DAAD Research Ambassadors are scholars and scientists in Australia who have conducted advanced long-term research projects in Germany and are interested in promoting research in Germany at their home universities and among their peers and students.
What Our Research Ambassadors Do
The main responsibility of a DAAD Research Ambassador is to promote research opportunities in Germany in his/her professional community, university or organisation, and discipline.
This can take the form of:
- Contacting departmental 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 in their department and/or prospective applicants to DAAD programmes
- Providing advice and support to students and researchers interested in pursuing academic activities in Germany in his/her field from any university or institution in Australia – and potentially 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.
Become a Research Ambassador
Are you interested in becoming one of our Research Ambassadors? Our Research Ambassadors
- have completed a total of at least 10 months conducting research in Germany at the doctoral level or above
- are familiar with the current research landscape in Germany for their respective discipline
- are 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 2021.
Meet Our Current Research Ambassadors
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Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
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Ass/Prof Alex Maier
Associate Professor
Australian National University (ANU)
School of Biology
Research interests: Parasitology, Malaria ResearchEmail: alex.maier@anu.edu.au
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Bond University, Robina, QLD
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Ass/Prof Daniela Ottmann
Associate Professor in Architecture
Bond University
Faculty of Society & Design
Research interests: Architecture and Urban Design in
socio-cultural, politico-economic and bio-climatic
environments in Europe, MiddleEast, Australia, Africa and ChinaEmail: dottmann@bond.edu.au
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Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD
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Dr Raj Sharma
Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering
Central Queensland University (CQUniversity)
School of Engineering & Technology
Research interests: Landslides, Floods, Soil Erosion, Hydrology and Water QualityEmail: r.sharma@cqu.edu.au
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Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld
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Ass/Prof Joe Tiralongo
Associate Professor
Griffith University
School of Environment and Science
Research Leader Institute for Glycomics
Institute for Glycomics
Research interests: Glycobiology, Sialic Acid Biology and Glycomics MicroaaraysEmail: j.tiralongo@griffith.edu.au
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Prof. Jörg Baumeister
Professor for Architecture and Urban Design
Griffith University
School of Engineering and Built Environment -
Architecture and Design
Research interests: Ecological Cities, Affordable Housing,
Design InnovationEmail: j.baumeister@griffith.edu.au
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Ass/Prof Thomas Hasselhorst
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 MethodsEmail: t.haselhorst@griffith.edu.au
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Monash University, Melbourne, VIC
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Ass/Prof Franz-Josef Deiters
Associate Professor in German Studies
Email: Franz-Josef.Deiters@monash.edu
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University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA
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Dr Stefan Hajduk
Head of German Studies
University of Adelaide
School of Humanities
Research interstes: Literary Theory and History, Aesthetic Space and Borderland Phenomena, European RealismEmail: stefan.hajduk@adelaide.edu.au
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University of Canberra, ACT
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Ass/Prof Elke Stracke
Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Associate Dean Research, Programme Director TESOL/ Foreign Language Teaching (FLT)
University of Canberra
Faculty of EducationResearch interests:
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.
Email: Elke.Stracke@canberra.edu.au
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University of Melbourne, VIC
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Ass/Prof. Stefan Bode
Associate Professor in Cognitive Psychology
University of Melbourne
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Research Interests: Cognitive NeuroscienceEmail: sbode@unimelb.edu.au
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University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
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Ass/Prof. Andrew Beattie
Associate Professor in 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 JusticeEmail: a.beattie@unsw.edu.au
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Ass/Prof Clemens Ulrich
Associate Profesor
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
School of Physics, Science
Research interests: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity, Nonlinear Optics and SpectroscopyEmail: c.ulrich@unsw.edu.au
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Dr Nicole Rijs
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-assemblyEmail: n.rijs@unsw.edu.au
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University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD
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Dr Anthony Halog
Lecturer
University of Queensland
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research interests: Circular Bioeconomy, Industrial Ecology, Environmental Systems Modelling and Analysis, Green EconomyEmail: a.halog@uq.edu.au
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Dr Michael Netzel
Senior Research Fellow
University of Queensland
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
Research interests: Phytochemicals and HealthEmail: m.netzel@uq.edu.au
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University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
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Dr Laura Ginters
Senior Lecturer in Theatre Studies
University of Sydney
Department of Theatre and Performance Studies
Research interests: Historical Rehearsal Process in Germany, Translations of German and Austrian PlaysEmail: laura.ginters@sydney.edu.au
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University of Western Australia, Perth, WA
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Prof Alexandra Ludewig
Head of School
University of Western Australia
School of Humanities
Research interests: Contemporary Austrian, German and European Literature, Film and SocietyEmail: alexandra.ludewig@uwa.edu.au
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