Directorate

Franz Waldenberger Director, Economics and Business Joachim Röhr Administrative Director Barbara Holthus Deputy Director, Sociology

Researchers

Susanne Brucksch Principal Researcher, Social Science
Innovation Studies, Science & Technology Studies (STS) Isaac Gagné Principal Researcher, Cultural Anthropology
Managing Editor Contemporary Japan
Sonja Ganseforth Principal Researcher, Social Sciences, Human Geography
Head of research group 'Future of Local Communities'
Torsten Weber Principal Researcher, Modern East Asian History
Science Communication & Public Relations

Barbara Geilhorn Cultural Studies, Theater and Performance Studies Markus Heckel Economics Nora Kottmann Social Science
Head of research group 'Methods and Methodologies'
Harald Kümmerle History of Science, Digital Humanities Yufei Zhou History of East Asian Social Sciences

Administration

Torsten Weber Principal Researcher, Modern East Asian History
Science Communication & Public Relations

Keiko Asano Secretary Marga Dinkel Secretary Claus Harmer System Administrator Yoko Horikoshi Assistant Librarian Elisabeth Jakubassa Administrative Assistant Gernot Mair IT Support and Development Nami Nishioka Secretary