List of all staff members

by research areas and organisational unit

Management Board
Juliane Buba
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-112
Patricia Domagk
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-155
Antje Gräser
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-115
Gregor Prinzensing
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-274
Stefan Thomas
building project management
Management Board
03362 793-132
Research Support and Communication
Josephine Geppert
Specialist for media and information services
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-262
Pauline Victoria Hagen
Student Assistant
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-
Pauline Henning
Apprentice
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-
Stefan Lindemann
Research Support
Research Support and Communication
Dr. Felix Claus Müller
Research Communication
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-159
Andreas Paßens
Art Direction
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-240
Anika Posselius
Strategic Networking and Co-Creation
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-278
Claudia Roth
Head of Research Support and Communication
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-161
Katrin Vogel
Team Assistant
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-118
Simone Vogler
Head of Library
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-260
Economy and Civil Society
Tabea Chaudhri
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Marike Flömer
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Chen Gao
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-245
Jonathan Hussels
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-227
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert
Director
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-115
Dr. Andreas Kuebart
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-186
Judith Lange
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Valentin David Mühlich
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Dr. Anna Oechslen
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-185
Dr. Ralph Richter
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-215
Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt
Head of Research Area
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-172
Dr. Vivien Sommer
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-146
Dorett Stolle
Project Assistance
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-150
Veronika M. Warzycha
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Politics and Planning
PD Dr. Matthias Bernt
Deputy Director
Politics and Planning
03362 793-275
Marie Inés Gartlinger
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-
PD Dr. Wolfgang Haupt
Head of Research Group
Politics and Planning
03362 793-187
Dr. Manfred Kühn
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-238
Dr. Madlen Pilz
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-179
Michael Schwind
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-
Paul Seidel
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-0
Dr. Julia Anna Teebken
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-170
Dr. Lisa Vollmer
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-247
Kerstin Wegel
Project Assistance
Politics and Planning
03362 793-230
Contemporary History and Archive
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bernhardt
Senior Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Anastasia Betsa
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Brückweh
Head of Research Area
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-256
Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Brünenberg
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Svetlana Burmistr
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Carolina Luisa Busch
Specialist for media and information services
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
Sarah Lisa Day
Scientific Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
Dr. Kai Drewes
Head of Infrastructure Group
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-143
Liselore Esther Durousset
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-182
Dr. Harald Engler
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-224
PD Dr. Eva Maria Gajek
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-270
Petra Geral
Project Assistance
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Dr. Rita Gudermann
Project Management
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-282
Ana Clementina Irimină
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Dr. Ksenia Litvinenko
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Dr. Monika Motylińska
Head of Research Group
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Laurent Kohouri N'guessan
Doctoral scholarship holder
Contemporary History and Archive
Paul Perschke
Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-282
Anja Pienkny
Archival Services
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-272
Dr. Małgorzata Popiołek-Roßkamp
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-154
Lilli Katharina Rast
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-270
Paul Treffenfeldt
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
Administration
Sandra Günther
Administration
03362 793-0
Justus Jahn
Administration
03362 793-0
Max Kautza
Administration
03362 793-0
Uwe Kubsch
Administration
03362 793-0
Martina Leppler
Administration
03362 793-0
Linda Pahl
Administration
03362 793-0
Melanie Schindler
Administration
03362 793-0
Michael Sonntag
Administration
03362 793-0
Michael Thyme
Administration
03362 793-0
Katrin Wegner
Administration
03362 793-0

