This course aims to deepen your understanding of career development by learning a framework for career development and considering it in conjunction with specific career histories.
At the same time, by hearing directly from the researchers about their research content and their thoughts on their research, we aim to deepen their understanding of the mission and social role of researchers.
Learning about how female researchers who have had diverse experiences, such as studying abroad, transitioning from corporate to academia, and childbirth and childcare, have devised strategies to achieve their goals, what difficulties they have encountered, and how they have overcome them, will be helpful for students, regardless of gender, in thinking about proactive and strategic life and career design.
Furthermore, we hope that participants will gain an understanding of the relationship between their individual careers and the social environment, and that this will serve as an opportunity to consider "the active participation of diverse talent in society" and "human resource development for a sustainable society."
Preparatory learning
To deepen your understanding, you are expected to gather information from books and the internet and engage in self-study. For lectures given by female scientists, please familiarize yourself with each instructor's area of expertise by checking their website or other resources before attending the course.
Criteria and methods for grading
We will evaluate you comprehensively based on your attendance record, reports, etc.
List of themes for each session
The instructor's name is accompanied by a link to a reference website.
| Times | Class Day | Contents | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 9st | Orientation | Noriko Nagahori, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Human Resources Development Headquarters, Support Office for Female Researchers |
| 2 | November 16st | Introduction to Career Development | Noriko Nagahori, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Human Resources Development Headquarters, Support Office for Female Researchers |
| 3 | November 23st | Social environment and individual careers | Noriko Nagahori, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Human Resources Development Headquarters, Support Office for Female Researchers |
| 4 | November 7st | Adapting to climate change by utilizing the ecology of disturbance and regeneration. | Junko Morimoto Department of Basic Research, Faculty of Agriculture |
| 5 | November 14st | I want to do research that will create the future: Improving the efficiency of plant biomass decomposition processes based on mushroom genome information. | Chiaki Hori Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering |
| 6 | November 21st | Having diversity in research fields | Yakushiji Bunka Research and Education Center for Drug Discovery Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| 7 | November 28st | Could research into animals' special abilities benefit human health? | Yuko Okamatsu Department of Veterinary Medicine, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine |
| 8 | November 4st | From entering the Faculty of Science at Hokkaido University to becoming a researcher | Ruizumi Kamada Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science |
| 9 | November 11st | Interim summary and discussion | Noriko Nagahori, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Human Resources Development Headquarters, Support Office for Female Researchers |
| 10 | November 18st | Career and Gender: Research on Gender Equality in the Workplace | Tomoko Komagawa Associate professor Faculty of Education, Vocational Ability Formation Theory |
| 11 | November 25st | Considering the diversity of a researcher's career from the perspective of "breaking down stereotypes" | Masayo Soma Associate professor Faculty of Science, Department of Biological Sciences |
| 12 | November 2st | Research trends in the field of "regional revitalization": leveraging practical business experience to build a research career in your 40s. | Aya Kimura NoMaps/Shinshu University Career and Education Support Center |
| 13 | November 9st | You decide your own future: A researcher's real-life example. | Mai Takashima Assistant professor Catalysis Science Institute |
| 14 | November 16st | I received a scholarship in my last year of my 30s and studied abroad in France – exploring the possibilities of being a researcher and going overseas as a professional. | Naoko Ohno Assistant professor Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Engineering |
| 15 | November 23st | Summary and final report assignment posted. | Noriko Nagahori, Specially Appointed Associate Professor Human Resources Development Headquarters, Support Office for Female Researchers |
