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We kindly ask you to make an appointment for meeting us in the GAUSS Office. You can best reach us via email (please see below for contact details). We thank you for your understanding.

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Office & Examination Administration

The GAUSS office supports the speaker and board with the organization of cross-program measures. The tasks include the data administration of doctoral students, supervisors and thesis committees. The scientific coordinator is in regular exchange with the GAUSS board, the program speakers and the representatives of the doctoral students.
The GAUSS office is the contact point for all general matters referring to GAUSS and the examination administration (Rebecca Willhardt) for the faculty programs.

Examination administration Rebecca Willhardt Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 Level B01, Room 125 (Map) 37077 Göttingen Please contact me by phone or email. Phone +49 (0) 551/39-21706 office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de Office hours: by appointment

Assistance Judith Krohn Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 Level B01, Room 125 (Map) 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551/39-24834 office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de Office hours: by appointment

Scientific Coordinator Dr. Dirk Kamin Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 Level B01, Room 126 (Map) 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551/39-24094 office@gauss.uni-goettingen.de Office hours: by appointment

Career Service and Alumni Network

Our career service provides support for all GAUSS postdoctoral scientists in their career planning and development in- and outside of academia. We offer a wide range of information sessions, seminars and workshops as well as networking events and individual counseling. Furthermore the coordinator is responsible for developing and supporting the GAUSS Alumni network.

Coordinator Dr. Stefanie Klug Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 Room 0.227 (Map) 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551/39-26684 career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de

Assistance Christin Schröter Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 Room 0.226b (Map) 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551/39-26681 career@gauss.uni-goettingen.de

Spokesperson of GAUSS

The speaker represents the graduate school according to the GAUSS regulations and manages the daily business. He is the head of the board, leads the board meetings, prepares and executes the resolutions of the board.

Prof. Dr. Ivo Feußner (since 24 Apr 2024) Albrecht von Haller Institute Dept. of Plant Biochemistry Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551 - 39 25743 ifeussn@gwdg.de

Managing director

The managing director is head of the GAUSS office and represents the graduate school. He participates in the strategic planning and is responsible for the implementation of strategic decisions of the GAUSS board.

Dr. Steffen Burkhardt Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 11 Room 0.228 (Map) 37077 Göttingen Phone +49 (0) 551/39-26685 steffen.burkhardt@gauss.uni-goettingen.de

Person of trust for doctoral students

The GAUSS person of trust advises, and if possible, assists every doctoral student having serious problems in connection with his or her supervision. This is strictly confidential.

Prof. Dr. Ina Kersten Mathematical Institute Bunsenstraße 3-5 Room 1.205 (Map) 37073 Göttingen Phone +49 551-39-27750 ina.kersten@math.uni-goettingen.de

Student representatives

All GAUSS programs have their own student representatives (program representatives). The GAUSS representative and its deputy representative are members of the GAUSS board attending the board meetings. The representatives are a first point of contact in case of questions, suggestions for improvement, or expressing concerns or problems.