Peter Heller 
Peter Heller Management Board
The management conducts the business of the DPZ in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, the articles of association and the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting and the supervisory board. The shareholders are the state of Lower Saxony and the federal government.
Contact:
Scientific Director:
Stefan Treue; phone: +49 551 3851-115; email: streue(at)dpz.eu
Administrative Management:
Katharina Peters; phone: +49 551 3851-114; email: kpeters(at)dpz.eu
The Management Board team
In managing the DPZ and shaping the administrative, organisational and infrastructural framework for science, the management is supported by two team assistants, a consultant and a controller. They coordinate enquiries, committee work, appointments and performance enquiries, are responsible for controlling and the coordination of data protection and personnel development.
Contact:
Consultant:
Dr Gerrit Hennecke; phone: +49 551 3851-120; email: ghennecke(at)dpz.eu
Team assistents:
Claudia Gheran; phone: +49 551 3851-111; email: cgheran(at)dpz.eu
Annika Ruhwedel; phone: +49 551 3851-116; email: aruhwedel(at)dpz.eu
Controlling:
Sven Lübbe-Helbig; phone: +49 551 3851-207; email: sluebbe-helbig(at)dpz.eu
Karin Tilch Safety at Work
Safety engineer Ralf Göltzer is responsible for occupational safety at the DPZ.
Contact:
Ralf Göltzer; phone: +49 551 3851-490; email: rgoeltzer(at)dpz.eu
Purchasing and contract awards
The purchasing department is responsible for all procurements and their complete processing in accordance with legal requirements. This area also includes all procurement logistics and warehouse management. In addition, the purchasing department is responsible for negotiating and drafting supplier contracts.
Procurement
Here you will find information and data to be published in the context of tendering procedures. This page also contains downloads of e.g. documents that are made available for current tenders.
Ex-post transparency
Bidder questions
Contact:
Head of Purchasing Department: Thorsten Mühl; phone: +49 551 3851-102; email: tmuehl(at)dpz.eu
Finance
All finance and accounting transactions are processed in the finance department. This includes financial accounting, asset accounting, the processing of tax matters, the preparation of program budgets and the implementation of cost and performance accounting as well as travel expense accounting.
Contact:
Head of Finance: Nikolas Rudolph; phone: +49 551 3851-220; e-mail: rudolph(at)dpz.eu
Research Coordination
Manfred Eberle The Research Coordination Staff Unit supports DPZ researchers in all financial and administrative tasks of scientific project management, from the acquisition of third-party funding, including the preparation of funding applications with financial planning, to contract negotiations, management of third-party funding, and any aspects of knowledge & technology transfer. In addition, the Research Coordination organizes and coordinates an international training course on working with non-human primates (NHP), the NHP-specific Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) Course.
Contact:
Head Research Coordination: Robert Teepe; Phone: +49 551 3851-122; Email: rteepe(at)dpz.eu
Facility management
Thomas Steuer Facility Management maintains the technical facilities and buildings of the DPZ. They are the point of contact for questions relating to space, lighting, air conditioning, water, waste water, steam, gases, laboratory media, electrical systems and repairs.
Contact:
Head of Facility Management: Karin Schleipen; phone: +49 551 3851-222; e-mail: kschleipen(at)dpz.eu
Building Management Team Assistant: Nadine Ellrott; phone: +49 551 3851-491; e-mail: nellrott(at)dpz.eu
Information technology
The Information Technology Unit provides and develops the IT infrastructure of the German Primate Center. It regularly trains IT specialists specializing in system integration.
Contact:
Head of Information Technology: Lars Washausen; Phone: +49 551 3851-432; E-Mail: lwashausen(at)dpz.eu
Communications
The Communications Office informs media representatives, the public and staff about current events at the DPZ. It arranges contacts with DPZ scientists, organizes public tours and various events. Contact persons for interview requests, filming permits, image requests, guided tours and events can be found in the DPZ press portal.
Contact:
Head of Communications: Susanne Diederich; phone: +49 551 3851-359; e-mail: sdiederich(at)dpz.eu
Human resources
Human Resources is the point of contact for applicants and all DPZ employees. Together with Purchasing and Finance, the Human Resources department regularly trains office management assistants. Current vacancies can be found in the job portal of the German Primate Center.
Contact:
Head of Human Resources: Andrea Backhaus; Phone: +49 551 3851-105; E-Mail: backhaus(at)dpz.eu
Works council
The Works Council represents the interests of employees at the DPZ. The committee is made up of nine full members of the Works Council.
Contact:
Chair of the Works Council: Jürgen Ripperberger; phone: +49 551 3851-281; e-mail: btrat(at)dpz.eu
Deputy Chair of the Works Council: Ulrike Walbaum; phone: +49 551 3851-472; e-mail: btrat(at)dpz.eu
Equal opportunities
Achieving equal opportunities for women and men and improving the compatibility of family, care and work are goals of the DPZ management. The Equal Opportunities Officers promote and monitor the implementation of these goals.
Contact:
Equal Opportunities Officer: Stefanie Heiduck; phone: +49 551 3851-408; e-mail: sheiduck(at)dpz.eu
Equal Opportunities Officer: Björg Pauling; phone: +49 551 3851-454; e-mail: bpauling(at)dpz.eu
Representative for severely disabled persons
The tasks of the representative body for severely disabled employees include promoting and ensuring the professional integration of severely disabled employees at the DPZ, representing the interests of people with disabilities and ensuring that applicable collective agreements, guidelines, laws and regulations are complied with. It also provides support in applying to the relevant authorities for measures for severely disabled people.
Contact:
Daniel Reckel; phone: +49 551 3851-306; e-mail: dreckel(at)dpz.eu
Ulrike Walbaum; phone: +49 551 3851-472; e-mail: uwalbaum(at)dpz.eu
PhD students representative
The PhD students representatives are the contact point for all matters concerning doctoral students at the DPZ: support with administrative questions, referral to suitable contact persons or networking. They also organize workshops, seminars and get-togethers.
Contact:
Jessica Grunwald; phone: +49 551 3851-0; e-mail: phdrepresentative(at)dpz.eu
Elif Karakoc; +49 551 3851-377; e-mail: phdrepresentative(at)dpz.eu