[Pophealth] WHO social determinants of health job

[Stephen Bezruchka]

PErhaps some on this list might be qualified and interested.  Not a lot 
fo time to prevaricate.  STephen

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
GLOBAL COMMISSION ON SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH (CSDH)

JOB VACANCY NOTICES
Scientific Researcher/Coordinator 51;RAIII/IV (Ref 242) & Research 
Fellow/Senior Research Fellow 51; RA1A/II (Ref 243)

At the 2004 World Health Assembly, the Director-General announced the 
beginning of a process to act upon the social causes of ill health and 
inequities by calling for a global Commission on Social Determinants of 
Health (CSDH). The CSDH has a long term vision of world where people 
matter, where health is founded on social justice as its underlying 
principle, and where policy, action and institutional organization draws 
from an understanding of the complex relationships within society and 
between the different factors and actions that influence health. The CSDH, 
over three years, will set the foundation for sustained processes to 
profile and integrate the social determinants of health within public 
policy and practice. The work of the Commission will be supported by two 
secretariats: one based in University College, London - termed the 
"Scientific Secretariat"; and one in WHO, Geneva.

The two posts now advertised will be based at UCL, can be full or part 
time, and will complete a London based team of four working to the 
Chairman, Professor Sir Michael Marmot. Both posts will involve foreign 
travel, the collation and preparation of reports on a broad range of 
scientific data across multiple disciplines, and exposure to organisations 
and individuals involved in the making of global health policies. The 
Commissions work will be based around nine knowledge networks, 
provisionally entitled: Priority Public Health Conditions; Child Health 
and Education; Food Security; Human Settlements; Social Exclusion; 
Employment; Globalization; Health Systems and Measurement. Setting up of 
quality assurance systems for the products of the Commission, preparing 
the relevant knowledge products, and co-ordinating and writing the Interim 
and Final Commission Reports will form the primary tasks of the team.

The work of the Commission will provide a unique opportunity to gain an 
insight into international health policy, and arise at a juncture that UCL 
is expanding its involvement and profile in Global Health. A new 
Institute, to be launched in October 2005, will be directly linked to the 
work of the Commission and will be housed alongside the Department.

Applications are invited from graduates from the fields of Public Health, 
Epidemiology, International Development or Social or biological sciences 
relevant to the social determinants of health. Applicants should have 
obtained higher training, qualifications (PhD or equivalent) and relevant 
research experience in these fields. Excellent communication and 
organisation skills, the ability to work effectively in a team, to 
deadlines and unsupervised, accuracy and an eye for detail, as well as 
self-motivation and initiative are all essential qualities. Salaries: 
RAIII/IV: £36,557-48,215 pa inclusive, RA1A/II: £21,79151; £38,213 pa 
inclusive. Initial funding secured to 30/11/07.

Full job details at: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/epidemiology/vacancies.html. 
Application forms at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hr/docs/job_pages.php or from 
f.bortolotti at ucl.ac.uk, 020 7679 1681 Applications to Ms Bortolotti, 
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, UCL, 1-19 Torrington Place, 
London WC1E 6BT. Closing date: 17th June 2005.

For more information on the WHO Commission, visit 
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/en/