Are you ready to take the next step in your scientific career? Meet our delegation of German universities, research and funding institutions at the European Career Fair, 25 February in Cambridge, MA. The European Career Fair (ECF) at MIT is the largest recruiting event in the United States for European companies and research institutions. It is the ideal place to discover new opportunities for a research career in Germany

What? Networking with German Professors, Information on PhD and post-doc positions, funding, admission procedures.
When? 25 February 2023
Where? Cambridge, MA

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GAIN and “Research in Germany” Info-Session at the European Career Fair 2023

Don’t miss the chance to network with our representatives from German universities, research and funding institutions!

When? 26 February, 10 AM to 12:00 PM (EST)
Where? Boston, MA, USA

At the roundtable you can ask us questions about the following topics: Career and Funding Opportunities for PhD Programs
Funding and Career Opportunities for Postdocs and Early Researchers
Junior Research Group Leaders: Careers at Research Institutes
Opportunities for Postdocs at Universities and Research Centers
Different Ways to a Professorship
FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCHERS: Living in Germany: Visa, work permit, social security, housing, language and mobility

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INFO SESSION PROGRAM

“Research in Germany” Info-Sessions
at the 27th European Career Fair in Boston
Sunday, 26 February, 10 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location
Workbar Cambridge
45 Prospect Street
1st Floor
Cambridge, MA 02139

Program

• 10:00 a.m. Welcome
  Anna Oberle-Brill
  Program Director, German Academic International Network (GAIN)
• 10:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
  Dr. Sonja Kreibich
  Consul General, German General Consulate Boston
• 10:10 a.m. Looking for Impact? Research Careers in Academia and Industry
  Dr. Mridul Agrawal
  Healthcare Entrepreneur & GAIN Advisory Board Member
• 10:20 a.m. Introduction: The German Research and Higher Education Landscape
  Dr. Georg Bechtold
  Director DFG Office North America, German Research Foundation (DFG)
  Madeline Friedrich
  Communications and Event Program Coordinator, American Friends of the
  Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  Anne Knab
  Team Leader Events, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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• 10:35 a.m. One-minute-madness
  Representatives from the present research and funding organizations will
  give a one-minute presentation on their institution.
• 10:50 a.m. Round Table Sessions (3 x 20 min. slots and a coffee break)
• Roundtables and Facilitators
• Career and Funding Opportunities for PhD Programs
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
  • Technische Universität Braunschweig
  • Unversität Bayreuth
• Funding and Career Opportunities for Postdocs and Early Researchers
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
  • German Research Foundation (DFG)
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Universität Stuttgart
• Junior Research Group Leaders: Careers at Research Institutes
  • Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
  • Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
  • Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
• Opportunities for Postdocs at Universities and Research Centers
  • German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)
  • Technical University of Munich (TUM)
  Different Ways to a Professorship
  • Technical University Munich (TUM)
• For German Researchers:
  Time is up – Windows of Opportunity for a funded career step back to Germany
  • University of Münster
  For international Researchers:
  Living in Germany: Visa, work permit, social security, housing, language and mobility
  • General Consulate Boston
  • Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Engineering

RiG Infosession Programme PDF