Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University

Special Grant Program for International Students / Research Assistant Program of Graduate School of Environmental Science (April 2020)

This program will select students, who can likely contribute internationally in their research field, from those students applying to doctoral courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

It is very meaningful to participate in research as a Research Assistant (RA) for the development of your research ability. Each Research Assistant must serve to achieve the objective of a research subject directed by a faculty member of the Graduate School of Environmental Science. The research subjects are listed below.

 

Period

Maximum 3 years since the first year although the achievement of the objective must be evaluated each year by the committee of the faculty.

 

Qualifications of application (Eligibility):

Students (mainly from developing countries) who are going to seek admission to the doctor courses of Graduate School of Environmental Science.

 

Payment Exemption / RA Allowance:

Payment Exemption: Total amount of school fees are entirely covered by Hokkaido University (i.e., entrance exam fee of 30,000 yen, admission fee of 282,000 yen, and annual tuition fee of 535,800 yen for each of three years). RA Allowance (depending on the actual working time): Total: 3 million yen (1 million yen for each of three years)
Travel expenses of entrance exam should be paid by applicant.

 

Application Period

Until December 19 Wednesday, 2019

 

Application for the program:

Applicants are required to submit the documents listed below. The documents should not be written in a language other than English.

1. Curriculum vitae with the applicant's photograph
2. Academic transcript
3. Graduation certificate
4. List of publications and presentations in scientific meetings
5. Research proposal
6. Direction and comments of potential supervisor and at least one co-supervisor, including proofs of communication between you and the potential supervisors
7. Master's thesis or other documents in proof of your research ability

 

Reference and address to apply

Kyoumu-Tantou
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10, Nishi 5, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0810 Japan
E-mail: kyomu (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp

 

List of possible research subjects (2020)

Title: Study on coastal ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR)

https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/carbon/mfujii/"> Associate Professor: Masahiko Fujii

 

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a concept to alleviate natural disasters to human societies by maintaining ecosystems and natural capitals. This study aims to issue scientific guidelines for applying the Eco-DRR to local societies in coastal regions, especially enhancing various ecosystem services of coastal ecosystems, such as coral reefs, seaweeds and mangroves. Successful candidates are required to have already acquired or will acquire skills soon after starting the Ph.D. course that are necessary to engage in relevant studies, such as numerical modeling, remote sensing and monitoring (observation).

 

EESセミナーのご案内です。どなたでもご参加いただけます。様々な見地から幅広い議論をいただけましたらありがたく思います。

• 日時：2019年12月3日（木）15:00-16:30
• 場所：地球環境科学研究院　D201

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講演題目１「ハエの翅の模様が作られる仕組み 」

15:00-15:45　越川 滋行（生物圏科学専攻、生態遺伝学コース）

ミズタマショウジョウバエの翅 (撮影 越川滋行)

  生き物は様々な模様を持っている。模様がどのように形成されるのか、そして、どのように自然界で機能しているのか、については多くの未解明な点がある。私は共同研究者たちとと共に、翅に模様を持つ小さなハエであるミズタマショウジョウバエを用いた研究を行ってきた。どのような遺伝子の働きによって、またどのような仕組みで模様が作られるのかを理解することを目標としている。これまでに、模様を誘導するシグナルタンパク質の遺伝子と、メラニン合成に関わるタンパク質の遺伝子の働きや発現制御と進化について明らかにしてきた。さらに現在はトランスクリプトーム解析やゲノム編集などの技術を用いて、模様形成に関わる遺伝子ネットワークの全貌を明らかにしようとしている。

講演題目２：「ボルネオ熱帯林の多様な姿：標高・土壌条件による変異」

15:45-16:30　相場 慎一郎 （生物圏科学専攻、多様性生物学コース）

ボルネオ島のキナバル山 (撮影 相場慎一郎)

