Volunteer / career Opportunities

 

VWB/VSF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We are seeking vet volunteers for the following positions in Malawi and Nepal with our partner organization Uniterra (www.uniterra.org). Please click on the title of the position for more information.

Dairy Health Advisor
LOCATION: Blantyre, Malawi
DURATION: 1 position for 12 months (flexible on duration)
START DATE: Flexible on start date

LANGUAGE: English
OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT: To build animal health capacity of members of two Milk Producers Associations

Dairy Health Advisor

LOCATION: Rupandehi, Nepal

DURATION: 3-4 months

START DATE: Flexible on start date

LANGUAGE: English

OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT: To build animal health capacity of staff and members of the District Milk Producers Cooperative Union

Application deadline for all positions: open until filled

 

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

Please note that the organizations listed on this page may not be affiliated with Veterinarians without Borders/Vétérinaires sans Frontières-Canada. Their missions and visions do not necessarily reflect the mission and vision of our organization.

IDRC Paid Internship Awards

The IDRC Internship awards (15 in total for 2011) provide exposure to research for international development under the guidance of IDRC program staff. The intern will undertake his/her own research, and will also gain hands-on experience in research management techniques.

Each Program under Agriculture and Environment will host one intern:

Ecosystems and Human Health (Ecohealth)
Ecohealth continues to build the field of ecohealth with new knowledge on environmental change, emerging and re-emerging diseases, and on healthier communities in agricultural ecosystems.

Agriculture and Food Security (AFS)
The goal of AFS is to support research that generates opportunities for more equitable and productive agriculture to improve the food and income security of poor women and men in developing countries.

Climate Change and Water (CCW)
CCW is a new five-year initiative that aims to support research that reduces vulnerability to water-related impacts of climate change.

 

Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA)

The purpose of the CCAA research and capacity development program is to significantly improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.

 

ELIGIBILITY:

a)   Applicants must be either Canadian citizens, have permanent resident status in Canada or be citizens of a developing country;

b)   Applicants must be either currently registered in or have completed a graduate degree. The internship may be part of an academic requirement.

c)   The applicant’s proposed research must focus on a developing country.

 

Internships are on a full-time basis, for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 12 months, commencing in January 2011 and completing in December 2011.

Please see the IDRC Internship page for more details.

Deadline to apply: Sunday September 12, 2010

For more information please write to cta@idrc.ca

 

March 2, 2010 - Veterinary Researcher
LOCATION: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
LANGUAGE: English
DURATION: 12-24 months
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1, 2010 (as soon as possible) START DATE: May 2010 (as soon as possible) OBJECTIVE OF PLACEMENT: To improve the livelihoods of local herders farmers by increasing demand for their products, by building on the diagnostic capacity of staff, and establishing food safety standards to be met by herders and growers.
MORE INFORMATION/APPLY: www.cuso-vso.org

CUSO-VSO Volunteer Opportunities

CUSO-VSO is a non-profit development agency that works through volunteers. Please see their website for exciting volunteer placements www.cuso.org