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 annual 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 round of applications will take place in the second half of 2024.

Meet Our Current Research Ambassadors

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Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Prof. Alexander Maier

Australian National University (ANU)

E-mail: alex.maieranu.edu.au

Professor
Division of Biomedical Sciences and Biochemistry
School of Biology
Australian National University (ANU)

Research interests: Parasitology, Malaria Research
Bond University, Robina, QLD

Assoc. Prof. Daniela Ottmann

Bond University

E-mail: dottmannbond.edu.au

Associate Professor
School of Architecture
Faculty of Society & Design
Bond University

Research interests: Architecture and Urban Design in socio-cultural, politico-economic and bio-climatic environments in Europe, MiddleEast, Australia, Africa and China
Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC

Assoc. Prof. Michiko Weinmann

Deakin University

Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

E-mail: michiko.weinmanndeakin.edu.au

Associate Professor
Education (Languages Education)
School of Education
Deakin University

Research interests:

Multilingual and teacher education; curriculum inquiry; internationalisation of higher education; COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning); students-as-partners; postmonolingual research methodologies.
Griffith University, QLD

Dr. Danielle Heinrichs Henry

Griffith University, Brisbane South (Nathan) Campus

E-mail: d.heinrichshenrygriffith.edu.au

Lecturer
Multilingual Communication
School of Education and Professional Studies
Griffith University

Research Interests: Multilingual Communication, Digital Ethnography, Social Media, Literacies: Multimodal, Critical, Digital, Crises, Disasters, Hazards

Prof. Jörg Baumeister

Griffith University, Brisbane South (Nathan) Campus

E-mail: j.baumeistergriffith.edu.au

Professor
Architecture and Urban Design
School of Engineering and Built Environment – Architecture
Griffith University

Research interests: Ecological Cities, Affordable Housing, Design Innovation

Assoc. Prof. Thomas Haselhorst

Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus

E-mail: t.haselhorstgriffith.edu.au

Associate Professor
Institute of Glycomics & School of Environment and Science
School of Environment and Science – Chemistry and Forensic Science
Griffith University

Research interests: Structural Glycoscience, Implementation of NMR Spectroscopy and Molecular Modelling Methods
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD

Prof. Leonie Barner

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

E-mail: leonie.barnerqut.edu.au

Professor
Inaugural Director Centre for a Waste-Free World at the QUT
Principal Research Fellow
School of Chemistry & Physics
Faculty of Science
Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

Research interest: Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Nanoparticle driven templating of microspheres as chromatographic materials, Nitroxide-containing scaffolds for controlling biofilm-related infections
RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC

Prof. Gary Bryant

RMIT University

124 La Trobe Street
Melbourne VIC 3000

E-mail: gary.bryantrmit.edu.au

Professor
Head of Department and Associate Dean (Physics)
School of Science
RMIT University

Research interests: Soft Matter and Biological Physics
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA

Dr. Stefan Hajduk

University of Adelaide

E-mail: stefan.hajdukadelaide.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
Head of German Studies
School of Humanities
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
University of Adelaide

Research interests: Literary Theory and History, Aesthetic Space and Borderland Phenomena, European Realism
University of Canberra, ACT

Prof. Elke Stracke

University of Canberra

E-mail: Elke.Strackecanberra.edu.au

Professor
Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Faculty of Education
University of Canberra

Research interests: Applied/Educational Linguistics (blended and independent language learning and their relationship with learner autonomy and motivation, community language learning, feedback and assessment and peer learning in postgraduate supervision practice, curriculum development)
University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW

Assoc. Prof. Andrew Beattie

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

E-mail: a.beattieunsw.edu.au

Associate Professor
German and European Studies
School of Humanities and Languages
University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research interests: Politics of History and Memory in Germany, Transitional Justice

Assoc. Prof. Clemens Ulrich

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

E-mail: c.ulrichunsw.edu.au

Associate Professor
Science
School of Physics
University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research interests: Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Condensed Matter; Superconductivity, Nonlinear Optics and Spectroscopy

Dr. Nicole Rijs

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

E-mail: n.rijsunsw.edu.au

Senior Lecturer
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Research interests: Mass spectrometry as a probe for molecular self-assembly
University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD

Dr. Michael Netzel

University of Queensland

E-mail: m.netzeluq.edu.au

Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences
University of Queensland

Research interests: Phytochemicals and Health
University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW

Dr. Brangwen Stone

University of Sydney

Brennan MacCallum Building
The University of Sydney
Camperdown NSW 2050

E-mail: brangwen.stonesydney.edu.au

Senior Lecturer in Germanic Studies
Chair of Germanic Studies
School of Languages and Cultures
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
University of Sydney

Research interests: I work on modern and contemporary Austrian, German and Swiss literature, film and theatre. I have particular interests in transnational literature and theatre and migration; GDR literature; food in literature; Eastern Europe in German literature and film; gender studies; and literature’s relationship to memory and history. I also translate dramatics texts.

Assoc. Prof. Ronald Clarke

University of Sydney

Chemistry Building (F11)
The University of Sydney
Camperdown NSW 2050

E-mail: ronald.clarkesydney.edu.au

Associate Professor
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science
University of Sydney

Research interests: Biophysical chemistry, Biological membranes and membrane proteins, Fluorescence spectroscopy, Rapid reaction kinetics, Regulation and mechanism of ion transport across biological membranes, Voltage-sensitive fluorescent dyes, Na+,K+-ATPase, Membrane electrical properties
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Prof. Alexandra Ludewig

University of Western Australia

E-mail: alexandra.ludewiguwa.edu.au

Professor
Head of School
School of Humanities
University of Western Australia

Research interests: Contemporary Austrian, German and European Literature, Film and Society
University of Wollongong, NSW

Assoc. Prof. Markus Wagner

University of Wollongong

E-mail: markus_wagneruow.edu.au

Associate Professor
Research Director
School of Law
Faculty of Business and Law
University of Wollongong

Research areas: Law and Legal Studies
Assoc. Prof. Wagner teaches and writes in the areas of international law, constitutional law and comparative law.