  マレーシア・ブルネイ・インドネシア3か国にまたがるボルネオ島は、世界でもっとも植物多様性が高い場所のひとつである。多様性には１か所での多様性（アルファ多様性）と場所による種の入れ替わりによる多様性（ベータ多様性）という２つの側面があり、ボルネオ島の熱帯雨林はいずれの多様性も極めて高い。ひとくちに熱帯雨林といっても、まず湿地林と非湿地林に分けられ、さらに非湿地林は標高と土壌条件によって異なる森林タイプに分けられ、生育する植物種は大きく異なる。マレーシア領ボルネオ、サバ州には東南アジア最高峰のキナバル山（4095ｍ）があり、高標高域には熱帯山地林という日本の照葉樹林に似た森林が存在する。また、砂質土壌上に成立する熱帯ヒース林や蛇紋岩地の森林など、多様な非湿地林が存在する。山地や特殊土壌上の熱帯雨林ではしばしばマキ科・ナンヨウスギ科の針葉樹が優占し、通常土壌上の熱帯低地林でフタバガキ科広葉樹が優占するのと対照的である。本講演では、このような多様な熱帯雨林の姿について紹介する。

連絡先：北海道大学大学院地球環境科学研究院 生態遺伝学分野 越川滋行
koshi*ees.hokudai.ac.jp（*を半角@に変えてご入力ください）
 

Position Open: Professor Location: Sapporo, JAPAN

Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University invites applications for the academic position of professor.

Available position: Professor

Number of vacancies: 1

Institution:
Group of Atmospheric-Ocean Physics, Section of Earth System Science, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science.

Research field:
Meteorology. We are seeking a candidate who will conduct the research mainly in the field of meteorology with a global-scale perspective.

Education in charge:
Course in Atmosphere-Ocean and Climate Dynamics, Division of Earth System Science, Graduate School of Environmental Science.

Qualifications:
The applicant must have a doctoral degree. The candidate is expected to have a remarkable achievement and leadership in the related research field, and to lead education and research for students in the education course.

Probationary period: 3 months

Working hours:
Discretionary working system in the type of professional work. The successful candidate will be deemed to have worked for 7 hours 45 minutes per working day.

Salary and allowances:
Compensation based on the employment regulations of Hokkaido University

Social insurance:
Employees’ Pension Insurance (Kousei Nenkin), MEXT Mutual Aid Association Health Insurance, Employment Insurance, Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance

Required application documents:
＜Submit the following (1) – (6) in hard copy in A4 or Letter size format＞
(1) A full curriculum vitae
(2) A list of scientific publications (they should be classified into original peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and others), and a list of external research funds awarded to the applicant
(3) Reprints or photocopies of 5 representative papers
(4) Outlines of research history and future perspectives (about 1,000 words)
(5) Outlines of education experience and future perspectives (about 1,000 words)
(6) Two references with their contact information
＜Also submit＞
A storage medium (CD, DVD or USB flash drive) with PDF files of the above (1) – (6) saved.
Create a PDF file for each document.

Closing date for application:
January 9, 2020 (Japan Standard Time. Closing date must be strictly observed.)

Job starting date:
June 1, 2020 or earliest possible date thereafter

To apply:
Submit all documents described in the above "Required Application Documents" by post* to

Atsushi KUBOKAWA
Professor and Head of Section
Earth System Science, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science
Hokkaido University
Kita 10 Nishi 5, Kita-Ku, Sapporo 060-0810, JAPAN
Phone/Fax +81 11 706 2365

*Please mark "CV Enclosed - Professor" in red on the envelope.
*Applying from within Japan - send application by recorded delivery or Letter Pack Plus.
*Applying from overseas – send application by international registered mail e.g. EMS.

Note: Submitted documents will not be returned to the applicant. All documents will be responsibly shredded and all data destroyed by our staff following a screening meeting.
Please make a preliminary contact with Prof. Kubokawa at kubok@ees.hokudai.ac.jp if you are applying for the job by email.

Inquiries:
All inquiries regarding this position should be directed to Prof. Kubokawa at
kubok@ees.hokudai.ac.jp

Remarks:
Beside the above job description, the successful candidate is supposed to have classes for undergraduate students in Japanese.
Further information on the Faculty/Graduate school is available at:
https://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp
and on the Course at:
http://wwwoa.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/index_e.html

GSES Homecoming Day 2019 will be held on Friday, September 27th at the Graduate School of Environmental Science. Please check the event schedule below and join us!

