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This is the lecture report of the XNUMXth "Advanced Specialized Career Formation Theory I/II"
2014.01.28
◆On Thursday, January XNUMX, XNUMX, the XNUMXth Advanced Specialized Career Formation Theory was held on the XNUMXnd floor of Shiratakakan, Shinagawa Campus.
This time, three speakers took turns giving lectures under the title of "Young Doctors Active in Corporate Research Laboratories."
The three-part event consisting of lectures, workshops, and social gatherings proceeded smoothly under the moderation of Prof. Segawa.
*Please see the separate report for workshops and career round-table conferences.
First, Prof. Ogawa, Director of the Career Development Office, gave a speech and thanked students, companies, and research institutes for coming together.
When Professor Ogawa was a master's student, he was told, "Even if you get a doctorate, you won't get a job. You can get a doctoral degree any time you want." It seems that it turned out that it is not easy to take.The person who actually did the internship said that he felt that he realized that just studying at university and presenting at academic conferences would not be enough to go out into society.He also expressed his expectations for the announcement, saying, "I want you to make this kind of opportunity a meaningful time to listen to valuable stories. I look forward to hearing about various lives."
Next, the first part of the lecture, "Theory of Advanced Specialized Career Formation," began.
◆Mr. Segawa introduced Mr. Kumakura of Nippon Suisan Co., Ltd., and gave the first lecture titled "Development of aquaculture technology by Ph.D. holders".
Mr. Kumakura was advised by Professor Yoshizaki to go to the United States as soon as possible after obtaining his degree, and actually experienced postdocs at Texas Tech University and Eastern New Mexico University.However, after four or five years, he wanted to work in Japan again, so he looked for a teaching position at a university in Japan, but he couldn't find a job at all because he had no track record or experience.At a time when he was worried that he would be unemployed if things continued as they were, he learned that Nissui was looking for a researcher, and he couldn't change his mind and decided to find a job at a company.
Next, there was a company introduction of Nissui.In the fisheries industry, it seems that it is a company that puts a lot of effort into R&D (research and development).Mr. Kumakura, who is currently conducting research on early wild yellowtail seedlings at the Oita Marine Research Center, explained the outline of the research in relation to its advantages as a company.
In relation to conducting research at a private company, Mr. Kumakura spoke about "needs and seeds." and we need to think about how we can solve this problem.”
It was explained that it would be good if you could work in your own specialty, but if not, you would need to make efforts such as listening to other people and studying on your own.Also, when conducting research at a company, we must consider cost-effectiveness.Furthermore, it was explained that the output of a company is its profit, and it is necessary to think about how to return profits to related departments and how to provide good products to customers at the same time.
In companies, it is easy to think of the faces of customers and people in the field before research and development. "I think it's important to be thanked by people in the field, and to be told that they made something delicious. Right now, I feel that research at a company is interesting, and I feel that there is something wrong with it," he said. It was closed.
◆Next, Prof. Segawa introduced Mr. Takada of the National Institute of Marine Biological Sciences, and gave a lecture titled "Things cultivated through marine surveys and research activities."
Marine Research Institute was initially established as an institution to investigate and analyze the impact of thermal power plant thermal effluent on the fishing ground environment, and now it is also contracted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to monitor marine environmental radiation from nuclear power plants. had.
Currently, Mr. Takada is involved in a band environment survey commissioned by the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and the survey organization collects and analyzes materials, and the marine research institute compiles and reports the collected data.He explained that he is in charge of providing explanations based on scientific grounds regarding problems and questions that arise when collecting data, and that he also engages in activities that lead to proposals for research themes.
Marine Research Institute needs human resources with specialized knowledge and skills, and it seems that about XNUMX% of the people have a degree or a professional engineer.Mr. Takada himself did not specialize in radioactivity, but he explained that the research skills he learned in his doctoral course were useful, and that he was able to engage in his current research in just two years.
At first, Mr. Takada wanted to get a job that would make use of his specialty, but he ended up doing a postdoc at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences, which was different from his specialty.There, I had to improve my achievements (papers), but once I got some achievements, I was given the opportunity to make the next proposal.
Even after joining the Marine Research Institute, instead of just doing routine work, he started to focus on the huge amount of data that the world is paying attention to, and began to think about making the data available to the world.He explained that although he did not know radioactivity, he knew how to organize oceanographic data, so he was able to devise ways to make the table easier to read and understand.
In graduate school, you can learn how to acquire specialized knowledge, how to approach research, and how to write a thesis. He concluded his lecture by saying, "Even if the field changes, we can respond immediately. It is also important to create new research themes."
◆Next, Mr. Segawa introduced Mr. Ariizumi of Kewpie Corporation, and he gave a lecture titled "I am ready to call you."
Kewpie is a company that values ??its people, as can be seen from its company motto, "Rakugyo Minai Etsu," and the seasoning business accounts for about XNUMX% of sales.It was explained that this is because when a certain business develops, it takes the form of expanding to other related businesses to expand its base.
Mr. Ariizumi originally studied microorganisms, so when he joined the company, he was assigned to the Microbiology Research Laboratory. There was an introduction of the career that I was able to get involved.
Before long, I was blessed with three mentors within the company who gave me the opportunity to teach them "management," "motivation," and "basics of research." seems to be thinking about what research and development should be.He also introduced that although a master's degree is enough in Japan, he felt strongly that a doctoral degree was necessary when considering world-class technology, and began studying in the doctoral program at Kyoto University.
Looking back on his XNUMX years, it seems that unexpected events (transfers, etc.) happened while he was working hard wherever he was assigned. Quoting "The Johari Window", I would like to tell everyone that the window will open to "what other people think of me" rather than "how I think of myself". It was said. As Toshio Doko said, ``There is a range to dig deep.'' It is said that true treasures can be found only by expanding not only one's specialty, but also the horizontal fields discovered in the process of digging one's specialty. it was done.
Finally, I think that the definition of vocation is the occupation that a person finds innately or later in life and believes to be his or her mission, not the occupation that is innately determined. As you go along, you will gradually find out what your vocation is, isn't it?" He said, "People who have obtained a Ph.D. want to make the most of their specialty, but I think the success of his career is 'taking a vocation and fulfilling its mission.'" The lecture was closed.
[Q/A]
What is necessary for engineers who are active in the global field?
In Japan, the prerequisites are fixed, but overseas, the region, culture, and environment are different.We may be required to do something different from what we have done so far, such as going back to our origins and thinking from a broader perspective.In a global environment, I think it is necessary to have the attitude of jumping into new opportunities.
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