Institution: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Section: Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Opening Date: October 19, 2005
Closing Date: January 31, 2006
Formal Hiring Date: around May 2006
Salary Range: subject to previous research career (non-negotiable)
1. Job description
The Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University (KUPRI) is seeking to appoint a suitable candidate to the position of Assistant Professor in the Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research (CHEMR). CHEMR is a research facility of KUPRI, and is dedicated to the innovative development of non-human primate models for human evolutionary research in the field of experimental animal science. The Assistant Professor performs his/her own research and the duties of caring for non-human primates at KUPRI. Although prior experience with non-human primates is not essential, applicants are expected to be licensed veterinarians. Basic knowledge of Japanese is required, as the successful candidate will be expected to participate in faculty meetings and other administrative matters conducted in Japanese and to lecture graduate students in either English or Japanese. The successful candidate will be expected to promote the study and care of primates from a broad perspective, to teach and supervise graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, and to contribute to the administration of the institute.
2. Application procedure
Candidates are requested to submit the following set of documents. Two full sets should be sent (copies are acceptable).
- CV with detailed account of academic activity and research grant record
- List of academic publications and reprints (one per set for each article)
- List of non-academic/popular publications and reprints (one per set for each article)
- Summary of research that the candidate has conducted (about 1000 words).
- Summary of research that the candidate intends to carry out at KUPRI (about 1000 words).
All documents must arrive by the deadline (Tuesday, January 31, 2006), and should be sent - preferably by registered mail - to the following address:
Dr. Nobuo SHIGEHARA,
Director
Primate Research Institute
Kyoto University
41 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, JAPAN
3. Selection procedure and feedback to candidates
A committee will be set up at KUPRI to evaluate all candidates, based on the documents submitted. The complete list of candidates will then be passed on to a general assembly of about 40 faculty members, all of whom will participate in a vote to select one candidate for the post. No further information will be available to candidates at any stage of the selection process. Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to him/herself only. KUPRI consists of the following four major departments: Department of Evolution and Phylogeny (includes Morphology Section, Population Genetics Section, and Systematics and Phylogeny Section), Department of Ecology and Social Behavior (Ecology Section and Social Behavior Section), Department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (Language and Intelligence Section, Cognition and Learning Section, and Brain Research Section), Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology (Cellular Biology Section and Molecular Biology Section). KUPRI also has two attached facilities: Field Research Center, CHEMR, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration Program (Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Section). Detailed information is available at the following web site: http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html.
For further information, please contact: Dr. Takashi Kageyama (e-mail: kageyama@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp, Tel: +81 568-63-0578 Fax: +81 568-62-9559).
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