Departments and Teams
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 consultancy and 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) Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
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) Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
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 Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
Managing Director IfLS Beratung und Projekte GmbH
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
Hanna Deittrick,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
deittrick[at]ifls.de
- Socio-economics of farm businesses
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
Peter Franz
Financial management and
administration
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
franz[at]ifls.de
- Financial management
- Administration
Johanna Greiner,
M.Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
greiner[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Regional development
Michaela Koller,
MBA
Finance and administration
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
koller[at]ifls.de
Nico Herforth,
Ph.D.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
herforth[at]ifls.de
Hanna Kramer,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 24
kramer[at]ifls.de
- Protected areas and cultural landscapes
- Regional development
- Destination and tourism development
Isgard Lugert,
Dr.-Agr.
Assistant to the management
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
lugert[at]ifls.de
- Administration
Christoph Mathias,
M. A.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 16
mathias[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Climate change and renewable energies
- Governance and cooperation
- E-Learning
Holger Pabst,
Dr. rer. nat.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 12
pabst[at]ifls.de
• Agricultural policy
• Sustainable land use
• Socio-economis of farm businesses
Heike Nitsch,
Dipl.-Geoökol.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+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
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 19
peter[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Governance and cooperation
- Sustainability and resilience
Marie Sophie Schmidt,
Dr. rer. pol.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 24
schmidt[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Sustainability and resilience
- protected areas and cultural landscapes
Bettina Spengler,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 20
spengler[at]ifls.de
- Socio-economics of farm businesses
- Climate change and renewable energies
Franziska Straubinger,
M.Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
straubinger[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Socio-economics of farm businesses
- Sustainability and resilience
Svea Thietje,
M. A.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 18
thietje[at]ifls.de
- Knowledge and innovation
- protected areas
- Sustainability and resilience
- Regional development
Lukas Welk,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 23
welk[at]ifls.de
- Regional development
- Sustainability and resilience
- Knowledge and innovation
- Agricultural policy
- Bioeconomy and circular economy
Carla Wember,
M. Sc.
Research Associate
Institut für Ländliche Strukturforschung e.V.
IfLS Beratung u. Projekte GmbH
+49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
wember[at]ifls.de
- Agricultural policy
- Rural areas
- Governance and Cooperation
- Sustainability and resilience
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