Learning at the Institute
Educational Activities
Core School
For high school students
Learning at the Institute
Several full-time and associate faculty members are in charge of education in Kochi University, within the Faculty of Science and Technology (Department of Global Environment and Disaster Prevention and Department of the Biological Sciences) and within the Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science (Department of Marine Resource Science).
They teach lectures in specialized fields associated with drilling Earth science and conduct experiment classes using MaCRI facilities. Also, fourth-year undergraduate at the university can work on their research project under the supervision of MaCRI faculty members.
MaCRI faculty members are also involved in graduate education in the Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences (Science Program for master’s course and Applied Natural Sciences Program for doctoral course). Students can conduct their master’s or doctoral thesis research in one of the Center laboratories under the supervision of a CMCR faculty member. For more information on curriculum and admission, please visit the following links.
Research Fellowship
The purpose of this program is to support the development of researchers who will lead the future by employing doctoral students with innovative ideas and enthusiasm for research as research associates. The successful candidate will work with faculty members in various fields of drilling earth science (earth and planetary science, marine mineral resources science, life science, etc.) to advance their own research projects.
● Employed as a specially-appointed researcher.
● Working hours: Maximum 18 hours/week
● Hourly wage：2,200 JPY
● Duration: In principle, 3 years from admission to the doctoral program. For enrolled students, the minimum period until standard completion of the program.
● Applicants: Doctoral students whose primary supervisor is a full-time faculty member of the Marine Core Research Institute in charge of the doctor courses in the Applied Science Program or the Kuroshio Science Program. The students must not be a recipient of any other scholarship program or young researcher training program. New students are mainly eligible, but current students are also eligible to apply.
● Number of successful applicants: ~1 per year
For more information, see About the Program Details.
Recruitment in 2024
● Deadline：July 31st, 2024, 17:00 JST
● Application：Submit the complete set of application documents as an email attachment to the following email address.
● Submission：Office, Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi University
Email: kk21［※］kochi-u.ac.jp （please change［※］the “at” symbol）
For more information about the program and application forms, please download the following links.
Educational Activities
The MaCRI aims to educate and foster young researchers, undergraduate and graduate students from Japanese and overseas research institutions to focus on Earth-science drilling.
For high school students
MaCRI lectures include experiments and analyses as part of cutting-edge earth and planetary sciences advanced research and development. Students from many high schools in Japan are welcome to attend.
Core School
A major goal of the MaCRI is to train the next generation of scientists with interests focused on marine core and related science.
Sponsored by MaCRI and the Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium (J-DESC), several core-analysis schools lasting 3 or 4 days are held
regularly to train young scientists and to promote IODP-related science: the Kochi Core School for Asian Young Scientists and the J-DESC Core Schools
(Basic Core Analysis, Isotope Analysis, and Paleomagnetic Analysis courses). These well-established schools are attended by many students and early-career researchers.
For more information, please visit the J-DESC Core School webpage.
Kochi Core School
1. Dates
2025/1/15 (Wednesday)-21(Tuesday)
On-site registration will take place in the afternoon of January 14.
The core school will conclude in the evening of Januaty 21.
2. Place
Marine Core Research Institute, Kochi University（Kochi Core Center）
3. Implementation
[Co-organizers] Marine Core Research Inistitute, Kochi University; Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
[Collaborators] Japan Drilling Earth Science Consortium (J-DESC); Marine Works Japan Ltd.
[Support] Japan Science and Technology Agency, Sakura Science Plan
4. Number of participants, application requirements
4（Two for each of the training program)
?Graduate student, postdoctoral researcher or full-time researchers under 40 years old (who have experience in basic core analysis in their own research)
?Language: English
?Participants will be selected by the organizers, in the case of a large number of applicants.
5．Programs
Participants will be divied into two groups for the following programs, and lectures and hands-on training will be conducted by experts for each program. Additionally, lectures on IODP3, ReCoRD, JAMSTEC core curation will be provided during the program period.
○Program 1：Physical property measurement
?Image analysis of microfocus X-ray CT
?Measurements of density, porosity, resistivity, and thermal property
?Paleo- and rock- magnetic analysis
○Program 2：Isotope analysis
?Oxygen and carbon isotope analysis of foraminifers (Tentative)
?Carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of organic matter (Tentative)
Schedule (Tentative)
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
| 2025/1/13-14 | Arrival of Taiwanese participants in Japan (1/13), Visit JAMSTEC HQ and mini-seminar (1/14AM), Move to Kochi(1/14PM) |
| 2025/1/15 | Lecture and training |
| 2025/1/16 | Training |
| 2025/1/17 | Training |
| 2025/1/18 | Field trip to Ryugado Cave in Kochi Prefecture |
| 2025/1/19 | Cultural experince for SAKURA Science participants (e.g., Visit Kochi Castle) and free time |
| 2025/1/20 | Training and summary |
| 2025/1/21 | Summary and presentation |
| 2025/1/22 | Departure of JST-funded Participants |
6．Lecturers and Collaborators (Tentative)
Minoru Ikehara（MaCRI, KU）
Go-Ichioro Uramoto（MaCRI, KU）
Tomoyo Okumura（MaCRI, KU）
Yusuke Kubo（KOCHI, JAMSTEC)
Fujio Kumon（MaCRI, KU）
Tetsuro Sato（MaCRI, KU）
Wataru Tanikawa（KOCHI, JAMSTEC）
Yuhji Yamamaoto（MaCRI, KU）
Kan-Hsi Hsiung（IMG, JAMSTEC）
Yu-Chun Chang（IMG, JAMSTEC)
7．Course fee/Application deadline/Application form
?Course fee：2000JPY
?Application deadline：2024/12/20 (Friday)
?Application form：https://forms.office.com/r/mspiPsJFyc
*MaCRI will provide travel expense support, including transportation fee and accommodation fees, upon request.
In addition to the course fee, actual costs such as meals and social dinner fees will be required.
８．Coordiatior
Go-Ichiro Uramoto
E-mail: uramoto.go※kochi-u.ac.jp（Please change ※ to ＠）
