Biochemistry Consultant

Job Description

The Government of the Republic of Liberia has applied for a grant from the International Development Association (IDA), and intends to apply part of the grant proceeds to payments under the Health System Reconstruction Project contract for the selection of a Biochemistry Consultant. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare requires the services of a Biochemistry Consultant to join a team of other consultants to work in the A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine, Monrovia, Liberia, for a period of at least a year to strengthen the A.M. Dogliotti College of Medicine with qualified and experienced professors in both basic and clinical sciences. The successful consultant shall review curriculum, teach medical and pharmacy students, write proposals for funding to enable him or her carry out basic and or applied research, conduct seminars/workshops to upgrade knowledge and skills, mentor junior teaching staff, carry out continuous assessment of students, etc. The consultant shall work and teach in the English language. This position of the Biochemistry Consultant is expected to be filled latest 15 September 2007. The Government of Liberia, represented by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare now invites eligible individual consultants with the relevant expertise and experience to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested individual consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services by submitting signed and dated Curricula Vitae (CVs), giving the names and e-mail addresses of at least three references. A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s __Guidelines: __, May 2004 (revised in October 2006). Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below from Monday to Friday between 0830 and 1630 hours. **Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 14 July 2007.** **Contact:** The Office of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare Attention: Mr. Samuel M. Yarkpazuo, Special Assistant Copy to: Dr. Tabeh Freeman () Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Capitol By-Pass St. Monrovia, Liberia Tel: (231) 0642-0384 E-mail: