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, the Latin American Office of the University Alliance Ruhr and Technische Universität Berlin cordially invite prospective post-doctoral researchers to an Opportunities Workshop in São Paulo on June 04, 2019.

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

Research Academy Ruhr: General Information | Offers for Postdocs at RUB | Postdoc Program "Research Explorer Ruhr" 

REGISTRATION is closed. 

Date

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

Time

09h30 - 16h30

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

09:30 - 10:30 Welcome coffee & opening remarks 

Sabine Wilmes - Goethe-Institut São Paulo

Marcio Weichert - German Center for Research and Innovation

Sören Metz – Technical University of Munich

Nora Jacobs – Freie Universität Berlin 

10:30 - 12:00 Opportunities & funding | Lectures  

How to do a Postdoc in Germany – an Introduction: Christiane Wüllner and Jörn Benzinger, Research Academy Ruhr

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

Funding Opportunities at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Mônica Santos de Freitas  –  Ambassador Scientist

Postdoc opportunities at University of Münster: programs, funding & support; Annah Keige-Huge – Graduate Center 

Research Academy Ruhr—the cross-university platform for emerging research scholars; Jörn Benzinger, Research Academy Ruhr / Stephan Hollensteiner – UA Ruhr Latin America

Postdoc opportunities at Freie Universität Berlin: programs, funding & support; Nora Jacobs - Liaison Office São Paulo

Postdoc opportunities at Technical University of Munich: programs, funding & support; Sören Metz – Liaison Office for Latin America / Christoph Uhl – TUM Talent Factory 

12:00 - 12:45 Coffee Break

12:45 - 14:00 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: Karen Abreu Resende (UNICAMP) - Postdoc TUM / Mônica Santos de Freitas (UFRJ) – Ambassador Scientist Humboldt Foundation / Luiz de Siqueira Martins Filho (UFABC) - Visiting Professor RUB

Chairs: Sören Metz – TUM / Nora Jacobs – FU Berlin

14:00 - 14:15 Coffee Break

14:15 - 16:00 Individual Consultations | Career Fair  

Funding Agencies & Political Foundation Tables:

• German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Anna Barkhausen
• German Research Foundation (DFG), Christiane Wolf
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH), Mônica Santos de Freitas
• Fundação Rosa Luxemburgo, Carsten Schiefer

TUM Table: Christoph Uhl – TUM Talent Factory / Sören Metz – TUM São Paulo 

UA Ruhr Table: Christiane Wüllner & Jörn Benzinger, Research Academy Ruhr / Stephan Hollensteiner – UA Ruhr Latin America

FU Berlin Table: Nora Jacobs - Liaison Office São Paulo

University of Münster Table: Annah Keige-Huge - Graduate Center / Anja Grecko Lorenz - Brazil Center 

Visa Procedures: Kerstin Hudson, German Consulate General São Paulo

Goethe-Institut Table: Elaine Truiz, Teacher at the Goethe-Institut

16:00 - 16:30 Closing Remarks

Summary and wrap up of FAQs during the event

Sören Metz – TUM

Nora Jacobs – FU Berlin 

Event language is English

Partners:

The event is co-organized by the German Center for Research and Innovation São Paulo (DWIH São Paulo) and supported by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

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