PhD bursary (part-time, fees only) – Roehampton University

Educational Organization:
Roehampton University

Date Posted:
2009-12-11

Program Description:
A part time fees-only bursary is available to undertake a PhD in the general area of research of any member of the Centre for Research in Evolutionary Anthropology, Roehampton University (please see individual staff members’ pages: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/researchcentres/crea/members/index.html for further information on research interests). Applicants should contact potential supervisors to discuss projects prior to application.

General enquiries can be sent to Dr Stuart Semple (s.semple@roehampton.ac.uk).
Instructions on how to apply can be found at: http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/graduateschool/prospectiveresearchstudents/howtoapply/index.html

Entrance Qualifications:
An excellent first degree in a relevant subject.

Tuition / Fees:
Part time tuition fees only are covered

Support (scholarships, travel):
No other support is available

Start + End Dates:
Proposed start date is 1st February 2010

Application Deadline:
1700 GMT on Monday 11th January 2010

Comments:
It is planned that interviews will be held in the week commencing 18th January 2010.

Contact Information:
Dr Stuart Semple
Roehampton University
London SW15 4JD
United Kingdom

Telephone Number:
+44 208 3923528

Website:
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/StuartSemple/

E-Mail Address:
s.semple@roehampton.ac.uk

New Doctoral Program in Ecological Anthropology

Educational Organization:
University of Texas at San Antonio

Date Posted:
2009-12-09

Program Description:
NEW DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO

We are living in a time of unprecedented environmental change. How people impact environments and how environments impact human and nonhuman primates are increasingly complex and important issues. Ecological anthropology at the University of Texas at San Antonio is a holistic and rigorous doctoral program that focuses on the ways in which human and nonhuman primates are embedded within ecological processes and political-economic realities.

Course offerings view ecological anthropology through multiple lenses, including political, cultural, and evolutionary ecology; the social landscapes and economic transformations of current societies, ancient hunters and gatherers, and past complex societies; the ecology, biology, and conservation of nonhuman primates; the anthropology of medical care and human health; and methods in resource management, biodiversity conservation, and intercultural collaboration. Geographical research areas for archaeology include the American Southwest, Texas, Northwest Mexico, Mesoamerica, and Andean South America. Our biological anthropologists conduct research in Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Neotropics. The cultural anthropologists work in the United States, Mexico, US-Mexico borderlands, Lowland South America, Island Pacific, and East and West Africa. With training that is both academic and applied, the graduates of UTSA’s doctoral program in ecological anthropology are uniquely prepared to understand and to engage the environmental challenges of a transforming world.

Graduate Student Support Each year a certain number of competitive fellowships will be awarded to entering doctoral students. Fellowships will be renewed for two successive years pending an annual review process. University and Departmental grants and scholarships are also available. In addition, doctoral students have the opportunity to work as teaching and research assistants. Assistantships will vary, but minimally will entail quarter-time appointments (10 hours per week). Procedures and

Program Contacts To apply for admission to the Ph.D. program in Anthropology, please visit the Graduate School website http://www.utsa.edu/graduate/Admission/index.html or call 210-458-4335. Further information about the program can be found at the department website: http://colfa.utsa.edu/ant/. General questions about the Ph.D. program should be directed to the Department of Anthropology (210-458-4075) or to the Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Thad Bartlett, thad.bartlett@utsa.edu, (210-458-5712). Admission Deadline Admission priority will be given to complete applications received by December 31. The final application deadline is February 1.

Entrance Qualifications:
Refer to: http://www.utsa.edu/graduate/Admission/index.html

Tuition / Fees:
Refer to: http://www.utsa.edu/graduate/Admission/index.html

Support (scholarships, travel):
Refer to: http://colfa.utsa.edu/ant

Start + End Dates:
August 2010

Application Deadline:
February 1, 2010

Contact Information:
Graduate Advisor of Record, Dr. Thad Bartlett
Department of Ecological Anthropology, One UTSA Circle
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78249
USA

Website:
http://colfa.utsa.edu/ant

E-Mail Address:
thad.bartlett@utsa.edu

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Call for posters- Summer Institute in Cognitive Sciences

Call for poster presentations (FRENCH VERSION BELOW)

Summer Institute in Cognitive Science: The origins of language
21-30 June 2010, Montreal

You are invited to submit an abstract for a poster presentation to be displayed at the Summer Institute on The origins of language. The Institute is organized by the Cognitive Science Institute (UQAM, Montreal), the Université René Descartes (Paris) and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig).

