Departments and Team IfLS e.V.
Department 1
Rural development, agriculture and environment
Main topics:
- Agricultural Policy
- Environmentally Friendly Land Use
- Rural Areas
- Socio-economics of Enterprises
Head of Department:
Dipl.-Ing. agr. Jörg Schramek
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 14
schramek[at]ifls.de
Department 2
International perspectives, agricultural policy and rural development
Main topics:
- Agricultural Policy
- Rural Areas
- Resilience and Sustainability
- Knowledge and Innovation
- Governance and Cooperation
- International Cooperation
Head of Department:
Dipl.-Ing. agr. Simone Sterly
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 15
sterly[at]ifls.de
Department 3
Regional development, innovation support service and large-scaled protected areas
Main topics:
- Regional Development
- Large Protected Areas and
Cultural Landscapes - Climate Protection and Renewable Energies
- Knowledge and Innovation
Head of Department:
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Gehrlein
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 17
gehrlein[at]ifls.de
Management Board and Department Heads

Jörg Schramek, Dipl.-Ing. agr.
Executive Board (Chairman)
Head of Department
Rural development, agriculture and environment
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 14
schramek[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Sustainable land use
- Socio-economics of farm businesses

Simone Sterly, Dipl.-Ing. agr.
Executive Board (Vice-Chairwoman)
Head of Department
International perspectives, agricultural policy and rural development
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 15
sterly[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Governance and cooperation
- Socio-economics of farm businesses
- Sustainability and resilience
- Knowledge and innovation

Ulrich Gehrlein, Dr.-Ing.
Executive Board
Head of Department
Regional development, innovation support service and large-scaled protected areas
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 17
gehrlein[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Large-scale protected areas and cultural landscape
- Knowledge and innovation
- Sustainability and resilience
- Climate change and renewable energies
Staff

Isgard Lugert,
Dr.-Agr.
Assistant to the management
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
lugert[at]ifls.de
- Administration

Peter Franz
Financial management and
administration
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
franz[at]ifls.de
- Financial management
- Administration

Christoph Mathias,
M. A.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 16
mathias[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Climate change and renewable energies
- Governance and cooperation
- E-Learning

Oliver Müller,
M. A.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 23
mueller[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Sustainability and resilience
- Knowledge and innovation

Heike Nitsch,
Dipl.-Geoökol.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 13
nitsch[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Sustainable land use
- Climate change and renewable energies

Sarah Peter,
Dipl.-Soz.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 19
peter[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Governance and cooperation
- Sustainability and resilience

Carla Wember,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
wember[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Governance and Cooperation
- Sustainability and resilience

Svea Thietje,
M. A.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 18
thietje[at]ifls.de
- Knowledge and innovation
- Large-scale protected areas and cultural landscape
- Sustainability and resilience
- Regional development

Holger Pabst,
Dr. rer. nat.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 12
pabst[at]ifls.de
• Agricultural policy
• Sustainable land use
• Socio-economis of farm businesses

Marie Sophie Schmidt,
Dr. rer. pol.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 24
schmidt[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Sustainability and resilience
- Large-scale protected areas and cultural landscape

Ribana Bergmann,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
bergmann[at]ifls.de
- Regional value chains in organic farming
- Coordination of participation processes

Victoria Wende,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 28
wende[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural economy
- Evaluation of rural development programmes
- Value chains







