From: Dr. Nobuo SHIGEHARA
Director, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Job Vacancy Announcement
Institution: |
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University |
Field of Expertise: |
Ecology and Social Behavior |
Job Title: |
Professor |
Opening Date: |
January 20, 2005 |
Closing Date: |
April 8, 2005 |
Formal Hiring Date: |
After July 1, 2005 |
Salary Range: |
subject to previous research career (non-negotiable) |
1. Job description:
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University (KUPRI) is seeking to
appoint a suitable candidate to the position of professor in the field
of ecology and social behavior. At the Primate Research Institute,
faculty involved in this field of research belong to the Ecology Section,
Social Behavior Section and the Field Research Center. This Research
is carried out on the ecology, social behavior and conservation of
primates in the wild, 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 conducted in Japanese and
to lecture graduate students in either English and/or Japanese. The
successful candidate will be expected to promote the study of primates
from a broad perspective, to help in teaching and supervision of graduate
students and post-docs, 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).
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CV with
detailed account of academic activity and research grant record
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List of
academic publications and reprints (one per set for each article)
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List of
non-academic/popular publications and reprints (one per set for
each article)
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Summary
of research that the candidate has conducted (about 1000 words).
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Summary
of research that the candidate intends to carry out at KUPRI (about
1000 words).
All documents must arrive by the deadline (April 8, 2005), 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
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. 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.
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. Detailed information is available
at the following web site:http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
For further information, please contact Nobuo Shigehara or Chie Hashimoto
e-mail: shigehar@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp, hashimot@pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp Tel:
+81 568-63-0531, 0540 Fax: +81 568-63-0536, 0565
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