Research in Germany Online Talk Series

Join Research in Germany for a series of free, online talks about opportunities for research in Germany aimed at graduate students, PhD candidates, and early-career postdocs. The talks will take place between May 30 and June 2, 2022.

Read on to learn more about each talk and click here to register!

Monday, 30 May 2022, 14:00-15:00 CEST
The German Research Landscape
Who does research in Germany?

Hosted by Sina Bremer, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Panelists:
Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Ing. Des. Antonino Ardilio, Team Leader Technology and Innovation Intelligence, Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO Dr.
Florian Bittner, research coordinator at Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants
Evelina Skurski, Head of section International Scientific Cooperation, Dept. of International Affairs at Technische Universität Berlin

Tuesday, 31 May 2022, 14:00–15:00 CEST
Doctorate Opportunities in Germany
How to find a supervisor, write a proposal, find funding opportunities.

Hosted by Dr. Birgit Klüsener, Director scholarships, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Panelists:
Dr.-Ing. Claudia Eggert, Member of the Presidential Board, in charge of research coordinaton, international cooperation and the support for doctoral and early career researchers, Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Dr. Janie Wermter, Advisor for internationalisation and support for doctoral and early career researchers, Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Natural Sciences, Universität Hamburg
Alissa Aarts, Human Resources Development and Recruiting department at Forschungszentrum Jülich
Swati Srivastava, doctoral candidate, Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, University of Heidelberg

Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 14:00–15:00 CEST
Postdoc opportunities in Germany
How to find a position and funding opportunities

Hosted by Anne Knab, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Panelists:
Dr. Kristina Wien, Advisor MSCA & NCP ERC at European Liaison Office of the German Research Organisations (KoWi)
Nanna Gehrlein, Advisor for International Researchers & Björn Jahnke, TUMForTe Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Dr. Karola Lützow, Senior Staff Scientist, Equal Opportunity Commissioner, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Institute of Active Polymers

Thursday, 2 June 2022, 14:00–15:00 CEST
“Ask a professor”
…and get insights on selection criteria, how to address a professor successfully!

Hosted by Silvia Schmid, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Panelists:
Prof. Dr. Julia Hillner, University of Bonn, Cluster of Excellence “Bonn Center for Dependency and Slavery Studies”, BCDSS Professorship and Research Area E (Gender and Intersectionality)
Representative Prof. Dr. Rainer Fink, Professor for Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. habil. Floris Ernst, Institute for Robotics and Cognitive Systems, University of Lübeck