Primate-Jobs
Positions Wanted

social play, social cognition, ecology

Date Posted:
2009-09-10

Position Description:
After obtaining a Bachelor's and Master's degree in experimental Psychology, I'm eagerly looking for a PhD or research-assistant position in the field of behavioural biology/evolutionary anthropology, so to be able to study social behaviour of preferably several related species by means of observational methods.

Educational Background:
Psychology Bachelor - evolutionary ethics
Psychology Master - ethics
Internship play behaviour chimpanzees (Zambia)
Internship social play gorillas (Portsmouth, article in prep.)
Internship social behaviour chimpanzees (Chester)
Additional courses: evolution & behaviour, evolution & philosophy

Qualifications/Experience:
PhD student (one year): socio-emotional development of Autistic children (quit because of lack of passion for the fixed research questions as formulated by supervisor and the lack of opportunities to use comparative and observational methodology)

Application Deadline:
1-12-2009

Comments:
very flexible and open to discuss any project details

Contact Information:
Edwin van Leeuwen
Den Haag
Netherlands

E-mail Address:
ejcvanleeuwen@gmail.com