Dear students of the Department of Biological Sciences,

As a part of the University of Tokyo's On-Campus Job*1) program, we would like to invite applications for the job "Commissioned Experiments and Analyses Utilizing Students' Expertise and Technology. "

This is an announcement to inform that restriction of the maximum number of hours has been relaxed. Applications are welcome; eligible activities include guidance of equipment operation, experimental procedures and research techniques.

Receive requests from faculty members, researchers, or other students, and conduct requested research or assist the research, using your own expertise. For example:

(Note 1) Research and experiments include those conducted using computers.
(Note 2) Proposed task does not necessarily have to be a highly difficult task.
(Note 3) Client can be a student.
(Note 4) Both requests from members of other laboratories (preferred) and requests within a laboratory are eligible.
(Note 5) If the total number of hours worked is expected to exceed 50 hours per year, please contact us in advance because it requires a separate assessment.
(Note 6) Research aiming at getting your own degree is NOT covered, as it is not requested research.

To use the current fiscal year’s budget, the job must be finished by March 15, 2025*2).
Work management will be performed using the same attendance sheet as a regular TA (you can be paid for time spent in preparation for this job). In addition, it is necessary to submit the deliverables related to the content of the job to the faculty member in charge of your laboratory for confirmation beforehand. The deliverables are assumed to be experimental data, written manuals, etc. If you do not submit these deliverables, we will not be able to pay you an honorarium.

All categories:
An item that shows that the client has confirmed the results of the work (e.g. a scanned copy of the signed deliverable or confirmation email)
1. ~ 4. above:
The data obtained from the experiment, figures and/or tables created, the presentation materials, or a brief report (about 300 words) by the person you taught about what the person had learned
5. above:
Manuals or images and descriptions of application forms, lab websites, etc. that you have created
6. above:
A list indicating the contents of the work (e.g. time engaged, specific items of the work, number of times, etc.)

For projects starting in October (on or after Oct 15th): Oct 4th (Fri)
For projects starting in November and beyond: 10th of the previous month
Please be aware that there may be cases where we cannot accept your application or ask you to refrain from being engaged in the job in the next month due to the limited monthly budget.

Compensation will be paid as an honorarium. For the convenience of payment, please fill out the following Google Form by the 10th of each month regarding your schedule for the next month and beyond. Please consult with your academic supervisor or laboratory principal investigator before applying. Please be sure to provide sufficient details in the application form, as we will make a decision after carefully examining the details of your application. Since the budget is limited, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you decide on your plan.
https://forms.gle/34m8T2iaw1zkzQYy5

Doctoral students are eligible. Master's students who plan to enter a doctoral program in the future, in any university or department, are also eligible.

Doctoral course: 1,590 yen per hour
Master's course: 1,380 yen per hour

Up to 40 hours per month
*Avoid time conflicts with other paid duties
Note: Up to two adoptations for OCJ projects are allowed per fiscal year.
Note: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows must apply for after receiving confirmation from the host researcher that there will be no obstacles to the execution of the research project.
(Reference)r6_1_tebiki.pdf (jsps.go.jp)　p33

*1) On-campus jobs are new "jobs" that the university newly provides and executed by students utilizing the knowledge, skills, and techniques they have acquired through their research and study activities at the university. By participating in the university's operations through this job, students are expected to gain on-campus implementation experience in their own research and to obtain financial support. Please note that, unlike RA, ‘On-campus job’ does not support the promotion of your own research project (your own research project is NOT the subject of ‘On-campus job’).

*2) You must submit the completed work, submit the final fruits of your work, obtain approval, and submit your attendance sheet by March 15, 2025.