Hiring Organization:
Ewha Womans University
Position Description:
PRINCE (Primate Research Institute for Cognition and Ecology) at Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, is looking for a postdoctoral primatologist to be appointed as research professor. One position is available, two profiles will be considered for applications:
1) Researcher specializing in primate cognition, preferably using behavioral tasks in controlled experiments, with additional field research experience with wild nonhuman primates. He/she would be given opportunities to conduct his/her own cognitive behavioral research on captive apes at the zoos in Korea as well as to supervise existing student projects and manage all zoo-related issues. He/she should advise students of the Primate Team with data analysis and paper writing in addition to writing his/her own papers as much as possible.
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2) Researcher specializing in primate field research, preferably behavioral ecology of areas such as mating system, feeding behavior, or communication, with additional interest in cognitive studies. He/she would take responsibility in analyzing and writing scientific papers with students related to an on-going project on gibbons in Indonesia. Duties related to the management of the field site are not included in this position. He/she should advise and guide students of the Primate Team including those conducting cognitive studies with captive apes at the zoo. Some supervision duties related to the project is required.
Producing as many papers as possible is critically important for the evaluation of the project. Other daily duties are subject to discussion and no formal teaching is required.
Anyone interested in this position is encouraged to send a letter of intent, CV, and a few representative publications to Mr. Sanha Kim (sanhakim@hotmail.com) and/or Ms. Sunyoung Ahn (syahn@ewha.ac.kr).
PRINCE is directed by Jae Choe, a Harvard-trained behavioral ecologist and chair professor of EcoScience at Ewha Womans University. He also runs the Laboratory of Behavior and Ecology in cooperation with Yikweon Jang who is specialized in animal communication. In addition to primate researches, they study the ecology and behavior of magpies, social behavior and genetic systems of ants, and acoustic communication of crickets and frogs.
Qualifications/Experience:
Applicants should have a doctoral degree in psychology, cognitive sciences, behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology, or other relevant field.
Salary/funding:
The yearly salary is set at 40 million Korean won (approximately $35,000 according to the current exchange rate).
Term of Appointment:
The initial term is set for the six months starting 1 April 2012 but is renewable for another year or two.
Application Deadline:
Applications will be considered as they are received.
Contact Information:
Mr. Sanha Kim
Seodaemun-gu Daehyun-dong 11-1
Seoul 120-750
Korea
Telephone Number:
(+82) 2 3277 4513
Fax Number:
(+82) 2 3277 4514
Website:
http://myhome.ewha.ac.kr/user/ecob/index.action
E-mail Address:
sanhakim@hotmail.com