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 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

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    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

       

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    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
       

     

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    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

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    Peter Franz
     

    Financial management and
    administration


    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    franz[at]ifls.de

    • Financial management
    • Administration
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    Hanna Kramer,
    M. Sc.


    Research Associate


    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 24
    kramer[at]ifls.de

    • Large-scale protected areas and cultural landscape
    • Regional development
    • Destination and tourism development
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    Isgard Lugert,
    Dr.-Agr.

    Assistant to the management
    IfLS e.V.


    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    lugert[at]ifls.de

    • Administration
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    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
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    Oliver Müller,
    M. A.

    Research Associate


    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 23
    mueller[at]ifls.de

    • Regional development
    • Sustainability and resilience
    • Knowledge and innovation
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    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
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    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

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    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
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    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
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    Bettina Spengler,
    M. Sc.

    Research Associate
     


    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 20
    spengler[at]ifls.de

    • Socio-economics of farm businesses
    • Climate change and renewable energies
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    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
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    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
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    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

    Research Assistants

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    Emely Benfer
     

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    benfer[at]ifls.de

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    Sophia Heinl, 
    M. Sc.

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    heinl[at]ifls.de

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    Johannes Lang,
    B. A.

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    lang[at]ifls.de

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    Edith Schönig,
    B. A.

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    schoenig[at]ifls.de

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    Friederike Selensky

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    selenskyat]ifls.de

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    Sarah Schüle
     

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    schuele[at]ifls.de

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    Frederic Schneider
     

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    schneider[at]ifls.de

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    Kai Weigand
     

    Research Assistant

    +49 (0)69 / 972 6683 10
    weigand[at]ifls.de