◆Courses and laboratories panel exhibition 
Sept. 26 - Oct. 2 GSES Entrance Hall
 

Friday, September 27^th

 

◆Matsuno Environmental Science Award Ceremony

[3:00pm – 3:30pm]　GSES Room D201 (No registration needed)
 

◆Homecoming Lectures –Their graduate school days, job-hunting episodes, and advise to current students.

[3:30pm – 5:00pm] GSES Room D201 (No registration needed)
3:30pm – 3:50pm Rie NAKAYA M. S., 2017,

Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.

3:50pm – 4:10pm Manami TAKIZAWA M. S., 2015,

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods Co., Inc.

4:10pm – 4:30pm Kana NIKAIDO M. S., 2014,

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

4:30pm – 4:50pm Yuki MIURA Ph. D., 2013,

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.

◆Reunion Party [6:00pm – 8:00pm] -Registration required

Venue: Restaurant Elm (in Faculty House Trillium, next to Chuo/Central Cafeteria to the north)

Fee: Students \1,000 / Non-students \5,000 

Online registrations are required for joining the party by September 25th at 

http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/home2019/registration/.  
*If you need help for registration in English or to cancel your registration, please send an email to home-coming (at) ees.hokudai.ac.jp, Environmental Science Alumni Association Office.

Hokkaido University’s Homecoming Day is scheduled on Saturday, September 28th. https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/home2019/ (Japanese website only)

 

Poster (Japanese ver. only)

 

The Environmental Earth Science Seminar will be held as follows.

Location: D101 in GSES
Date and Time: 16:30-18:00 on July 18th (Thu)
Speaker: Marc Abrams (Department of Ecosystem Science and Management Penn State University)

Title: The impact of global change on tree species growth and dominance in the eastern U.S.

Abstract: Global change processes, including climate and natural and anthropogenic (land-use) disturbances have profoundly impacted tree dominance and growth rates worldwide.  To help decipher the relative importance of various drivers of forest change tree species/genera were partitioned into temperature, shade tolerance, and pyrogenicity classes and applied to comparative tree-census data.  We examined changes during the Euro-American period (ca. 1500 to present), which spans two major climatic periods, from Little Ice Age and the Anthropocene. We found that most tree species and age classes exhibited increasing basal area increment (BAI) and/or ring width index (RWI) in recent years.  This is particularly unusual for trees in the older age classes that we expected to have declining growth in the latter years, as predicted by physiological growth models.  There exists an inverse relationship between growth rate and increasing age class.  The oldest trees within each species have consistently slow growth throughout their lives, implying an inverse relationship between growth rate and longevity. Younger trees (< 60 years of age) within each species are consistently growing faster than the older trees when they were the same age resulting from a higher proportion of fast-growing trees in these young age classes. In contrast, changes in tree dominance were not highly consistent with warming. Instead, post-European settlement disturbance regimes mostly overrode climate signals across the eastern US. In the north, intensive and expansive disturbances resulted in the ubiquitous loss of conifers and a large increase in Acer, Populus, and Quercus in northern hardwoods, whereas to the south, these disturbances perpetuated the dominance of Quercus. Mid-twentieth century fire suppression led to large increases in Acer in the latter case, often leading to significant warm-to-cool shifts in temperature class. These series of studies helped elucidate the wide spread and profound impacts of global change on trees and delivered some unexpected results. The reasons for increasing tree growth in the study region and the main drivers of forest change will be discussed, including the climate-disturbance debate.

If you have any question regarding this seminar, please feel free to contact Shiro Tsuyuzaki (tsuyu@ees.hokudai.ac.jp).

Thank you for reading.
See you in D101 by 16:30 on July 18th (Thu).
Best,
ST

 

Guidelines for applicants Master’s andDoctoral Courses have been updated. http://www.ees.hokudai.ac.jp/modules/top/entrance2.html