When in human evolution did language appear? Did it appear suddenly or gradually? What were the physiological, cognitive, and social prerequisites of language? The Summer Institute will bring together 40 of the world leading specialists of these questions, among which Michael Arbib, Terrence Deacon, Stevan Harnad, Ray Jackendoff, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Duane Rumbaugh, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Dan Sperber, Kim Sterelny, Maggie Tallerman, Ian Tattersall, Michael Tomasello, Stephanie White, and David Sloan Wilson.

Presentations from graduate, postgraduate, and faculty members working on The origins of language in any of the following disciplines are welcome: Anthropology, Archaeology, Computer Sciences, Linguistics, Neurosciences, Paleontology, Philosophy, Psychology, or Zoology.

***Registration is mandatory to attend and present a poster at the Summer Institute.

Submissions

Poster abstracts must not exceed 300 words and should be sent attached to an e-mail message containing the following information:

Title of the abstract
Author's name
Affiliation
Discipline (Anthropology, Archaeology, Computer Sciences, Linguistics, Neurosciences, Paleontology, Philosophy, Psychology, or Zoology)
Author's e-mail address and telephone number.

For submission and additional information:
http://www.summer10.isc.uqam.ca

Timetable

Submissions will be accepted from 1 December 2009 to 31 January 2010.
Notifications of acceptance will be sent to authors by 28 February 2010.


Appel à présentation par affiche

Institut d'été en sciences cognitives: L'origine du langage
21 au 30 juin 2010, Montréal

Vous êtes invités à soumettre une proposition d'affiche à présenter dans le cadre de l'Institut d'été sur L'origine du langage, organisé conjointement par l'Institut des sciences cognitives de l'UQAM (Montréal), l'Université René Descartes (Paris) et l'Institut Max Planck en Anthropologie évolutionnaire (Leipzig).

À quel moment dans l'évolution humaine le langage est-il apparu? Est-il apparu soudainement ou graduellement? Quels facteurs physiologiques, cognitifs et sociaux lui ont permis d'évoluer? L'Institut regroupera 40 des meilleurs chercheurs au monde sur ces questions, parmi lesquels Michael Arbib, Terrence Deacon, Stevan Harnad, Ray Jackendoff, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Duane Rumbaugh, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, Dan Sperber, Kim Sterelny, Maggie Tallerman, Ian Tattersall, Michael Tomasello, Stephanie White, and David Sloan Wilson.

Les propositions provenant des étudiants des cycles supérieurs, des chercheurs postdoctoraux et des professeurs travaillant sur l'origine du langage dans les domaines suivants sont les bienvenues : anthropologie, archéologie, informatique, linguistique, neurosciences, paléontologie, philosophie, psychologie et zoologie.

***L'inscription est obligatoire pour assister à l'Institut d'été et y présenter une affiche.

Soumissions

Le résumé de la proposition d'affiche ne doit pas dépasser 300 mots et doit être joint à un courriel comprenant les informations suivantes :

Le titre du résumé
Le nom de l'auteur
Son affiliation
Sa discipline (anthropologie, archéologie, informatique, linguistique, neuroscience, paléontologie, philosophie, psychologie, ou zoologie)
Son adresse courriel et son numéro de téléphone.

Pour soumettre une proposition ou obtenir davantage d'information:
http://www.summer10.isc.uqam.ca

Calendrier

Les soumissions seront acceptées entre le 1er décembre 2009 et le 31 janvier 2010.
Les réponses seront envoyées aux auteurs avant le 28 février 2010.

