The directorate is committed to all tasks in the responsibility of the Scientific Director, in particular:
- Development of the strategic scientific research program
- National and international scientific affairs
- Consultancy on topics in the field of research funding
- Scientific issues concerning the cooperation with universities, research institutions, scientific organizations, ministries, and the Leibniz Association
- Scientific reporting
- Issues of the Scientific Advisory Board, the Executive Board and the ZALF Board
- Long-term task planning and monitoring of the scientific performance
- Continuos development and adaptation of the organisational research structure, internal evaluation and competition procedures
- Research strategy related issues of human resource development
- Coordination of science transfer activities
- Press and public relations
Scientific Director
Prof. Dr. Frank A. Ewert
Assistance and organisation
Contact person: Ute Baumgärtel
Coordination of the tasks of the directorate
Contact person:
Dr. Hans-Peter Ende
- Office of the Executive Board and the ZALF Board
- Documentation of meetings
- Follow-up of recommendations, implementation of decisions
- Communication between the boards
- Contact for internal and external inquiries
- Resource planning and monitoring for the directorate
Strategic science management
Katharina Brüser - team coordination
- Strategy and organizational development
- Internal and external evaluations (Leibniz Evaluations, audits), reporting, processes
- Coordination of boards and tasks forces
- Strategy and support measures for early career researchers
- Joint appointments with universities
Dr. Christiane Schulz
- Further development and implementation of the ZALF research strategy
- Coordination of boards and committees (ZALF Research Commission, strategy retreats)
- Support of external and internal evaluation procedures
- ZALF-internal measures for integrative research (Integrated Priority Projects, ZALF Fellowships, ZALF Scientific Events)
- Project coordinator Land-Innovation-Lausitz
- Substitute for Executive Board meetings, ZALF Council, Tenure Track System
Dr. Susanne Kramer
- Coordination of the ZALF tenure track system
- Strategic cooperation and partnerships
- Coordination and contribution to audits and reports
Dr. Madlen Walther
- Research funding: information and support for project applications, fellowships and junior research group applications
- Coordination of national, international and EU calls for proposals
- Contact to funding institutions
- Coordination of issues concerning scientists at risk
Lea Nitz
- Support of early career researchers; training courses, events, monitoring
- Organisation of ZALF Scientific Events
- Assistance for scientific reporting
Stefanie Deters - transfer office
- main contact for any request relating to transfer
- dialog with stakeholders and network management
- monitoring and reporting
Public relations and press
Contact person:
Hendrik Schneider (Head)
Secretary:
Margitta Mittelstedt,
Katja Ehrlich
Staff: Sibylle Krickel
Staff: Tanja Kollersberger
Staff: Kristina Backhaus
Staff:
Tom Baumeister
Staff: Lisa Brandt
Staff: Elke Thiele
Working Areas
- Public relations and press
- Event management
- Internal communication
- ZALF-Media
- Corporate Design
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