by alphabet

B
Prof. Dr. Christoph Bernhardt
Senior Researcher
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
PD Dr. Matthias Bernt
Deputy Director
Politics and Planning
03362 793-275
Anastasia Betsa
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Prof. Dr. Kerstin Brückweh
Head of Research Area
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-256
Dr.-Ing. Stefanie Brünenberg
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Juliane Buba
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-112
Dr. Svetlana Burmistr
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
Carolina Luisa Busch
Specialist for media and information services
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
C
Tabea Chaudhri
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
D
Sarah Lisa Day
Scientific Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
Patricia Domagk
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-155
Dr. Kai Drewes
Head of Infrastructure Group
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-143
Liselore Esther Durousset
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-182
E
Dr. Harald Engler
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-224
F
Marike Flömer
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
G
PD Dr. Eva Maria Gajek
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-270
Chen Gao
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-245
Marie Inés Gartlinger
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-
Josephine Geppert
Specialist for media and information services
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-262
Petra Geral
Project Assistance
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Antje Gräser
Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-115
Dr. Rita Gudermann
Project Management
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-282
Sandra Günther
Administration
03362 793-0
H
Pauline Victoria Hagen
Student Assistant
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-
PD Dr. Wolfgang Haupt
Head of Research Group
Politics and Planning
03362 793-187
Pauline Henning
Apprentice
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-
Jonathan Hussels
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-227
I
Prof. Dr. Oliver Ibert
Director
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-115
Ana Clementina Irimină
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
J
Justus Jahn
Administration
03362 793-0
K
Max Kautza
Administration
03362 793-0
Uwe Kubsch
Administration
03362 793-0
Dr. Andreas Kuebart
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-186
Dr. Manfred Kühn
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-238
L
Judith Lange
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Martina Leppler
Administration
03362 793-0
Stefan Lindemann
Research Support
Research Support and Communication
Dr. Ksenia Litvinenko
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
M
Dr. Monika Motylińska
Head of Research Group
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-142
Valentin David Mühlich
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Dr. Felix Claus Müller
Research Communication
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-159
N
Laurent Kohouri N'guessan
Doctoral scholarship holder
Contemporary History and Archive
O
Dr. Anna Oechslen
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-185
P
Linda Pahl
Administration
03362 793-0
Andreas Paßens
Art Direction
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-240
Paul Perschke
Documentalist
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-282
Anja Pienkny
Archival Services
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-272
Dr. Madlen Pilz
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-179
Dr. Małgorzata Popiołek-Roßkamp
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-154
Anika Posselius
Strategic Networking and Co-Creation
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-278
Gregor Prinzensing
Executive Assistant to the Management Board
Management Board
03362 793-274
R
Lilli Katharina Rast
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-270
Dr. Ralph Richter
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-215
Claudia Roth
Head of Research Support and Communication
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-161
S
Melanie Schindler
Administration
03362 793-0
Prof. Dr. Suntje Schmidt
Head of Research Area
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-172
Michael Schwind
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-
Paul Seidel
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-0
Dr. Vivien Sommer
Head of Junior Research Group
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-146
Michael Sonntag
Administration
03362 793-0
Dorett Stolle
Project Assistance
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-150
T
Dr. Julia Anna Teebken
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-170
Stefan Thomas
building project management
Management Board
03362 793-132
Michael Thyme
Administration
03362 793-0
Paul Treffenfeldt
Research Associate
Contemporary History and Archive
03362 793-
V
Katrin Vogel
Team Assistant
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-118
Simone Vogler
Head of Library
Research Support and Communication
03362 793-260
Dr. Lisa Vollmer
Research Associate
Politics and Planning
03362 793-247
W
Veronika M. Warzycha
Research Associate
Economy and Civil Society
03362 793-
Kerstin Wegel
Project Assistance
Politics and Planning
03362 793-230
Katrin Wegner
Administration
03362 793-0

New Colleagues

Stefan Thomas
building project management

Stefan Thomas has been working as a building project manager at IRS since 1 December 2025. In this role, he complements the construction team and supports the management board in its role as building contractor. He is a state-certified construction technician and owner of a carpentry business and has experience as a lecturer and on the master craftsman examination board of the Frankfurt (Oder) Chamber of Crafts (Handwerkskammer Frankfort (Oder)).

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Dr. Julia Anna Teebken
Research Associate

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Pauline Henning
Apprentice

Pauline Henning began a three-year apprenticeship as a media and information services specialist, focussing on libraries, at the IRS library in September 2025.

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Carolina Luisa Busch
Specialist for media and information services

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