From: esri!pop!merrill@UUNET.UU.NET ((Merrill Lyew))
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Subject: Brazil
Date: 15 Oct 92 00:58:31 GMT
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Anyone interested in working in Brazil for a couple of months?

Please contact Placido directly.

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        I am sending you a document about our needs for consultations


UFPA/UNAMAZ/SIAMAZ                  BELEM, PARA, BRAZIL


   CONSULTANTS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM


          The  purpose of this message is to advertize the  short
term  consultancies we are needing to implement  the  Information
System  for the Amazon Region-SIAMAZ. Its  Regional  Coordinating
Center  is  located at the  Federal University of Para,  city  of
Belem, in Brazil.

          SIAMAZ  has the objective of promoting  the  gathering,
processing  and  dissemination of  scientific  and  technological
information  produced within and about the pan-amazonian  region,
by   using  computerized  data  bases  and  automated   services,
including the CD-ROM.

          We  need  consultancies  for the  following  areas  and
estimated dates:

          1- Definition   of   the   criteria   for   qualitative
evaluation  of information, determination of the  system  subject
scope  and  production  of a document  selection  guide  (1 month
consultancy between September/October 1992).

          2- Definition  of the  methods  and  procedures for the
creation  and use of the system's thesauri (3 months  consultancy
between October 1992 to January 1193).

          3- Definition  of the  bibliographical and  referencial
data  bases structure using MICRO CDS/ISIS software  viewing  its
organization  in  CD-ROM  medium (2  months  consultancy  between
October 1992 to January 1993).

          4- Organization of a training course on the information
system  management  for the capacitation of SIAMAZ  Regional  and
National  Coordinating  Centers personnel  (1  month  consultancy
between October/November 1992).

          5- Organization  of  training  courses  on  the  system
operation  for the capacitation of SIAMAZ Regional  and  National
Coordinating  Centers  personnel  (1  month  consultancy  between
December 1992 to January 1993).

          6- Marketing of the system (1 month consultancy between
November/December 1992).

          7- Organization  of the document delivery  service  for
the system (1 month consultancy between April/May 1993).

          8- Evaluation  of  the  first  phase  of  the  system's
implematation and recommendations for the second  phase  planning
(1 month consultancy in September 1993).

          We   are  offering  a  salary  of  US$ 3,000.00  (three
thousand dollars) per thirty days work, plus payment  for  travel
and room-and-board expenses.

          The candidates sould be fairly experienced in the area,
have  PhD or MS degrees and speak at least two of  the  following
languages: English, Portuguese or Spanish.

          The  interested candidates should send  their  detailed
curricula as soon as possible.

          We  have  the  detailed Terms  of  Reference  for  each
consultancy, written in Spanish that we can send you if you  give
us your address or fax number.

          Our address:

          SIAMAZ
          Universidade Federal do Para
          Campus Universitario do Guama
          Predio da Biblioteca Central 1o. Andar
          66075-110 - Belem - Para - Brasil

          Tel.: 00-55-91-229.2918

          Fax:  00-55-91-229.4339



   Lia Marques Bellesi          Placido Flaviano Curvo Filho
Director of the Regional      Consultant and Technical Director
 Coordinating Center of                  of SIAMAZ
        SIAMAZ

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Placido Flaviano Curvo Filho  E-mail: siamaz@secom.ufpa.br
Consultant and Technical      Tel: 0055-91-2292918
Director of SIAMAZ            Fax: 0055-91-2294337
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