The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology unites scientists with various backgrounds (natural sciences and humanities) whose aim is to investigate the history of humankind from an interdisciplinary perspective with the help of comparative analyses of genes, cultures, cognitive abilities, languages and social systems of past and present human populations as well as those of primates closely related to human beings. The Primatology Department is searching for a Lab assistant / (Lab technician) Start date: 1st September 2018 The contract is limited to 9 months. Funding is project-related third-party funds. Duties: Operation and maintenance of standard lab equipment Preparation of saliva, urine and fecal samples of apes for hormonal analyses (e.g. oxytocin, cortis