Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

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Oral

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[O-05_29AM1] Work-life balance and Careers for Earth and Planetary scientists

Tue. Apr 29, 2014 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM 313 (3F)

Convener:*Sachi Wakasa(Graduate School of Engineering of Resource Science, Akita University), Chiaki T. Oguchi(Geosphere Research Institute, Saitama University), Takeshi Sakanoi(Planetary Plasma and Atmospheric Research Center, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), Yoshiko Ogawa(The University of Aizu), Kazuyo Sakanoi(Komazawa University), Chair:Sachi Wakasa(Graduate School of Engineering of Resource Science, Akita University)

9:05 AM - 9:35 AM

[O05-01] Career path of young scientists

*Masato NAKAMURA1 (1.Institute of Space and Astronautical Science of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)

For sustainable development of geosciences, it is necessary to consider supporting and training system of geoscientists, especially for young geoscientists who hardly get permanent academic positions under recent condition surrounding Japanese young scientists. They are worrying about their carrier paths, with considering their work-life balances in parallel. Due to anxious of invisible future, some of them quit trying to become scientists when they face to life events such as childbirth and care of their children or parents, If this situation will continue still more, our academic field, geosciences, will reduce gradually. Therefore, I will introduce to them mental attitude required for geoscientists and successful role models, i.e., active senior geoscientists by doing continuous efforts.