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Administration

The LIfBi administration organizes all administrative processes at the institute. As a service provider and central service facility, it ensures the smooth running of complex administrative processes, looks after a wide range of technical services and thus guarantees the functionality of daily processes at the institute. In addition, the administration supports and monitors the fulfillment of legal requirements and is responsible for internal controlling.

Contact: verwaltung@lifbi.de

Head of Department

Dr. Stefan Echinger

E: stefan.echinger@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 060

Administrative Director's Office

The office of the administrative director supports Dr. Stefan Echinger in all organizational work processes. This includes the coordination and administration of appointments of the director, preparation of meeting documents as well as the planning and organization of events, meetings and travel. Furthermore, both internal and external communication and correspondence are part of the core activities. The office of the administrative director is in close contact with other assistants and secretariats to ensure a smooth flow between administration and science.

Contact: administration@lifbi.de

Contact

Susanne Goetze

E: susanne.goetze@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 061

Assistant to the Administrative Director

The assistant supports the administrative director of LIfBi in strategic, organisational, and coordinative tasks. She acts as an interface between the administrative mangement and the various departments of the institute. Her tasks include preparing information to support decision-making, assisting with strategic planning, managing internal projects, and supporting the committee work.

Contact

Dr. Nora Neuenhaus

E: nora.neuenhaus@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 188

Digital Administration and Process Management

The Digital Administration and Process Management staff unit is responsible for the digital transformation of administration at LIfBi in conjunction with the gradual establishment of digital processes. These are successively documented, optimized step by step, or, in collaboration with those responsible for and involved in the processes, also newly developed.

Contact Process Management: prozessmanagement@lifbi.de

Finance/Controlling/Procurement

The Finance/Controlling/Procurement working unit is responsible for financial accounting at the institute, the preparation of the annual financial statements, and the mathematical reports on the use of third-party funds for projects.

Since February 2022, the Leibniz Competence Center Procurement (LKCB) of the Leibniz Association is located at LIfBi and is supervised by the working unit.

Contact: finanzen@lifbi.de, controlling@lifbi.de, beschaffung@lifbi.de

Thomas Saueracker

E: thomas.saueracker@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 359

Third-Party Funding

In addition to the administrative support of third-party funded projects, the Third-Party Funding Working Unit offers comprehensive support in planning and application as well as in the proper handling of the use of funds up to the final documentation. The aim of the department is to strengthen LIfBi's research interests by advising and coordinating third-party funding activities, so that applicants and project managers can implement project plans efficiently and in a goal-oriented manner.

Contact: E: drittmittel@lifbi.de, T: +49 951 700 60 063

Dr. Ina-Sophie Said

E: ina.said@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 317

Human Resources/Front Office

The personnel office supports all phases of employment at LIfBi – from the application process to the termination of employment. The team is the central point of contact for employees regarding collective bargaining, organisational and administrative issues relating to their own employment. Managers receive support in personnel-related decisions and processes. Its portfolio of tasks also includes payroll accounting and business travel, compiling personnel statistics and personnel cost projections – for example, for third-party funding applications – as well as overseeing commercial training. The personnel office also acts as an interface with internal interest groups.

The reception is the central point of contact for guests and employees. It provides support for internal and external events and meetings, primarily through logistical and infrastructural support. Its central tasks also include mail processing, issuing materials and contract management for student assistants.

Contact: personal@lifbi.de, empfang@lifbi.de

Ilona Kellermann

E: ilona.kellermann@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 296

Legal Office

The legal working unit advises all areas of LIfBi and its committees on legal issues.

Contact: justiziariat@lifbi.de

Markus Schnapp

E: markus.schnapp@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 275

Facility Management

The facility management working unit is responsible in particular for the areas of technical infrastructure as well as fire protection and occupational health and safety. The division is also responsible for numerous services related to space and relocation planning, fault management and security issues.

Contact: gebaeudemanagement@lifbi.de, arbeitsschutz@lifbi.de

Helene Geiger

E: helene.geiger@lifbi.de

T: +49 951 700 60 163

IT

The working unit IT runs the central IT services for the LIfBI and ensures their operational readiness. The IT unit is an internal service provider offering workplace systems and peripherals for all the institute’s employees. The unit provides ongoing support to the members of staff at the LIfBi who use these systems, and also functions as the central point of contact for the optimization of IT-assisted processes.

Contact: E: it@lifbi.de, T: +49 951 700 60 066