Welcome to our new postdoc: Dr. Julia Stefanello Pires
We’re happy to welcome Dr. Julia Stefanello Pires as a new postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of International Business, Society and Sustainability (IBSS) at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg.
Julia joins us with a strong interdisciplinary background in law, human rights, and sustainability, holding two PhDs—one in Socio-Environmental Law from PUCPR (Brazil) and another in International Human Rights Law from FAU (Germany). She also holds a Master’s degree in Borders and Human Rights and a Bachelor’s in Law from UFGD (Brazil). Her career bridges research, lecture, and corporate consultancy in the fields of Business and Human Rights, ESG, and sustainable governance of extractive systems, in particular mining and agri-food sectors.
Her research will contribute to the project Corporate Accountability in Global Supply Chains, which investigates under what conditions human rights and environmental due diligence laws actually contribute to enhancing corporate accountability across borders, and improvements in human rights and environmental conditions on the ground. Julia’s current focus is on critical raw material supply chains in Latin America, where she explores regulatory frameworks and sustainability strategies in high-impact sectors.
We’re looking forward to working together on shared topics of interest.
Welcome to the team, Julia!