List of all staff members

by research areas and organisational unit

Management Board
Juliane Buba
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-112
Antje Gräser
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-115
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert
Scientific Director
Management Board
+49 3362 793-115
Patricia Kramer
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-155
Martina Leppler
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-0
Gregor Prinzensing
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-274
Stefan Thomas
building project management
Management Board
+49 3362 793-132
Julia Warmers
Administrative Director
Management Board
+49 3362 793-236
Research Support and Communication
Josephine Geppert
Specialist for media and information services
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-262
Pauline Hagen
Student Assistant
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-0
Pauline Henning
Apprentice
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-0
Stefan Lindemann
Research Support
Research Support and Communication
Dr. Felix Müller
Research Communication
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-159
Andreas Paßens
Art Direction
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-240
Anika Posselius
Strategic Networking and Co-Creation
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-278
Claudia Roth
Head of Research Support and Communication
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-161
Katrin Vogel
Team Assistant
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-118
Simone Vogler
Head of Library
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-260
Economy and Civil Society
Tabea Chaudhri
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Alice Dornbusch
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-286
Marike Flömer
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Jonathan Friedrich
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-245
Isabel Herrle
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-237
Jonathan Hussels
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-227
Dr. Andreas Kuebart
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-186
Gesa Marken
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-208
Valentin Mühlich
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Anna Oechslen
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-185
Dr. Yorgos Paschos
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-245
Dr. Ralph Richter
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-215
Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt
Head of Research Area
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-172
Dr. Vivien Sommer
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-146
Dorett Stolle
Project Assistance
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-150
Veronika Warzycha
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Politics and Planning
PD Dr. Matthias Bernt
Acting Head of Research Area
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-275
Inés Gartlinger
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-0
PD Dr. Wolfgang Haupt
Head of Research Group
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-187
Dr. Manfred Kühn
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-238
Dr. Madlen Pilz
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-179
Michael Schwind
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Julia Teebken
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-170
Dr. Lisa Vollmer
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-247
Kerstin Wegel
Project Assistance
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-230
Contemporary History and Archive
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bernhardt
Senior Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Anastasia Betsa
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Jonas Bleckmann
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Brückweh
Head of Research Area
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-256
Dr. Svetlana Burmistr
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Carolina Busch
Specialist for media and information services
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Sarah Day
Scientific Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Kai Drewes
Head of Infrastructure Group
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-143
Liselore Durousset
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-182
Dr. Harald Engler
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-224
PD Dr. Eva Maria Gajek
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-270
Petra Geral
Project Assistance
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Dr. Rita Gudermann
Project Management
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-282
Clementina Irimină
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Ksenia Litvinenko
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Dr. Monika Motylińska
Head of Research Group
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Laurent Kohouri N'guessan
Doctoral scholarship holder
Contemporary History and Archive
Paul Perschke
Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-282
Anja Pienkny
Archival Services
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-272
Dr. Małgorzata Popiołek-Roßkamp
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-154
Lilli Rast
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-270
Paul Treffenfeldt
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Clemens Villinger
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Administration
Sandra Günther
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Justus Jahn
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Stefanie Kasper
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Max Kautza
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Uwe Kubsch
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Linda Pahl
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Melanie Schindler
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Michael Sonntag
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Michael Thyme
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Katrin Wegner
Administration
+49 3362 793-0

