Strategy and Programs

The Staff Department Strategy and Programs (FSSP) supports the Board of Directors and the institutes of the HZDR in the development, elaboration, formulation and implementation of strategies and strategic initiatives in various contexts and at different levels. The department also acts as an interface to the Helmholtz Association's Head Office and Research Fields. On behalf of the Board of Directors, it supports and coordinates all activities of the HZDR within the framework of the Program-oriented Funding (PoF) as well as strategic initiatives of the Association and the research infrastructures within the framework of the Helmholtz Roadmap and its procedures.

Portfolio of tasks

The tasks of the department essentially comprise the areas of strategy, Helmholtz Association and Program-oriented Funding (PoF), reports and science-adequate controlling as well as research infrastructures (RI), furthermore the founding of new institutes and scientific platforms as well as scientific quality management (in preparation). This includes, among other things:

• Strategy
  • Center strategy
  • Strategic initiatives
  • Strategic consulting
  • Support in the development of institute strategies
• Helmholtz Association and Program-oriented Funding
  • Coordination and support of the HZDR's participation in the
    • Research Fields Matter, Energy and Health
    • Innovation pools of the Research Fields
    • Cross-cutting activities in PoF IV (CCAs)
    • Platforms of the Helmholtz Incubator
    • Scientific projects financed with Pakt residual funding
  • Coordination of the Scientific and Strategic Evaluations within the framework of the PoF
• Reports and science-adequate controlling
  • Pakt report
  • Center progress report
  • Program progress reports
• Research infrastructures (RI)
  • Helmholtz Roadmap for Research Infrastructures
  • National Roadmap for Research Infrastructures
  • Projects: CeRI², CMWS, DALI, FlexiPlant, HIBEF2.0, PT2030+, ZRS
• Founding of new institutes and scientific platforms
  • CIS, Center of Interface Studies
  • HEDI/HIHED, High Energy Density Institute Rostock

Contact persons

Dr. Sven Kiele s.kiele at hzdr.de Phone: +49 351 260 3688 Building/room: 110/205	Coordination of the Research Field MATTER at HZDR CCA Radiation Research RI: CMWS, DALI, HIBEF2.0 New foundation: HEDI/HIHED Strategic topic: CASUS Strategic topic: Laser fusion Strategic topic: AI & digitalization Head of the department
Dr. Anja Werner anja.werner at hzdr.de Phone: +49 351 260 2212 Building/room: 110/203	Coordination of the Research Field ENERGY at HZDR Helmholtz Energy Transition Roadmap (HETR) Helmholtz Climate Initiative CCA Nuclear Repository Research RI: CeRI2, FlexiPlant, ZRS New foundation: CIS Strategic topic: Hydrogen
Dr. Sandra Hamann s.hamann at hzdr.de Phone: +49 351 260 3649 Building/room: 110/207	Coordination of the Research Field HEALTH at HZDR CCA Materials Research CCA Quantum Technologies RI: PT2030+ Pakt residual funding project: ROCK-IT HZDR Colloquium HZDR Research Talks Cooperation with Georgia
Viktoria Güldner v.gueldner at hzdr.de Phone: +49 351 260 3937 Building/room: 110/216	Project assistance Organization of the Scientific Evaluations of the Research Fields MATTER, ENERGY and HEALTH Support with reports and scientific controlling Support with all scope of duties of the department