JpGU Emergency Survey on ”The impact of COVID-19 on research activities and work with Geoscientist"

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JpGU emergency survey on the impact of COVID-19 on research activities and work-life balance of geoscientist [Committee for Diversity Management and Talent Pool, Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)]

Purpose of this survey:

The impacts of the spread of COVID-19 infection on research activities and our daily lives were tremendous. The Committee for Diversity Management and Talent Pool, Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) would like to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on JpGU members with diverse backgrounds from the perspective of diversity, equality, and inclusion.
We further hope that we should pursue academic activities from fair policies even under severe and changeable conditions. This survey itself cannot be specified the individual reply contents, and the results will be analyzed in mass and be disclosed without individually identified. We deeply appreciate your cooperation if you can answer the questions below after you agree with the survey purpose above.

Gender *

Female

Male

Do not want to answer

Official Position *

Professor or equivalent

Associate Professor or equivalent

lecturer or equivalent

Assistant Professor or equivalent

Researcher

Postdoc

El-hi teacher

Student including graduate student

Researcher or engineering staff in a company

Other

Years after receiving the degree

0 - 5

5 - 10

10 - 15

15 - 20

20 - 25

25 - 30

30 - 35

Over 35 years

Not received yet

Other

Clear selection

Employment status *

not employed

Part-time employee by the hourly-wage plan

Part-time employee by the montly-wage plan

Permanent staff by the annual wage plan

Permanent staff by the montly-wage plan

Self-employed or freelance

Other employment than the above

Were there any changes in your income and expenditure during the emergency declaration period (around April-May) compared to the normal year? *

No changed

Same income, but more self-pay burden related to education and research than the normal year due to COVID-19

Decreased

Increased

Other

If your income decreased, what the reasons for the decline in revenue? (Free to answer)

If you chose “other, what were your specific circumstances? (Free to answer)

Questions for those who have lost income in April-May

A little less (<20%)

Decrease (between 20% and 50%)

It's down considerably (over 50%).

No income

Clear selection

Changes in research time *

Not much different than before.

Decrease (about 10-30%)

Significantly less (over 40%).

More than ever before.

Writing and submission activities of research papers *

Invariant

Less

Quality of research activity

Improved

Invariant

Worsen

Clear selection

If your quality of research activity improved, please answer the reason why.

What are the obstacles to your research activities during April and May? *

increased burden of household chores

Increased burden of childcare

Increased burden of nursing-care

Restrictions on travel to and from work

Restrictions on domestic and international travel

Inadequate network environment

Preparation for online and distance learning

Other

Required

If you chose "other," please write your comment. What kind of obstacles did you encounter in your research?

Do you have any concerns about your research life? (More than one answer possible) *

Continuation of my own employment

Time for Tenure Review

Impact on career development

Execution of Research Funds

Content and quality of experiments and investigations

student guidance

human relations

Other

Required

If you chose "other," please write your comment. What were the main concerns of your research life? (Free answer)

Time spent on education *

Increased

Decreased

Not changed

I'm not involved.

Content and quality of education *

Changed

No change

I'm not involved.

Free Comments on COVID-19's Educational Transformation (optional)

How does works video meeting or virtual conference for you? *

Advantage

Disadvantage

Neither

Other

What is your April-May work style? *

Same as before

Mainly at home and a few times a week in the office

Mostly at home

Telework from any location

Other

If you have changed the amount of time you spend at home, please answer the following question. Please tell us how much time you spend at home from April to May. *

-1 hour or less

0 to -1 hour

- to +1 hour

+ 1 hour or more

+ 1 to +2 hours

More than +2 hours

Work-life balance *

No change

It's more balanced (and easier than before).

It's hard to find the balance.

Would you like to work from home in the future, even in peacetime? *

Yes

Neither

Do you have sufficient information about COVID-19 from your workplace, etc.? (Multiple answers are acceptable.) *

Yes, I receive enough information from the workplace.

Sufficient information is available from local authorities and others outside the workplace.

Sufficient information is available from neighbors and other Japanese communities.

Sufficient information is available from non-Japanese communities in Japan.

I receive information from my home country and family outside of Japan.

I can't get enough information.

Other

Please describe any support you would like to request from the JpGU, workplace, schools, etc. (Free answer)

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