The São Paulo Office of Freie Universität Berlin, the Liaison Office for Latin America of Technical University of Munich, the Brazil Center of the University of Münster and the Latin American Office of the University Alliance Ruhr cordially invite prospective post-doctoral researchers to an Opportunities Workshop in São Paulo on May 09, 2017.

Doing a PostDoc in Germany means to work in an international and competitive system with a lot of opportunities to enhance your research career and your international network. We invite you to get to know the German system and opportunities for your research stay at German top universities. Learn about PostDoc career steps, financial grants and benefits and get in contact with other interested researchers and PostDocs that have recently returned from Germany.

As the event's intention is quite specific, participants are requested to collect information, such as the research profiles of possible host professors at the universities, etc., prior to the event, via the following links:

Freie Universität Berlin: FAQ Doutorado e Pós-Doutorado | Dahlem Research School

Technische Universität München: Research Opportunities Week TUM | PostDoc | Research at TUM | TUM.Family Welcome Center

University of Münster: Welcome Centre | Graduate Centre | Brazil Centre

University Alliance Ruhr: Offers for Postdocs at RUB | Postdoctoral Programme "Research Explorer Ruhr" | General Information on RUB Research School

REGISTRATION is open until May 2nd. See registration form at the end of this page.

Date

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Time

08h30 - 16h00

Address

Goethe-Institut São Paulo

Rua Lisboa, 974, Pinheiros, 05413-001 São Paulo, SP

Parking

Parking in direct proximity to the event will be available at discounted rates.

Contact

Nora Jacobs (Freie Universität Berlin)

Tel.: (11) 51898312 / Mail: saopaulo@fu-berlin.de

Sören Artur Metz (Technical University of Munich)

Tel.: (11) 51898320 / Mail: latam@tum.de

PROGRAM

08:30 - 09:00 Welcome & opening remarks

Marcio Weichert - German House of Research and Innovation, DWIH-SP

Nora Jacobs – Freie Universität Berlin, Liaison Office São Paulo

Sören Metz – Technical University of Munich (TUM), Liaison Office for Latin America

09:00 - 10:30 Opportunities & funding | Lectures

German Research Landscape and PostDoc Funding Opportunities at the German Research Foundation (DFG): Christiane Wolf – DFG, Latin America Office

Funding Opportunities at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH): Simone Heil – AvH

Postdoc opportunities at University of Münster: programs, funding & support; Jan Schmidt – University of Münster, Graduate Center

PostDoc opportunities at UA Ruhr: programs, funding & support; Jörn Benzinger, Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Coordinator Int. Research Marketing / Stephan Hollensteiner – UA Ruhr Latin America

PostDoc opportunities at Freie Universität Berlin: programs, funding & support; Eva-Maria Silies - Research Funding and Information / Nora Jacobs - Liaison Office São Paulo

Being a PostDoc at Technical University of Munich: research & funding opportunities, services for Postdocs and their families; Sören Metz – Liaison Office for Latin America / Philipp Barbaric – TUM Talent Factory

10:30 - 12:00 How to get started! | Workshop and Q&A

Ask our experts and Postdocs from Berlin, Munich, Münster and the Ruhr Region

Topics: Personal and academic requirements / where to look for calls and job offers / first steps / first contact with a host / etc.

Discussants: Diogo Boito (USP), Postdoc TUM (Humboldtian) / Renato Montagnolli (UNESP), Postdoc RUB

Chairs: Sören Metz – TUM São Paulo / Nora Jacobs – Freie Universität Berlin, Liaison Office São Paulo

12:00 - 12:45 Coffee Break

12:45 - 15:00 Individual Consultations | Career Fair

Funding Agencies Table: DAAD, DFG, AvH

TUM Table: Philipp Barbaric – TUM Talent Factory / Sören Metz – TUM São Paulo

UA Ruhr Table: Jörn Benzinger, Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Coordinator Int. Research Marketing / Stephan Hollensteiner – UA Ruhr

Freie Universität Berlin Table: Eva-Maria Silies - Research Funding and Information / Nora Jacobs - Liaison Office São Paulo

University of Münster Table: Jan Schmidt - Graduate Center / Anja Grecko Lorenz - Brazil Center

Visa Procedures: Finn Johannsen, German Consulate General São Paulo

15:00 - 15:30 Closing Remarks

Summary and wrap up of FAQs during the event

Sören Metz – TUM

Nora Jacobs – Freie Universität Berlin

Event language is English

Partners: The event is supported by the German House of Research and Innovation São Paulo (DWIH-SP) as well as by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Registration

REGISTRATION is open until May 2nd.

Please fill out all the fields and inform yourself about possibles hosts at our universities and indicate these professors.

Your registration is successful once you receive an email confirmation from the organizers.