The Liaison Office São Paulo of Freie Universität Berlin, the Liaison Office for Latin America of Technical University of Munich, the Brazil Center of the University of Münster, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, the University of Potsdam, Heidelberg University, and Technische Universität Berlin cordially invite prospective doctoral and postdoctoral researchers to this on site Workshop on March 22 & 23 for Chile. Please find more information below.

Doing a PhD or 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 PhD and PostDoc career steps, financial grants and benefits and get in contact with other interested researchers and PhDs and PostDocs.

REGISTRATION is open until March 21. Please scroll down and fill the form in order to register. All confirmed participants will be contacted by mail.

 

Online Matchmaking on March 24, 2023

Matchmaking Sessions will be offered virtually on March 24, 2023. Please register here: https://connect.universities-in-germany.org/events/chile-2023/

Support & Organisation

This Event is kindly supported and organised by the German Academic Exchange Service

 

Date

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 & Thursday, March 23, 2023

Time

09h00 - 17h00

Address

Heidelberg Center Latin America, Las Hortensias 2340, Providencia, Santiago de Chile (How to get there: https://goo.gl/maps/q67ffqn19H5CQAiN6)

Partners

Registration

REGISTRATION is open. Please register by filling out the form below.

PROGRAM

Day 1 (March 22)

Overview of German Research Career & University Presentations (March 22) - On site at Heidelberg Center Latin America (HCLA), Santiago de Chile

09:30 (Santiago de Chile) | Welcome

Registration and Welcome Words

• Welcome
  • Inés Recio, Academic Executive Director HCLA
  • Susanne Reischmann, DAAD IC Santiago de Chile

09:45 German Research Careers 

• The German Research Landscape
  • Susanne Reischmann, DAAD IC Santiago de Chile
  • Christina Peters, DFG Latin America
• German Research Careers – Your Pathway from PhD to Permanent Professor 
  • Christiane Wüllner, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Testimonial
  • Mario Corbalán, DAAD-Becas Chile Scholarship holder

11:00 Coffee Break

11:30 University Presentations 

• Heidelberg University | Inés Recio
• Technical University of Munich | Tiffany Paulisch & Sören Metz
• Freie Universität Berlin | Christian Lazar
• WWU Münster | Laura Redondo
• Ruhr-University Bochum | Jörn Benzinger
• Technische Universität Berlin | Jan an Haack

General Q&A

13:00 Lunch Snack and Meet-up Representatives

14:00 Additional offers for PhD candidate and Postdocs 

15:00 Round Tables 3 x 30 minutes

Coordination: Jan an Haack (TU Berlin)
- Life in Germany - Welcome/Culture/Language/Family: Jörn Benzinger (Ruhr-Universität Bochum), Tiffany Paulisch (TUM), Christian Lazar (FU Berlin)
- Formalities: Susanne Reischmann & Claudia Rodríguez (DAAD Chile), Laura Redondo (University of Münster) 
- Comparing Research Careers in Germany and Chile: Gudrun Kausel & Christina Peters (DFG), Inés Recio (HCLA), Sören Metz (TUM), Christiane Wüllner (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)

17:00 Wrap-up

 

Day 2 (March 23)

Day 2: How to Get Started: Funding & Writing Workshop (March 23)
- Live at Heidelberg Center Latin America (HCLA), Santiago de Chile

09:30 (Santiago de Chile) | Registration & Welcome

10:00 Tips and Hints Session
A general approach to funding and job opportunities in Germany, Christiane Wüllner, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

10:30 Opportunities and Funding

• DAAD: Susanne Reischmann
• DFG: Christina Peters
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation: Carmen Feijóo
• Euraxess: Charlotte Grawitz (Video)

General Q&A

12:00 Lunch Snack
Meet Your Peers, University and Funding Representatives

13:00 Parallel Sessions: Presentation and Workshop 
Applying for a PhD and Postdoc / Different aspects of describing your research ideas in the application process

• For Social Sciences and Humanities (Mário Gomes, DAAD Lecturer UdeC)
• For Engineering and Natural Sciences (Carmen Feijóo, AvH Ambassador Chile)

14:30 Individual consultations with representatives

17:00 Wrap Up & Outlook to Virtual Consulations (March 24) 

 

Event language is English

REGISTRATION:

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In order for you to prepare for this event, we highly recomend you to have completed this mini course (for free) before our events: http://www.daad.cl/cursodoctorado

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