From: Dr. Shiro KOHSHIMA
Director, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
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Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
Comparative Cognitive ScienceProfessor
thApril 12 , 2013
thJune 7 , 2013
Around September 1st, 2013
Tenure (Kyoto University has the age-limit policy of 65 years old)subject to previous research career (non-negotiable)

1. Job description
The Wildlife Research Center (WRC) of Kyoto University aims to promote scientific research and education on wild animals, andto contribute to the peaceful coexistence of living organisms on planet earth. WRC is seeking to appoint a suitable candidate tothe position of full professor of the Department of Comparative Cognitive Science. The Department aims to look for theevolutionary origins of the human mind through the comparison of humans and nonhuman animals. The successful candidate
is expected to do cutting-edge research, supervise graduate students, and to do administration.
2. Application procedure
The candidate is requested to submit the following documents by e-mail (Please put the following documents in one PDF file).
English or Japanese is acceptable.
(1) CV(2) Detailed account of academic activity (affiliated societies), research grant record, and award-receiving history.
(3) List of academic publications (SCI journals only): reprints of up to 20 articles must be sent in a separate file.
(4) List of non-academic/popular publications.
(5) Summary of research that the candidate has conducted (about 1000 words).
(6) Summary of research that the candidate intends to carry out at WRC (about 1000 words).
(7) Fieldwork experience of wild animals, and conservation and/or welfare efforts.
(8) Two contact persons (required that at least one be from a non-Japanese scholar):name and address.
thAll documents must arrive by the deadline (June 7 , 2013) by e-mail addressed to:
Dr. Shiro Kohshima, Director of WRC, Kyoto University, e-mail: kohshima (at) wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
3. Selection procedure and feedback to candidates
A committee will be set up at WRC to evaluate all candidates, based on the documents submitted. The final decision will bemade by all faculty members. Each candidate will be informed of the final decision pertaining to him/herself only.
4.

Gender Equality

Kyoto University promotes gender equality.
5. Summary of the WRC
The research conducted at WRC focuses on endangered large animals from the view points of Mind, Body, Life, Genome, andHealth-Longevity. For this purpose WRC consists of 5 research departments (Comparative Cognitive Science, Zoo Science,Conservation Biology, Human Evolutionary Science, Health and Longevity Science), and 1 donated department (Welfare andLongevity Research). WRC has 3 research stations in Japan (Kumamoto Sanctuary, Koshima Field station, and YakushimaField Station), and 7 field stations in Borneo and Africa (Danum Valley in Borneo, Ugala and Mahale in Tanzania, Kahuzi-Biegaand Wamba in Congo, Mukaraba in Gabon, and Bossou-Nimba in Guinea). WRC also carries out collaborative research inBrazil, India, Malaysia, Ghana, etc… under MoUs. Graduate level education is conducted within the Division of Biological
Science in the Graduate School of Science. For foreign students, WRC has the International Course of Primatology and Wildlife
for the entrance examination in English for April and October enrollment. Detailed information is available at the following website: http://www.wrc.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
For further inquiries, please contact Dr. Shiro Kohshima, the director of WRC through e-mail.