Hello, this is the Diversity Research Environment Promotion Office (Ree-D). It's suddenly gotten quite cold, but we hope you're all staying healthy and haven't caught a cold. Today we have the following announcement.
1. We will be holding a seminar titled "Seminar on Acquiring Knowledge & Skills to Leverage Diversity as a Strength ①: Learning How to Deal with Unconscious Bias (Unconscious Assumptions)."
2. Support Program for Mentoring and Shadowing Training for Female Researchers Aiming for Higher Positions
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1. We will be holding a seminar titled "Seminar on Acquiring Knowledge & Skills to Leverage Diversity as a Strength ①: Learning How to Deal with Unconscious Bias (Unconscious Assumptions)."
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◆What is unconscious bias?◆
This concept, often expressed as "unconscious assumptions" or "unconscious biases," is said to be something everyone experiences and is attracting attention from various companies and organizations as an obstacle to promoting diversity.
Therefore, the Hokkaido Network for Promoting a Diversity Research Environment (KNIT) has invited Mr. Tomoyuki Moriya, Representative Director of the Unconscious Bias Institute, who has given training and lectures on unconscious bias to over 5 people to date, to be the lecturer for the seminar mentioned in the title, in order to promote diversity within the university.
This event will be held online, so please feel free to join us.
Date: Monday, August 2020, 11, 9:14-00:17
Lecturer: Representative Director, Unconscious Bias Research Institute
Tomoyuki Moriya, Representative Director, Moriya Consulting Co., Ltd.
Target audience: Researchers (including postdoctoral researchers) affiliated with Hokkaido University and KNIT joint institutions.
Admission: Free
Method of holding: Real-time online lectures using Zoom
(We will send the Zoom URL to participants later.)
Language: Japanese
Capacity: 95 people
To apply: Please apply using the "Application Form" on the page below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/16249/
(The deadline is Monday, November 2nd at 12:11 PM)
We look forward to receiving your applications.
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2. Support Program for Mentoring and Shadowing Training for Female Researchers Aiming for Higher Positions
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This program supports voluntary training for female researchers aiming to advance their careers, where they can learn about research activities and work management through mentoring and shadowing with senior faculty members.
We are currently accepting applications for users for the 2020 academic year. For more information, please see the application guidelines on the webpage below.
https://www.dei.hokudai.ac.jp/archives/12100/
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