Two field assistants for rhesus monkey research on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico.

Hiring Organization:
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology

Date Posted:
2009-12-02

Position Description:
We are looking for two volunteers to assist on a project examining kin recognition on a semi free-ranging rhesus macaque population on Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico. The project is being undertaken in the Lab of Dr Anja Widdig, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig (Germany) (see http://www.eva.mpg.de/pks/index.html). The volunteers will work alongside Dr Dana Pfefferle (http://www.eva.mpg.de/pks/files/people.html).

The successful applicants will be expected to work on Cayo Santiago for 5-6 days a week, and are also required to undertake data entry and/or processing in the later afternoon and early evenings. The volunteer assisting in the first project will collect behavioral data using focal observations. For this project it is necessary to learn up to 400 animals, living in different groups. The second volunteer will help carrying out playback experiments as well as record rhesus macaque vocalizations. For this project it is necessary to learn to identify about 150 animals. Appropriate training will be provided, after which a good quantum of independence is expected.
We prefer applicants that stay for the entire period of 6 month. However, in the case of two very good applications for the second projects, a split into two times three months might be possible. Please apply only for one of the two projects (specify in your application!). If you apply for the second one, please mention the period of time you are interested to volunteer.

Qualifications/Experience:
Applicants should have a Bachelor in Biology, Ecology, Animal Behavior, Physical Anthropology, Primatology, or a related field. Previous field experiences (preferably in the tropics) and knowledge of Spanish is helpful, but not necessary. In general, applicants must be in good physical and mental condition; feel comfortable being far away from family and friends; be emotionally mature, energetic, and very patient; have an excellent eye for detail; don’t be afraid of approaching monkeys (!); willing to work in a small team setting and follow instructions; be able to maintain a positive and humorous attitude towards challenging and tiring work.

The language in our team is English. The successful candidate must have medical insurance, a valid IACUC certificate (www.citiprogram.org) and a TB-test.

Salary/funding:
At the moment there is NO financial support available. It is aimed that accommodation costs are shared by the two candidates (450 UD-$/month for two people). However, if for whatever reason, this is not possible, one candidate needs to be able to pay the entire rent. After very good performance and upon approval of pending grant application, we might be able to partially offset some of the living costs.

Term of Appointment:
10th March until 30th August 2010

Application Deadline:
January 10, 2010

Comments:
To apply, candidates should email a brief cover letter outlining their interests, experience, and why they wish to join one of the two projects. They should attach a CV which includes at least contact details of two academic reference. Please only send email applications.

Contact Information:
Dana Pfefferle
Germany

E-mail Address:
danapfefferle@googlemail.com

Stage sur le comportement animal à l’Université d’Aix en Provence (Aix-Marseille III), Rousset

Thème : Les asymétries faciales lors d’expressions émotionnelles et d’interactions sociales chez le babouin olive (Papio anubis)

Encadrement : Jacques Vauclair, professeur à l’Université d’Aix en Provence (Aix-Marseille III) et Catherine Wallez, doctorante.

Durée : Quatre mois : Janvier 2010 à Avril 2010. Durée du stage pouvant être plus courte.

Lieu : Station de Primatologie, CNRS (UPS 846). Rousset- 13790, France.

Description :
Le stage consiste en l’assistanat de travaux de recherche sur les asymétries faciales chez le Babouin olive. Le stagiaire devra effectuer la collecte de données par enregistrement vidéo des interactions sociales en se focalisant sur le visage des individus. Il devra visionner et découper les enregistrements pour obtenir les données. Les images ainsi obtenues, il devra traiter les images grâce à un logiciel spécifique pour les analyser.

Qualités requises :
Etre patient, rigoureux et observateur. Savoir anticiper et être réactif.
Avoir minimum un niveau Bac + 2 en biologie ou psychologie.

Condition de travail :
Temps plein, du lundi au vendredi
Indemnité mensuelle nulle

Contact : Envoyer un CV et une lettre de motivation par courrier électronique : catherine.wallez@gmail.fr