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2 December 2008 
  WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION 
 
 WTO  
  Geneva
 
 
 Vacancy Notice No. 640  
   The Secretariat of WTO is seeking to fill a position of an Economic Affairs Officer in the 
Economic Research and Statistics Di vision.  This is a contract positi on of limited duration, with an 
initial contract period of one year and the possibility of an extension for a maximum of one additional year..  Serving staff members interested  in this position are also invite d to apply.  The WTO is an Equal 
Opportunities Employer.  TITLE AND GRADE: Economic Affairs Officer - Grade 6  
   
STARTING SALARY: Approximately Swiss francs 87,689 net p.a.  
 OTHER CONDITIONS: In accordance with WTO Staff Regulations and Staff Rules and 
WTO Pension Plan Regulations.   
 
  The World Trade Organization offers an attractive compensation 
package including an annual net salary (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contribut ions and health insurance), 
dependency benefits, pension pl an, health insurance scheme, 
separation grant and 30 days annual vacation. Benefits for 
internationally recruited staff may include travel and removal expenses on appointment and separation, installation grant, education grant, rental subsidy and home leave. Additional information on the compensation package is provided on the WTO 
website . 
 
TYPE OF APPOINTMENT: Fixed-term for one year, with possibility of extension up to one year                                                             only.  GENERAL FUNCTIONS: Working closely with ot her members of the Division and under the 
general supervision of the Director  or other senior officer, the 
incumbent will provide analytical  support to the work of the 
Division, in the form of briefi ng notes, analytical reviews of 
important publications, and short papers.   
   The incumbent is also expected  to contribute to the Division's 
research program on topics related to international trade.  This 
involves the collaboration in drafting the Divisions' annual 
publication - the World Trade Report – and assistance in preparation 
of research papers directed to the academic or policy community. 
 
REQUIRED  A PhD. in  economics, ideally  with a focus  on international  trade, 
QUALIFICATIONS: and two years of working experience on issues of international 
trade, which may have been gain ed in an academic institution. 
Evidence of a solid working knowle dge of modern international 
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   Ability to write clearly, concisely and speedily, including for a 
non-specialist readership. 
  
LANGUAGES: The incumbent will be requi red to work in English.  A good 
knowledge of at least one of the other two WTO working languages 
(French and Spanish) w ould be an advantage. 
 APPLICATIONS
: 1 Please use the online application form which may be downloaded from the WTO website – www.wto.org
 - under "vacancies".  If you 
are unable to download the application form, please send an e-mail 
or fax to the Human Resources Division requesting the form.  A completed form may also be submitted to the following address: 
   Director, Human Resources Division 
  WTO 
  Centre William Rappard   154, rue de Lausanne 
  1211 Geneva 21 
  Switzerland 
 
  E-mail:  humanresources@wto.org           Fax::  +41-22-739 5772 
   Please do not send your application via multiple routes.  It is not 
necessary to follow your application up with copies of qualifications, previous employment contracts, entire publications 
etc. 
   Candidates must indicate clearly in section 15 of the application 
form the Vacancy Notice No. 640. 
   Applications will not be acknow ledged. Only applicants possessing 
the required qualifications will be ta ken into consideration.  Only 
the successful candidate will be notified of the outcome of the competition. 
   Candidates are kindly requested to refrain from enquiring about 
progress of their application. 
 CLOSING DATE OF THIS  VACANCY NOTICE: 6 January 2009  
  No applications will be considered after this date.    The WTO is a non-smoking environment. 
                                                             1 Only applications from nationals of WTO Members will be accepted. 
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