EAACI is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) Coordinator for the next 2 years term.

The EAACI SPC is responsible for assembling the Scientific Program for the EAACI Annual Congresses, currently the largest Allergy Congress worldwide. The SPC involves several EAACI Officers and representatives of all sections and interest groups and is chaired by the SPC Coordinator.

The SPC Coordinator is responsible for organisation and chairing of 3-4 SPC meetings, monthly teleconferences and ~1200 e-mails per year, compiling the first and second Congress announcements, finalizing the congress book, organising abstract submission, chairing the abstract selection procedure, and keeping scientific, topical and geographical and balance.

The selected individual should have:
a) A high scientific profile, judged by publications, citations and major meeting presentations

b) Time availability for the schedule detailed above

c) Commitment to EAACI and past involvements in relevant activities

d) High communication skills

Applications including a CV, disclosure of conflict of interests and motivation letter should be sent to the EAACI Headquarters, to the attention of EAACI Executive Director Silvia Schaller (hq@eaaci.net)

Closing date: 8 February 2010, 17:00

More information on the position can be obtained from the EAACI Vice President for Congresses, Prof C. Akdis (akdisac@siaf.uzh.ch) and the current SPC Coordinator Prof C. Virchow (j.c.virchow@med.uni-rostock.de).