People - 13 January 2026
01/13/2026Read about new appointments, job anniversaries, research sabbaticals and more.
Anna Billich has been employed in the administrative service at Unit 2.2 (Student Administration Office) of the central administration since 7 January 2026.
Verena Burkard has been employed in the administrative service in the central administration's Occupational Safety, Health, Animal and Environmental Protection Unit since 1 January 2026.
Prof. Dr Sabine Fischer, Center for Computational and Theoretical Biology, Faculty of Biology, has been awarded secondary membership of the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science with effect from 12 December 2025.
Konstantin Franke has been employed in the administrative service at Unit 2.2 (Student Administration Office) of the central administration since 12 December 2025.
Torsten Horn has been employed in the technical service at Unit 6: Service Centre Technical Operations, central administration, since 01.01.2026.
Dr Viktoriia Kornich, member of the academic staff, Chair of Theoretical Physics IV, was granted authorisation to teach in the field of "Theoretical Physics" with effect from 17.12.2025.
Alexander Kraus has been employed in the administrative service at Unit 4.3 (Academic Staff as Employees) in the Human Resources Service Centre of the central administration since 7 January 2026.
Torsten Horn has been employed in the technical service at Unit 6: Service Centre Technical Operations, central administration, since 1 January 2026.
PD Dr Johannes Rodrigues, Akademischer Oberrat with fixed-term appointment into civil service, Institute of Psychology, has been appointed Akademischer Rat with probationary appointment into civil service with effect from 1 January 2026.
Dr Simone Rost, Privatdozentin in the field of Human Genetics, Research Associate, Institute of Clinical Genetics and Genomedicine, has been appointed Associate Professor with effect from 11 December 2025.
Dr Constanze Schanbacher, member of the scientific staff, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, was appointed Akademische Rätin with probationary appointment into civil service with effect from 1 January 2026.
Dr Markus Thamm, member of the scientific service, Theodor Boveri Institute of Bioscience, was appointed was appointed Akademischer Rat with probationary appointment into civil service with effect from 1 December 2025.
Lina Kistner, Lea Li, Arne Pleyer and Hanna Sendelbach are the employees of the newly established Unit 3.5 "Building Controlling: Building Maintenance and Small Construction Measures" in the Finance Department of the central administration. Unit 3.5 is responsible for project management in the area of building maintenance and small construction projects.
Job anniversary 40 years:
Renate Kreß, Chair of Hygiene and Microbiology, on 31 January 2026.
Job anniversary 25 years:
Bettina Lakeit, Chair of Biochemistry and RNA Biology, on 31 December 2025
Research sabbatical leave in the 2026 summer semester has been granted to
Prof. Dr Stephan Gräf, Institute of Company Law, Tax Law and Employment and Labour Law
Prof Dr Jörn Müller, Institute of Philosophy
Prof Dr Agnieszka Nowak-Król, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
Prof Dr Sanna Pohlmann-Rother, Institute of Education
Prof Dr Thoma Schmitt, Theodor Boveri Institute of Bioscience
Prof Dr Holger Schramm, Institute Human-Computer-Media
