Job Vacancy Announcement

Institution: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Department: Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research
Job Title: Assistant Professor
Opening Date: February 13th, 2014
Closing Date: April 7th, 2014
Formal Hiring Date: around July, 2014
Job Term: Initial 7-year-term employment with further extension of 5 years possible upon evaluation of performance
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 Assistant Professor in the Center for Human Evolution Modeling Research. The Center is carrying out studies of primates as experimental animals based on a diversity of research disciplines, and is a facility for rearing, caring, and supplying primates for research. The Center is also carrying out molecular genetic studies for embryology and reproduction of non-human primates useful in the Life Sciences. Such research aims at comprehensive performance for preservation and genetic modification of bioresources in order to develop new animal models. This time, the Center is seeking a specialist who performs reproductive physiology and technology using primates. 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 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 (please mark 5 representative publications) and the reprints of all the publications.
(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 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 (April 7th, 2014), and should be sent to the following address by mail:

Dr. Hirohisa HIRAI
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.

4. Gender Equality

Kyoto University has been promoting for gender equality.

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, the Center for International Collaboration and Advanced Studies in Primatology, and Endowed Research Section [Chimpanzee (Hayashibara) Research Section]. Graduate level education is conducted within the Division of Biological Science in the Graduate School of Science. Detailed information is available at the following web site: http://www.pri.kyoto-u.ac.jp.

For inquiries, Munehiro Okamoto
(E-mail: okamoto.munehiro.6w@kyoto-u.ac.jp, tel: +81-568-63-0584, fax: +81-568-63-0085).