by alphabet

B
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bernhardt
Senior Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
PD Dr. Matthias Bernt
Acting Head of Research Area
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-275
Anastasia Betsa
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Jonas Bleckmann
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Brückweh
Head of Research Area
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-256
Juliane Buba
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-112
Dr. Svetlana Burmistr
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Carolina Busch
Specialist for media and information services
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
C
Tabea Chaudhri
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
D
Sarah Day
Scientific Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Alice Dornbusch
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-286
Dr. Kai Drewes
Head of Infrastructure Group
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-143
Liselore Durousset
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-182
E
Dr. Harald Engler
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-224
F
Marike Flömer
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Jonathan Friedrich
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-245
G
PD Dr. Eva Maria Gajek
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-270
Inés Gartlinger
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-0
Josephine Geppert
Specialist for media and information services
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-262
Petra Geral
Project Assistance
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Antje Gräser
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-115
Dr. Rita Gudermann
Project Management
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-282
Sandra Günther
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
H
Pauline Hagen
Student Assistant
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-0
PD Dr. Wolfgang Haupt
Head of Research Group
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-187
Pauline Henning
Apprentice
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-0
Isabel Herrle
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-237
Jonathan Hussels
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-227
I
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert
Scientific Director
Management Board
+49 3362 793-115
Clementina Irimină
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
J
Justus Jahn
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
K
Stefanie Kasper
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Max Kautza
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Patricia Kramer
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-155
Uwe Kubsch
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Andreas Kuebart
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-186
Dr. Manfred Kühn
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-238
L
Martina Leppler
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-0
Stefan Lindemann
Research Support
Research Support and Communication
Dr. Ksenia Litvinenko
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
M
Gesa Marken
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-208
Dr. Monika Motylińska
Head of Research Group
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-142
Valentin Mühlich
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Felix Müller
Research Communication
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-159
N
Laurent Kohouri N'guessan
Doctoral scholarship holder
Contemporary History and Archive
O
Dr. Anna Oechslen
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-185
P
Linda Pahl
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Yorgos Paschos
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-245
Andreas Paßens
Art Direction
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-240
Paul Perschke
Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-282
Anja Pienkny
Archival Services
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-272
Dr. Madlen Pilz
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-179
Dr. Małgorzata Popiołek-Roßkamp
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-154
Anika Posselius
Strategic Networking and Co-Creation
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-278
Gregor Prinzensing
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
+49 3362 793-274
R
Lilli Rast
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-270
Dr. Ralph Richter
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-215
Claudia Roth
Head of Research Support and Communication
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-161
S
Melanie Schindler
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt
Head of Research Area
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-172
Michael Schwind
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-0
Dr. Vivien Sommer
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-146
Michael Sonntag
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Dorett Stolle
Project Assistance
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-150
T
Dr. Julia Teebken
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-170
Stefan Thomas
building project management
Management Board
+49 3362 793-132
Michael Thyme
Administration
+49 3362 793-0
Paul Treffenfeldt
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
V
Dr. Clemens Villinger
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
+49 3362 793-0
Katrin Vogel
Team Assistant
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-118
Simone Vogler
Head of Library
Research Support and Communication
+49 3362 793-260
Dr. Lisa Vollmer
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-247
W
Julia Warmers
Administrative Director
Management Board
+49 3362 793-236
Veronika Warzycha
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
+49 3362 793-0
Kerstin Wegel
Project Assistance
Politics and Planning
+49 3362 793-230
Katrin Wegner
Administration
+49 3362 793-0

List of all associated researchers

by research areas and organisational unit

Economy and Civil Society
Federica Ammaturo
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-281
Chen Gao
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
Judith Lange
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Jae-Young Lee
Associated Researcher
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-235
Politics and Planning
Aya Kleine
Associated Doctoral Student
Politics and Planning
Dr. Elisa Kochskämper
Associated Researcher
Politics and Planning
Paul Seidel
Associated Doctoral Student
Politics and Planning
03362 793-0
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Brünenberg
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Piotr Kisiel
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
Pia Kleine
Associated Doctoral Student
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Marie-Madeleine Ozdoba
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
Paul Sprute
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-203

by alphabet

A
Federica Ammaturo
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-281
B
Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Brünenberg
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
G
Chen Gao
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
K
Dr. Piotr Kisiel
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
Aya Kleine
Associated Doctoral Student
Politics and Planning
Pia Kleine
Associated Doctoral Student
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Elisa Kochskämper
Associated Researcher
Politics and Planning
L
Judith Lange
Associated Doctoral Student
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Jae-Young Lee
Associated Researcher
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-235
O
Dr. Marie-Madeleine Ozdoba
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
S
Paul Seidel
Associated Doctoral Student
Politics and Planning
03362 793-0
Paul Sprute
Associated Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-203

New Colleagues

Dr. Jonathan Friedrich
Head of Junior Research Group

Prof. Dr. Jonathan Friedrich leads the Junior Research Group “Value and Valuation in Structural Change” and is also a Juniorprofessor of Urban and Regional Sociology at the BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg.

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Dr. Clemens Villinger
Research Associate

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Alice Dornbusch
Research Associate

Alice Dornbusch ist seit August 2026 wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin im Forschungsschwerpunkt „Ökonomie und Zivilgesellschaft“. Seit Mai 2026 ist sie zudem als akademische Mitarbeiterin am Fachgebiet Raumbezogene Transformations- und Sozialforschung der Brandenburgischen Technischen Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg tätig.

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Julia Warmers
Administrative Director

Julia Warmers has been the Administrative Director of the IRS since 1 June 2026. She is responsible for the administrative division and acts as the budget officer. Together with the Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert, she forms the Executive Board of the IRS and contributes to shaping the institute’s strategy.

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