UNESCO Jobs Available

Gene Whitney, of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, has identified these current job postings from UNESCO, and is asking that they be circulated in the hope that Americans will apply for many of these important positions.

He especially encourages qualified U.S. candidates to apply for the following position (which was previously announced on this blog):

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SR PROG SPECIALIST (Science & Tech Education & Tech Capacity Bldg); UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (SC-427); Paris, France
(PhD: Basic-EnginSci; 10+yrs (5+yrs university sci-engin teach) university edu plan-mgmt-adm exp; Fr); P-5; $120K Closing date: 08/21/06

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Note that this position closes on August 21, 2006.

Applicants may apply electronically. Qualified individuals interested in competing for any of the listed vacancies should submit their applications directly to UNESCO or the international organization of interest.

U.S. citizen applicants for UNESCO and ICAO positions are requested to send an information copy of their applications to: employmentun@state.gov.

Additional information on international employment is available at this State Department web site.

Other Positions the Whitney has identified include:

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* 63 SR PROG SPECIALIST (Science & Tech Education & Tech Capacity Bldg); UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (SC-427); Paris, France
(PhD: Basic-EnginSci; 10+yrs (5+yrs university sci-engin teach) university edu plan-mgmt-adm exp; Fr); P-5; $120K Closing date: 08/21/06

* 117 PROG SPECIALIST, Hydrological Processes & Climate, Water Sciences Div; UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (SC-420); Paris, France
(AdvDeg: Civil-EnvirEngin/SoilSci/Hydrol; 4+yrs (2 yrs int’l) int’l sci coop/erosion&sediment rsrch exp; Fr); P-3; $84K Closing date: 08/27/06

* 131 ASSISTANT PROGRAM SPECIALIST (Education); UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (LA/RP/CHI/ED/0032); Santiago, Chile
(AdvDeg: Edu/Soc-HumanSci; 2+ yrs LatinAm & Carib edu field proj implmnt exp; Sp); P-1/P-2; $48/$61K Closing date: 08/30/06

* 180 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER; UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (AR/RP/PAL/BFC/0005); Ramallah, Palestine
(Deg: Pblc-BusAdm/Acct/Econ; 3 yrs adm/fin/UN sys exp; Arabic/Fr); P-1/P-2; $47/60 K Closing date: 09/04/06

* 212 CHIEF, Educational Planning & Management Div; UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (UNRWA/AR/RP/JOR/ED/0008); Amman, Jordan
(PhD: EduAdm/Evaluation; 10+ yrs nat’l-lvl edu sys mgmt/teaching/hi-lvl mgmt exp; Arabic); P-5; $ 98 K Closing date: 09/10/06

* 213 RESEARCH SCIENTIST 7/; UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Org (UNESCO); (EU/TP/ITA/SC/1051); Trieste, Italy
(PhD: Physics/GeophysSci; 5 yrs int’l Earth System Physics rsrch/teaching exp); P-3; $ 82 K Closing date: 09/10/06

* 214 RESEARCH SCIENTIST 7/; UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Org (UNESCO); (EU/TP/ITA/SC/1053); Trieste, Italy
(PhD: Physics/GeophysSci; 5 yrs int’l Earth System Physics rsrch/teaching exp); P-3; $ 82 K Closing date: 09/10/06

* 215 RESEARCH SCIENTIST 7/; UN Educational, Scientific & Cultural Org (UNESCO); (EU/TP/ITA/SC/1054); Trieste, Italy
(PhD: Physics/GeophysSci; 5 yrs int’l Earth System Physics rsrch/teaching exp); P-3; $ 82 K Closing date: 09/10/06

* 288 SR PROG SPECIALIST (Basic & Engineering Sciences); UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (AF/RP/KEN/SC/0006); Nairobi, Kenya
(PhD: Basic-EnginSci; 10+yrs sci & tech capacity bldg/ 6+yrs university Basic& EnginSci teach exp; Fr); P-5; $101K Closing date: 09/26/06

* 309 CLASSIFICATION OFFICER; UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (HRM-253); Paris, France
(AdvDeg: HRM/Bus-PblcAdm; 4+ yrs HRM & adm/job classif/org dsgn/analyt exp; Fr); P-3; $85K Closing date: 10/04/06

* 310 PROGRAM SPECIALIST (Higher Education) 11/; UN Edu, Sci & Cult Org (UNESCO); (LA/RP/VEN/ED/0003); Caracas, Venezuela
(AdvDeg:Soc-Human-EduSci; 7+yrs hi edu rsrch & tech int’l coop proj plan-coord-execute&cntrl exp; Sp); P-4; $90K Closing date: 10/04/06

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