Call for Collaborative Researchers by the Joint Usage/Research Center for Drilling Earth Science (JURC-DES), Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University
July 31, 2019

The Center for Advanced Marine Core Research (CMCR), Kochi University, seeks research proposals for collaborative research in the Joint Usage/Research Center for Drilling Earth Science (JURC-DES), to be submitted no later than September 6, 2019. Proposal contents must be linked to one of the following three principal research projects. In addition, applicants must consult with the project principal investigator (PI), who would become their research counterpart, to discuss the proposal prior to its submission. Guidelines and further information are provided below.

1. Principal Research Projects (PRPs)
PRP-A: Precise and accurate data correlation by chronostratigraphic big data assimilation to characterize late Cenozoic warming episodes (PI: Masao Iwai, iwaim@kochi-u.ac.jp).

PRP-B: Paleo-proxy data mapping in the Northwest Pacific: Understanding the behavior of the Kuroshio-subtropical gyre during past super-interglacials (PI: Minoru Ikehara, ikehara@kochi-u.ac.jp).


PRP-C: Survival strategy of microplankton to global warming (PI: Yurika Ujiié, yujiie@kochi-u.ac.jp).


2. Period of research:
October 2019 to March 2022 (2.5 years)

3. Eligibility:
International and domestic researchers are eligible to apply.
The senior proposer must hold a PhD or equivalent degree. All applicants must supply the following information on the application form: name, current institution, year of PhD or other degree, and the degree-granting institution and country.

4. Application deadline:
September 6, 2019.

5. Notification:
Applicants will be notified by email until the end of September 2019.

6. Other notes:
See Guidelines for Collaborative Researchers in the Joint Usage/Research Center for Drilling Earth Science (JURC-DES), Kochi University in below.

7. Contact information:
Center for Advanced Marine Core Research, Kochi University
200 Monobe-otsu, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8502, Japan
Phone: +81-88-864-6712
E-mail: core-kyodo@kochi-u.ac.jp
Or direct questions to the PI of the relevant PRP.