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To help us categorise experts by area of expertise, please provide keywords that best describe your expertise (e.g. diseases, animal species, scientific area)

have a degree in veterinary science or biological sciences, or equivalent with a specific focus on aquatic animal health. Be an internationally recognised specialist with a broad understanding of the major diseases of aquatic animals addressed by the Aquatic Code (i.e. fish, molluscs, crustaceans or amphibians) or have international expertise in the surveillance, diagnosis, prevention and control of aquatic animal diseases or methods, or welfare of farmed fish, or international animal health policy and Aquatic Animal Health Services.

understand the role of WOAH in the development of WOAH international standards and have experience in the implementation of standards in the Aquatic Code and Aquatic Manual.

have knowledge and experience in international trade in aquatic animals and aquatic animal products and the implementation of WOAH standards at the national level including risk assessment and management, development of sanitary measures or border control to support the import or export of aquatic animals and aquatic animal products regionally or internationally.

have a degree in veterinary science or biological sciences or equivalent. Be an internationally recognised specialist, with a broad understanding of the major diseases of animals addressed by the Terrestrial Manual (i.e. mammals, birds and bees) with international expertise in the diagnosis, prevention and surveillance of infectious animal diseases, particularly in laboratory methods, operations and vaccine production.

understand the role of WOAH in the development of its international standards and have international experience in vaccine regulation and in the implementation of standards in the Terrestrial Manual. Applicants may have contributed to the development of national positions on proposed revisions to the Terrestrial Manual.

be an internationally recognised expert in laboratory diagnosis and immunological prevention of diseases with respect to international trade or movement of terrestrial animals or their products, particularly diseases included in the Terrestrial Code. Have expertise in one or more of the following fields: standards for biological products, diagnostic preparations, vaccines and immune sera relating to terrestrial animals, veterinary laboratory management, biosafety and biosecurity, vaccine production, test validation, laboratory quality assurance, genomics and new laboratory technologies. Be an active member of the national veterinary laboratory network and actively involved in regional and international networks.

have a degree in veterinary science or biological sciences or equivalent. Be an internationally recognised specialist and have a scientific publication record in a field relevant to the prevention and control of infectious diseases of animals addressed by the Terrestrial Code (i.e. mammals, reptiles, birds and bees) and relevant expertise in animal disease management, in particular WOAH listed diseases and diseases for which WOAH has a procedure for official recognition of status.

understand the role of WOAH in the development of its international standards and have experience in the implementation of Standards in the Terrestrial Code and Terrestrial Manual.

have expertise in providing scientific guidance to develop policies on the assessment and prevention and control or eradication of diseases in domestic animals and wildlife, notably those with the potential to affect trade in terrestrial animals and their products or affect human health. Have expertise in one or more of the following areas: risk analysis, epidemiology, disease surveillance, laboratory diagnosis or vaccinology applied to disease prevention and control at the national or international level and an understanding of the role of Veterinary Services.

have a degree in veterinary science. Be internationally recognised, with a broad understanding of the major diseases of animals addressed by the Terrestrial Code (i.e. mammals, reptiles, birds and bees) and have expertise in the prevention and control of animal diseases, animal welfare, international animal health policy, Veterinary Services and veterinary public health.

understand the role of WOAH in the development of WOAH international standards and have experience in the implementation of standards in the Terrestrial Code.

understand animal health aspects of international trade in animals and animal products. Understand the implementation of WOAH standards at the national level including risk assessment and management, development of sanitary measures or border control to support the import or export of animals and animal products regionally or internationally. Has practical experience of the relevant international trading rules.

must provide examples that demonstrate the applicant is able to analyse and synthesise scientific and technical information into structured assessments, reviews and reports and that the applicant can present a scientific opinion in a constructive manner and to build consensus.

must provide examples demonstrating situations where the applicant was able to work within a small team of people from different cultural backgrounds as well as experts from various disciplines.

must demonstrate proficiency in English, both orally and in writing. Being a native English speaker or having acquired the language through studying English (e.g. certificate) or studying or working in an English environment are examples which can be provided. Additional language skills in French or Spanish are desirable but not essential.