mercredi 27 mars 2013

Cultural Evolution - multiple phD, postdocs and lectureships


University of St Andrews

Major Research Project on Cultural and Cognitive Evolution

Applications are invited to join an interdisciplinary research programme directed by Professors Kevin Laland (School of Biology) and Andrew Whiten (School of Psychology and Neuroscience) at the University of St Andrews’ Centre for Social Learning and Cognitive Evolution. “Exploring the Evolutionary Origins of Cultural Complexity, Creativity and Trust” is funded through a major grant from the John Templeton Foundation. Successful candidates will join a team of over 20 researchers working on the project, studying aspects of social learning, innovation and cultural evolution in monkeys, apes and human participants, employing a diversity of techniques including systematic observation, experiments and statistical modelling.

Two Lectureships: Lecturer in Behavioural and Evolutionary Biology (School of Biology); Lecturer in Comparative, Evolutionary or Developmental Psychology (School of Psychology). Salary £37,382 - £45,941 per annum. Ref No:  ML1133. Closing Date 7 April 2013.

Eight Postdoctoral Research Assistantships: £30,424 - £36,298 per annum. Ref No: SB1299. Closing Date 5 April 2013.

Up to ten PhD Scholarships - see http://lalandlab.st-andrews.ac.uk/opportunities.html.

Positions are for 33 months (salaried posts) or three years (PhD), commencing 1st September 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. For the Lectureships & Postdoctoral Research Assistants only, we encourage applicants to apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, where further particulars of all posts can be viewed. However if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 462571 for an application pack. 

Please quote the appropriate reference number on all correspondence.

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).