and underserved markets, particularly targeting neglected diseases. It
will fund innovations in product development and delivery, particularly through
private sector collaboration, to bring newly developed and enhanced vaccines to
market. And it will find ways for vaccines to be part of effective veterinary
extension systems by catalysing the private and public institutions, markets
and information systems that are necessary to manufacture, distribute, increase
access and use vaccines as important tools in wider livestock health and
productivity improvement programs in developing countries in Africa and Asia.
IDRC is looking for two
professionals to join this new initiative. One position will be based in Ottawa, Canadaand the
second in Nairobi, Kenya.
In the concurrent recruitment for these positions the final decision regarding
the location (in Ottawa or Nairobi) will be made depending on the experience
level of selected candidates.
Overview of
Qualifications:
· A Ph. D. in veterinary
medicine, or a suitable/related field.
· Minimum of eight years relevant
experience in the area of animal disease management and/or vaccines for
livestock or poultry production systems
· Strong knowledge in at least
two of the following :
- livestock health management in low resource settings;
disease control programs - science relevant to vaccine research, including but not
limited to biotechnology, microbiology, immunology, vaccinology - vaccine or other pharmaceutical product development and
commercialization
· Bilingual English/French
(Ottawa position) / Superior English (Nairobi position)
For more information about this
rewarding career opportunity and to apply, please visit our website at idrc.ca/careers
Application Deadline:
February 1, 2015
Beyond the opportunity to work
with people who are passionate about their work, we offer competitive salaries
and extensive benefits including opportunities for professional growth,
flexible work hours, employer-paid leave, a pension plan, and medical, dental,
and life insurance coverage.IDRC
is committed to employment equity. We encourage applications from qualified
women, Aboriginal persons, members of visible minorities, and persons with
disabilities.