From:Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Director, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Job Vacancy Announcement
Institution:
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Field of Expertise: Ecology and Social Behavior
Job Title: Associate Professor
Opening Date: April 17, 2006
Closing Date: July 7, 2006
Formal Hiring Date: After October 1, 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 associate professor
in the field of ecology and social behavior. At the Primate Research
Institute, faculty involved in this field of research belongs to the
Ecology Section and Social Behavior Section. The candidate is expected
to carry out field research on the ecology, social behavior or conservation
of primates, using methodologies from ethology, ecology and other related
disciplines. Fluency in Japanese is required, as the successful candidate
will be expected to fully participate in faculty meetings and other
administrative matters and lecture graduate students in either English
and/or Japanese. The successful candidate will also be expected to promote
the study of primates from a broad perspective, teach and supervise
graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, and 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).
1. CV with detailed account of academic activity and research grant
record
2. List of academic publications and reprints of each article
3. List of non-academic/popular publications and reprints of each article
4. Summary of research that the candidate has conducted (about 1000
words)
5. Summary of research that the candidate intends to carry out at KUPRI
(about 1000 words)
All documents must arrive by the deadline (July 7, 2006), and should
be sent – preferably by registered mail – to the following
address:
Dr. Tetsuro Matsuzawa,
Director
Primate Research Institute
Kyoto University
41 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506
JAPAN
Tel: +81-568-63-0567
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.
Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to
him/herself only. No further information will be made available to candidates
at any stage of the selection process.
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University (KUPRI) consists
of the following four major departments: Department of Evolution and
Phylogeny (Morphology Section, Population Genetics Section, Systematics
and Phylogeny Section), Department of Ecology and Social Behavior (Ecology
Section, Social Behavior Section), Department of Behavioral and Brain
Sciences (Language and Intelligence Section, Cognition and Learning
Section, Brain Research Section), Department of Cellular and Molecular
Biology (Cellular Biology Section, Molecular Biology Section). KUPRI
also has two attached facilities, Field Research Center and Center for
Human Evolution Modeling Research, 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
For further information, please contact Dr. Kunio Watanabe
e-mail: watanabe@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tel: +81-568-63-0582
Fax: +81-568-62-9575
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