Faculty Council

The faculty council is the FIDS's highest decision-making body. It deals with issues relating to research and teaching and makes decisions on structures within the faculty.
The faculty council is made up of elected members from the group of professors, research associates, and research support staff as well as student representatives. The Dean holds the chairmanship. The members of the faculty council are elected every two years.
Meeting dates
Meeting dates in the 2025/2026 winter semester:
October 15, 2025 | 2 p.m. | FIDS large conference room and Zoom |
November 19, 2025 | 2 p.m. | FIDS large conference room and Zoom |
January 14, 2026 | 2 p.m. | FIDS large conference room and Zoom |
If required: March 4, 2026 | 2 p.m. | FIDS large conference room and Zoom |
Members of the Faculty Council

Members of the Faculty Board (term of office: Oct 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2027)
Dean's Office
- Prof Dr Christian Wolff (Dean, member of the ZSK Steering Committee, member of the SITA Commission, acting: Founding Ambassador)
- Prof Dr Bernd Heinrich (Vice Dean)
- Prof Dr Florian Erhard (Dean of Studies)
- Prof Dr Meike Klettke (Dean of Research, representatives for research data/board member of the UR Data Hub, member of the WIN advisory board)
Equal Opportunities Officer
- Prof Dr Merle Behr (equal opportunities officer)
Professors
- Prof. Dr. Mathias Kraus
- Prof. Dr. Daniel Schnurr (IT representative)
- Prof. Dr. Maria Leitner (deputy building commissioner)
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Sch?nig
- Prof. Dr. Günther Pernul
- Prof. Dr. Juliane Kr?mer (BAf?G eligibility assessors)
- Prof. Dr. Thomas Jaki (member of the Sports Center Steering Committee, Deputy Internationalization Representative)
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Canzar (building commissioner)
- Prof. Dr. Dogan Kesdogan
- Prof. Dr. Judith Michael
- Prof. Dr. Udo Kruschwitz (Internationalization Representative)
- Prof. Dr. Rainer Spang
Research Associates and Doctoral Candidates
- Dr. Magdalena Glas
- Andreas Schauer
- Melanie Kilian (Public Relations Officer)
- Dr. Tanja Auge (1st deputy women's representative, board member of the UR Data Hub)
Research Support Staff
- Heike Gorski
- Christian Kohler
Students
- Paula Wimmer (Student Association Representative)
- Nora Strasser (Student Association Representative)
- Marinus Holitschke (Student Association Representative)
- Darius Chiorean (Student Association Representative)