Research Ambassadors
DAAD Research Ambassadors are scholars and scientists in Australia who have conducted advanced long-term research projects in Germany. They are looking to promote research activities in Germany at their home universities and among their peers and students.
The main responsibility of a DAAD Research Ambassador is to promote research opportunities across Germany. This will generally be in the Research Ambassador’s professional community, university or organisation, and discipline.
It can take the form of:
- Contacting department chairs and senior administration officers to share information about study and research opportunities in Germany, including DAAD grants and other organisations’ funding programs.
- Arranging an information session on campus for students, and/or prospective applicants to DAAD programs, in their department.
- Providing advice and support to students and researchers interested in pursuing academic activities in Germany in their field from any university or institution in Australia. There is also the potential of doing the same for German DAAD scholarship recipients currently studying in Australia.
Please note that this is a voluntary post with no compensation available. However, DAAD will make reimbursements available upon request to cover expenses related to production of promotional materials or for refreshments at meetings or informational events.
At the end of each semester, each Research Ambassador is asked to submit short reports to DAAD Australia with any important contacts made and meetings organised.
Are you interested in becoming one of our Research Ambassadors? You must have:
- Completed a total of at least 10 months conducting research in Germany at the doctoral level or above
- Be familiar with the current research landscape in Germany for your respective discipline
- Be willing and able to attend an anual DAAD Research Ambassadors Training Workshop in Sydney.
Scholars and scientists from all disciplines are invited to apply. Applications will be accepted from all “Germany Alumni”, including DAAD alumni. German nationals who studied in Germany at the doctoral level but are now living and researching in Australia are also welcome to apply.
Research Ambassador terms are for two academic years, and can be renewed. Travel arrangements for the anual Research Ambassadors Training Workshop are covered by DAAD.
The next application round will be in 2023.
Meet Our Current Research Ambassadors
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©Australian National University (ANU)
School of Biology
Research interests: Parasitology, Malaria Research -
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Associate Professor in Architecture
Bond University
Faculty of Society & Design
Daniela’s research interests: Architecture and Urban Design in
socio-cultural, politico-economic and bio-climatic
environments in Europe, MiddleEast, Australia, Africa and China -
Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies
School of Humanities and Social Science
Faculty of Arts and Education
Deakin University, Melbourne -
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Professor for Architecture and Urban Design
Griffith University
School of Engineering and Built Environment –
Architecture and Design
Research interests: Ecological Cities, Affordable Housing,
Design Innovation
©Associate Professor for Glycoscience
Griffith University
Institute of Glycomics & School of Environment and Science
Research interests: Structural Glycoscience, Implementation of NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling Methods -
Inaugural Director Centre for a Waste-Free World
Principal Research Fellow
School of Chemistry & Physics
Faculty of Science
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane -
University Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Science
University of Adelaide
Research interest: Commissioning of the small-sized-telescopes for the Cherenkov Telescope Array, Optimisation of very-high-energy gamma-ray analysis, Association of Active Galaxies and linking multi-wavelength counterparts with machine learning
©Head of German Studies
University of Adelaide
School of Humanities
Research interstes: Literary Theory and History, Aesthetic Space and Borderland Phenomena, European Realism -
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Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Associate Dean, Research & Development
University of Canberra
Faculty of EducationElke’s research interests: please view here
Applied/Educational Linguistics (Community language learning, motivation, autonomy, blended and independent language learning, curriculum development)Feedback and assessment, and peer learning in postgraduate supervision practice.
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Associate Professor in Cognitive Psychology
University of Melbourne
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Research Interests: Cognitive Neuroscience -
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German and European Studies
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
School of Humanities and languages
Research interests: Politics of History and Memory in Germany, Transitional Justice
©University of New South Wales (UNSW)
School of Physics, Science
Research interests: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity, Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy
©Lecturer, Scientia Fellow and ARC DECRA Fellow
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
School of Chemistry, Science
Research interests: Mass spectrometry as a probe for molecular self-assembly -
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Lecturer
University of Queensland
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research interests: Circular Bioeconomy, Industrial Ecology, Environmental Systems Modelling and Analysis, Green Economy
©Senior Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Research interests: Phytochemicals and Health -
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
University of Sydney -
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Head of School
University of Western Australia
School of Humanities
Research interests: Contemporary Austrian, German and European Literature, Film and Society -
Research Director – School of Law
University of Wollongong
Research areas: Law and Legal Studies
Associate Prof Wagner teaches and writes in the areas of international law, constitutional law and comparative law.
