The Scientific Executive Board staff works in close cooperation with the individual Departments in supporting the Scientific Executive Director in the execution of all respective tasks. Together with the staff of the Administrative Executive Board it contributes to the coordinated strategic development of the GFZ within the German and international research landscape.

The Scientific Executive Board staff takes care of all coordinating and communicative tasks for the different scientific and technical organizational sections at the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences and fosters optimal framework conditions for GFZ scientists and cooperation partners.

The staff members administer, in particular, operative tasks in the fields of Public Relations, Science and Technology Transfer, International Office, EU- and Third Party Funding, Appointment Management, Reporting, as well as Training and Education.

• Program management
• Third party affairs 
• Appointment matters
• Knowledge and technology transfer
• Program management