As part of the research marketing campaign “Research in German – Land of Ideas” funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) organised a joint German exhibition stand for the third time at the Naturejobs Career Expo. As in previous years, the career fair was held at the Business Design Centre in London Islington.
The German exhibitors – which included seven institutions funded by the Excellence Initiative – were on hand to explain and consult visitors who were interested in PhD programmes, post-doctoral positions, research groups and junior professorships.
The international visitors were impressed by Germany’s strong presence at the event and responded positively to the “German Pavilion”. A visitor from Brazil was elated, saying, “I just found my dream job! I was raised bilingually and can speak Portuguese and English fluently. In a personal consultation, I learned that the working language for the post-doc position, which I had my eye on, is English. I didn’t know you could do research in Germany in English. I’m really excited and I’m definitely going to apply!“
The German exhibitors were equally enthused by the large crowds and growing interest in scientific careers in Germany, and were very happy to have participated at the event.
Participating institutions:
• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Bonn)
• Baden-Württemberg International (Stuttgart)
• BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies (Freiburg)
• Cluster of Excellence in Macromolecular Complexes (Frankfurt)
• Cologne Cluster of Excellence in Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases
• DAAD - German Academic Exchange Service (Bonn)
• Graduate School of Excellence in Materials Science (Mainz)
• Humboldt Graduate School (Berlin)
• International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine (Ulm)
• International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Astronomy and Astrophysics (Bonn)
• International Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) for Neural Circuits (Frankfurt)
• Konstanz Research School in Chemical Biology
• Max Planck Society (Munich)
• Philipps-Universität Marburg
• Technische Universität München (Munich)
• University of Applied Sciences (Mannheim)
• University of Münster
For more information about the Naturejobs Career Expo visit:
www.nature.com/natureconferences/njce2011
For more information on the German Pavilion, please contact:
Sandra Roessler
German Academic Exchange Service
+ 49 228 882 114
roessler(at)daad.de
For more information on the campaign “Research in Germany”, please contact:
Anke Sobieraj
German Academic Exchange Service
+ 49 228 882 858
sobieraj(at)daad.de
