Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University

Job Vacancy Announcement

Institution: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Department: Department of Evolution and Phylogeny

Job Title: Full Professor (tenured)
Opening Date: April 10, 2008
Closing Date: June 9, 2008
Formal Hiring Date: around October, 2008
Salary Range: subject to previous research career (non-negotiable)

1. Job description
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University (KUPRl) is seeking to appoint a suitable candidate to the position of professor in the Department of Evolution and Phylogeny. The Department is carrying out studies based on the standpoints of morphology, fossils, molecules and/or genomes. This time we desire a researcher who investigates diversity and its process and phylogenetic evolution in primates from the viewpoint of molecular and/or genomic aspects. Prior experience with non-human primates is not essential. Adequate knowledge of Japanese is required, as the successful candidate is required to fully participate in faculty meetings and other administrative matters conducted in Japanese, and to lecture graduate students in either English or Japanese. Faculty members are also expected to promote the research of primates from a broad perspective, to teach and supervise graduate students and post-doctoral level researchers, and to contribute to the administration of the institute.

2. Application procedure
Candidates are requested to submit the following documents in triplicate (copies are acceptable). English or Japanese is acceptable.

1. CV with detailed account of academic activity and research grant record.
2. List of academic publications (indicate your top 10) and reprints.
3. List of non-academic/popular publications and reprints of those most representative of your research.
4. Summary of research that the candidate has conducted (about 1500 words).
5. Summary of research that the candidate intends to carry out at KUPRI (about 1500 words).

All documents must arrive by the deadline (June 9, 2008), and should be sent to the following address:

Dr. Tetsuro MATSUZAWA
Director
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
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 final decision will be made by all faculty members. Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to him/herself only. KUPRI is composed of the following research units: Department of Evolution and Phylogeny, Department of Ecology and Social Behavior, Department of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, the Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research, Interdisciplinary Collaboration Program, and Corporate Sponsored Department of Comparative Study of Cognitive Development (funded by Benesse Corp.). Detailed information is available at the following web site: http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp as well. For inquiring the post, please contact Hirohisa HIRAI (e-mail: hhirai/at/pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp (/at/=@) , tel: +81-568-63-0528, fax: +81-568-63-0085).