Speaker and steering committee
The ViDSS is governed by a speaker and a steering committee comprising representatives of all research fields present at the Faculty of Social Sciences as well as a student representative.
The speaker assumes the responsibilities of the director of studies of the doctoral programme in Social Sciences and represents his/her field of research in the steering committee. Three members of the steering committee are nominated as deputy speakers of the ViDSS and deputy directors of studies. One member of the committee is nominated as ombudsperson, one as coordinator of mobility programmes and one as advisor on research ethics. The speaker and the steering committee are supported by the coordinator of the ViDSS.
Sophie Lecheler
Director of Studies and Speaker of the ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: communication)
Martin Nagl-Cupal
Steering committee member (research field: nursing science)
Advisor on research ethics
Birgit Sauer
Deputy Director of Studies and Deputy Speaker of the ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: political science)
Ombudsperson
Cornelia Staritz
Deputy Director of Studies and Deputy Speaker of the ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: development studies)
Markus Wagner
Deputy Director of Studies and Deputy Speaker of the ViDSS
Steering committee member (research field: political science)
Coordinator of mobility programmes
