Subject: RESEARCH ASSOCIATES REQUIRED

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Please note the reply, contact details and closing dates below.
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Research Associate - Water Supply & Sanitation Institutions 
15,462 - 23,241 per annum (UK Sterling)
15,735 - 23,651 per annum from 1 October 1998 (UK Sterling)

WEDC undertakes education, training, research and consultancy related to
the needs of low and middle-income countries.  We have a substantial and
expanding research and consultancy workload that is funded by the UK
Department for International Development (DFID, previously the ODA).  We
wish to appoint a new team member to work on research projects as well as
other WEDC activities.  In particular, the appointee would work on new
research in Africa and India that will examine marketing of services to the
urban poor.  The work will be based in Loughborough but will also involve
overseas visits.

You will have a good honours degree and preferably a postgraduate and/or
professional qualification in an engineering or another relevant
discipline, and work or research experience in the water sector in
developing or transitional countries.  Preference will be given to
candidates with an interest and experience in
management/institutional/socio-economic issues.  The appointment will be
for 24 months and renewable by mutual agreement.

Informal enquiries to Kevin Sansom Tel: 01509 222617 or Ian Smout  01509
222642  Fax: 01509 211079  Email K.R.Sansom@lboro.ac.uk.  

For further details and an application form contact Miss K Brown, WEDC,
Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University LE11
3TU, UK  Tel: 01509 222885 Fax: 01509 211079  Quote reference CV/298
Closing date: 21 August 1998

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Research Associate - Water and Environmental Health in Low and Middle
Income Countries
15,462 - 23,241 per annum (UK Sterling)
15,735 - 23,651 per annum from 1 October 1998 (UK Sterling)

Required to work on engineering and institution aspects of water and
environmental health, under the DFID-funded WELL resource centre and other
WEDC contracts. The work will be based in Loughborough but may involve
international visits of up to one month duration for an appointee with
considerable experience. 

The appointment will be for 12 months initially, renewable by mutual
agreement. You should be academically well qualified in a related
discipline, with relevant international experience in water and
environmental health. You should also have a proven ability to carry out
research and write reports. 

Informal enquiries to Ian Smout (01509) 222642. Email i.k.smout@lboro.ac.uk

For further details and an application form contact Miss K Brown, WEDC,
Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University,
Loughborough, Leics  LE11 3TU, UK  Tel: 01509 222885 Fax: 01509 211079
Quote reference CV/306  Closing date: 21 August 1998


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Rod Shaw

Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Loughborough University
Leicestershire LE11 3TU UK

E-mail: R.J.Shaw@lboro.ac.uk
Tel: +44 1509 222886 (or 222885)
Fax: +44 1509 211079
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/cv/wedc/index.html

Education, training, research and consultancy for the 
planning, provision and management of physical infrastructure 
for development in low- and middle-income countries.
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