CallforCopyeditorsforVectorWorksProjectTheVectorWorksProjectatJHU�CCPisseekingquotesfromcopyeditors(individualsorfirms)forcopyeditingseveralmalaria-specifictechnicalpapersandreports.Thecontractwillextendoveraoneyearperiodwithanoptiontoextendformultipleyears.VectorWorksisa5-yearUSAID/PMIfundedproject.Ourgoalistohelpcountriesachieveandmaintainhighlevelsofmosquitonetcoverageanduse.Wearealsotaskedwithfacilitatingtheadoptionofalternativevectorcontrolinterventionsoncesuchinterventionsaredeemedreadyforrollout.VectorWorksiscurrentlyinvolvedin12countriesandhasthepotentialtoexpandtomoresites.VectorWorksisimplementedbyaconsortiumledbytheJohnsHopkinsCenterforCommunicationPrograms(CCP).OtherpartnersincludeTropicalHealthLLP,SwissTropicalandPublicHealthInstitute(SwissTPH),PopulationServicesInternational(PSI),MennoniteEconomicDevelopmentAssociates(MEDA)andtheTulaneUniversityCenterforAppliedMalariaResearchandEvaluation(CAMRE).Theprojectrunsfrom2014to2019.Projectstaff,internationalconsultants,andseveralin-countrypartnersproducemanydocumentsoverthelifeoftheproject.Asaresult,productscanvarysubstantiallyinwritingqualityandstyle(British,Ugandan,Nigerian,orAmericanEnglish).Wearelookingforacopyeditorswhoareabletoprovideuswithexpertqualityworkandabletodosowithquickturnaroundtomatchtheneedsoftheproject.Examplesofmaterialsinproductioninclude:

• Briefcasestudies• Journalarticles• Evaluationandprojectreports• Editorialsoradvocacystatements• Whitepapersorguidelines• Successstories• Tripreports• Projectreports

Thecopyeditor’sworkwillrangefromlighttomediumandheavyeditingtasksincludingbutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:

• Preformingalltasksforlightcopyediting• Changingtextandheadingtoachieveparallelstructure• Flagginginappropriatefiguresofspeech• Ensuringkeytermsarehandledconsistentlyandthatvocabularylistsandtheindexcontainall

thetermsthatmeetcriteriaspecifiedbythepublisher• Ensuringthatpreviews,summariesreflectcontent• Improvingtheflowofthedocument• Enforcingconsistentstyleandtone• Changingpassivevoicetoactivevoice,ifrequested• Flaggingambiguousorincorrectstatements• Smoothingtransitions• Assigningnewlevelstoheadstoachievelogicalstructure• Eliminatingwordiness• Suggestingandsometimesimplementingadditionsanddeletionsattheparagraphandsentence

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Allpapersandreportswillinvolvemalaria,particularlyLongLastingInsecticideNets(LLINs)andcanvaryfrom5-50pagesinlength.Sub-topicsincludemonitoringandevaluation,designofnetdistributionsystemstohouseholds,behaviorchangecommunication,andpolicy.SamplesofVectorWorksproductscanbefoundatwww.vector-works.org.Potentialcandidatesshouldsubmitthefollowingdocumentsforconsideration:

1. Resume2. Sampleofpreviouswork3. Coverletterindicatingthefollowing:

o Priceperhour,includingforexpeditedworko Averagenumberofpagescompletedinanhouro Therangeofeditingactivitiesperformedforotherclientso Typesofpublicationswithwhichthecopyeditorhasspecializedorhassignificant

experienceo Whethertheprospectivebidderisbasedlocally,nationally,orinternationally

Applicationswillbeevaluatedonadequacyandcompletenessofthesubmission,qualificationsoftheprospectivecopyeditor,breadthanddepthofexperience,performanceonthesampleprovided,andcompetitivepricing.ApplicationProcess:Qualifiedapplicantsshouldsendtheirapplicationtoccp.vectorworks@gmail.comwith“VectorWorksCopyeditor”inthesubjectline.DeadlineforsubmissionsisAugust2,2016.