The Human Resources Development Planning Committee of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science has put together recommendations for promoting research based on the free ideas of young researchers and promoting human resource development for academic research.The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science should support human resource development based on the four pillars of enhancing the special researcher business, dispatching overseas, supporting university reform, and solving work-life balance issues.
According to the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, one way to support more people in the special researcher project is to double the number of hires even if the research incentive per person is halved for those enrolled in the doctoral program. It was.
In order to improve the treatment after obtaining a bachelor's degree, while reviewing the current benefit level and reducing the burden equivalent to social security expenses, career advancement should be considered as long as it does not interfere with research as a special researcher.
He suggested that dispatching overseas would give young researchers the opportunity to work hard, and that they should increase the number of overseas research fellows hired and research new support methods to support overseas travel.The method by which the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fully bears the expenses was also mentioned as an issue to be examined.
In support of university reforms related to human resource development, it is necessary to design a system that grows highly evaluated programs and produces synergistic effects.
He pointed out that in order to solve work-life balance issues, it is necessary to establish a system that allows employees to take maternity leave and childcare leave, thereby increasing the number of female researchers.In addition to giving consideration to the personnel expenses and childcare expenses of clerical assistants, it is also necessary to consider setting a priority frame that emphasizes diversity.
The committee was established in 2013 and has been studying the ideal human resources development project of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
