1. Global reflections on Life as an independent consultant James Stuart Retired Self employed consultant Visiting professor/senior lecturer September 2012

2. SWOT analysis Strengths Freedom Weaknesses I’m still thinking Opportunities Plenty Threats No income

3. Opportunities Ask colleagues Use networks Some examples

4. 18 Sept 2012: EAN network The Emerging Diseases Surveillance and Response Unit of WHO Cambodia is looking for an Epidemiologist for a 3 months consultancy starting late September. The post would be suitable for someone with several years experience working as an epidemiologist, preferably in an international context. Please contact Dr Nima Asgari (Team Leader, Emerging disease surveillance and response, CHO Cambodia) directly if you are interested.

5. 18 Sept 2012: EAN network The LSHTM, Faculty of Epidemiology & Population Health is looking for a Research Co-ordinator and Lecturer in the Department for Infectious Disease Epidemiology based in Malawi We have a vacancy for a Research Co-ordinator and Lecturer to work in the Department’s research programme in Karonga, Northern Malawi. The programme has been conducting research in Malawi for 30 years in Karonga District with a focus on epidemiology studies in tuberculosis and in HIV, funded mostly by the Wellcome Trust.

6. 18 Sept 2012: EAN network The National Institute for Communicable Diseases/National Health Laboratory Service of South Africa is looking for: - Community health specialist (public health specialist/ epidemiologist/ programme head) at the National institute for communicable diseases field epidemiology and laboratory training programme Epidemiologist at centre for enteric diseases Epidemiologist at the centre for HIV and STIs Head of centre for vaccines and immunology

7. 21 Sept 2012 email from colleague in EpiConcept, Paris AEDES a reçu une requête dans le cadre du Contrat Cadre EU pour la Dominique : Technical Assistance for the definition of performance indicators and data collection system in the area of infant mortality. Nous cherchons un expert senior Epidémiologiste et Systèmes d’Informations Sanitaires qui pourra travailler en équipe avec le Chef d’Equipe sur cette mission. Elle doit démarrer le plus rapidement après le premier Octobre, pour environ 35 jours de travail. La langue de travail est l’anglais.

8. Opportunities Other examples? How to find opportunities? How to take advantage of them?

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