9th edition of the French-German Day for Early Career Researchers

The French-German day for Early-Career Researchers

Program

Practical informations pratiques, contacts, and registration

The FrEnch-German Day of Early career Researchers

Proposed by the French Embassy in Germany, Campus France and the Franco-German University, the French-German Day for Early Career Researchers addresses:

• German master's students;
• PhD candidates (regardless of discipline);
• young researchers and postdocs who are job-seeking.

It also targets anyone interested in research within the French-German context, including those involved in doctoral training, career management, and international relations at universities and research institutions.

This year, the event provides them with the opportunity to learn about career & research opportunities in France.

Program

This day revolves around a series of research presentations [MT 180], a friendly cocktail dedicated to exchanges and networking, as well as a series of conferences and roundtable discussions with guests from the research and industrial worlds, on the following topics:

1. [conference] Mobility grants and research stays in France
2. [roundtable] Doing a PhD in France: funding, co-supervision, and promotion in the economic sector
3. [conference] Building a scientific career in France: opportunities and specifics
4. [roundtable] Career development after the PhD in the non-academic sector

>> [conference] #1 Mobility grants and research stays in France, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Speakers:

• Benjamin Pfannes, PhD candidate at the University of Potsdam, Scholar of the Procope Mobility program ;

• Hugo Zusslin, Science and Technology Attaché, French Embassy in Berlin

>> [roundtable] #1 Doing a PhD in France: funding, co-supervision, and promotion in the economic sector, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM

Speakers:

• Dr. Kristina Berkut, International Cooperation Manager, Association Bernard Gregory ;

• Gabriel Lepage, University Mission Officer, Campus France Deutschland; ;

• Dr. Udo Thelen, Secretary General of the Franco-German University.

>> [conference] #2 Building a scientific career in France: opportunities and specifics, 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Speakers:

• Dr. Mathias DELORI, CNRS Researcher, Centre Emile Durkheim/Centre Marc Bloch; ;

• Siegfried MARTIN-DIAZ, Science and Technology Counselor, French Embassy in Berlin.

>> [roundtable] #2 Career development after the PhD (non-academic sector), 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM

Speakers:

• Dr. Kristina Berkut, International Cooperation Manager, Association Bernard Gregory ;

• Dr. Ina NIEMANN, Project Management Officer, Sanofi.

 Detailed program [pdf] in German language

PRACTICAL INFORMATION, CONTACTS, AND REGISTRATION

DATE AND TIME

On July 5, 2024, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, followed by a dinner cocktail.

VENUE AND ACCESS

At the French Institute in Berlin: Kurfüstendamm 211 // Boris VIAN Room (4th floor)

REGISTRATION

Contacts 

• Contract Germany : Gabriel LEPAGE, University Mission Officer (Campus France Deutschland), gabriel.lepage@institutfrancais.de
• Contact France : Kristina BERKUT (ABG - Association Bernard Gregory) kristina.berkut@abg.asso.fr