As ASCP’s participation in international laboratory training increases, so does our need for qualified and dedicated laboratorians and physicians.
The Institute for Research and Development is seeking ASCP members to serve as consultants for the ASCP- PEPFAR initiative. Jobs include participating in Work Groups to develop training materials, assessing and evaluating current situations in African nations, and serving as laboratory trainers specializing in Hematology, Chemistry or CD4 testing.
Ultimately this program will serve to enhance laboratory testing practices and enhance the quality of laboratory testing services in order to improve the effectiveness of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment services and interventions.
Time commitments vary and may be short term (one to two weeks), mid term (one to three months) or long term (one year).
Please review the job description below. If you remain interested in the possibility of contributing to ASCP's efforts, please review and complete the linked forms (including a “Character Reference” to be filled out and returned by a colleague or supervisor). Please fax/e-mail all completed forms to Beth Schumacher at (312) 541-4998 or pepfar@ascp.org.
| French Speaking Members needed to Support ASCP’s Activities
in PEPFAR Countries
In August 2005, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
awarded ASCP a cooperative agreement to support laboratory training
and quality improvement for diagnosis and laboratory monitoring of
HIV/AIDS patients in resource-limited countries that are part of the
President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
As ASCP moves forward in French-speaking countries such as Cote d’Iviore,
Haiti and Rwanda, members who are fluent in French are needed to support
in translation, in-country training activities and technical assistance
consultancies.
To learn more about ASCP’s support of PEPFAR, go to www.ascp.org/outreach/pepfar
.
If you are fluent in French and are interested in contributing to
this project, please send an e-mail of interest and your CV or resume
to pepfar@ascp.org.
CDC recruiting Senior Laboratory Experts in support of
PEPFAR
CDC Global AIDS Program (GAP) is recruiting for Senior Laboratory
Experts to serve as technical advisors assigned to GAP country programs
in various countries in support of the President's Emergency Plan
for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The position serves as Senior Laboratory
Program Advisor to the CDC Country Director, CDC Global AIDS Program
(GAP) in the country of assignment. As an expert in clinical and
public health laboratory science, the incumbent provides guidance
on policy and programs affecting public health and clinical laboratory
services provision for HIV/AIDS/STI/TB prevention, surveillance,
treatment, and care programs in support of PEPFAR. Positions are
currently available in Nigeria, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago,
and Vietnam.
If you are interested, please send a resume or CV to La'Trice N.
Fowler at guu5@cdc.gov and for US Citizens please apply on line
at www.USAJobs.gov. Please state in your e-mail that this is for
a laboratory position and list the countries you are interested
in.
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Job Description
The responsibilities of an ASCP PEPFAR consultant may include:
- Traveling to designated PEPFAR countries
- Participating in needs assessments and strategic planning
- Developing training materials
- Training laboratorians in Chemistry, Hematology, and CD4 Testing
- Evaluating the long-term effectiveness of the training programs
- Providing one on one technical assistance
Position Requirements
- ASCP member; Pathologist (MD) or Medical Technologist
- Minimum of 5-10 years of laboratory management and/or clinical experience
- Expertise in hematology, chemistry or CD4 testing
- Trainer/faculty of educational events, MT/MLT educator, or Lab Continuing
Education instructor
- Teaching stamina (teaching for 8 – 10 hours per day)
- Recent experience using equipment (calibration, correlation, maintenance,
etc.)
- Strong communication skills (written and oral)
- Diplomatic skills; ability to persuade and influence stakeholders
- Comfortable managing ambiguity/changing priorities
- Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking abilities
- Familiarity with the role of consultant (assist and support)
- Technologically astute
- Culturally sensitive
- Sense of humor
- General good health
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