Administrative Staff

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your studies, please contact the studies service unit and directorate of studies.

Accessibility of the Department and Research Administration Political Science

We ask for your understanding that enquiries can only be made electronically by e-mail or on site by prior appointment.

General enquiries to the Department can be sent to the service e-mail address admin.politikwissenschaft@univie.ac.at.
Enquiries regarding third-party funding and project administration should be sent to the service e-mail address projektverwaltung.powi@univie.ac.at.

Department Coordination

Mag. Michaela Kathan

Department Coordinator | Safety representative | Assistent fire protection officer

General coordinating
Personnel matters and budget management

Room: B 216
E-Mail: michaela.kathan@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 08

Department Administration

Danijela Rajic

Organisational Assistant

Personnel and budget management
Event organisation

Room: B 219
E-Mail: danijela.rajic@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 03

Florian Hörmandinger

Organisational Assistant | IT representative

Administration of externally funded, national and international projects
Budget and room allocation management
Supervising the technical equipment

Room: B 218
E-Mail: florian.hoermandinger@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 05

Svenja Rommerskirchen, B.A.

Coordinator and Organisational Assistant

Budget and room management
Public relations
Administration of tenders

Room: B 219
E-Mail: svenja.rommerskirchen@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 04

Stefan Schreier

Currently on leave and marginally or part-time employed

Coordinator and Organisational Assistant | Assistent fire protection officer | IT representative

Budget management of the departments global budget

E-Mail: stefan.schreier@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 95

Part-time working hours in June 2025:

Mondays, 14:00 - 19:00
Tuesdays, 14:00 - 19:00
Wednesdays, 14:00 - 19:00
Fridays, 9:00 - 14:00

Working hours during marginal employment from 1 July to 14 September 2025:

Mondays, 14:00 - 17:00
Thursdays, 14:00 - 16:30

Project Management Office

Caroline Krischek, BA MA

Coordinator | IT representative

Coordination of externally funded, national and international projects
Budget management

Room: B 220
E-Mail: caroline.krischek@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 21

Mag. Susanne Gmoser, BA MA

Coordinator and Organisational Assistant

Coordination and administration of externally funded, national and international projects
Personnel management

Room: B 220
E-Mail: susanne.gmoser@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 26

Administration Research Networks, Research Groups and ERC-projects

Ingrid Fankhauser, MA

Coordinator

Coordination and administration of the Research Network Latin America

Room: B 218 | B 714
E-Mail: ingrid.fankhauser@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 25

Esther Linton-Kubelka, B.A.

Organisational assistant

Administration of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Solidarity (CeSCoS)

Room: B 211
E-Mail: esther.linton-kubelka@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 17

Florian Sowa, BA BA

Organisational Assistant | Assistant fire protection officer | First aider | IT representative

Administration of the EIF – Centre for European Integration Research

EIF – Centre for European Integration Research
Apostelgasse 23/1st floor, 1030 Vienna
Room: 1.26
E-Mail: eif@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 56

Portrait photo of Julia Chapotot-Necker.

Julia Chapotot-Necker, BA

Research Administrator

Administration and coordination of the ERC research project TwinPolitics

ERC research project TwinPolitics
Kolingasse 14-16/5th Floor, 1090 Vienna
Room: 05.09
E-Mail: julia.chapotot-necker@univie.ac.at | twinpolitics.erc.powi@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 80

Philipp Baun, BA MSc

Research Administrator

Communication Officer and Administration of the EU research project MARCO-BOLO and the ERC research project TwinPolitics

ERC research project TwinPolitics
EU research project MARCO-BOLO
Kolingasse 14-16/5th Floor, 1090 Vienna
Room: 05.07
E-Mail: philipp.baun@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 85

Leoni Rotter, BA BA

Research Administrator

Administration of the ERC research project Prefiguring Democratic Futures (PREDEF)

Room: B 211
E-Mail: leoni.rotter@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 90

IT

Ing. Daniel Schwarz

IT Supervisor Department of Political Science (location support: Neues Institutsgebäude, Ferstelgasse, Kolingasse)

IT support
Maintenance of the departments IT and IT procurement

Room: D 208
E-Mail: daniel.schwarz@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 36

Currently on leave

Caitlin Harjes, BA

Organisational assistant

Administration of the Centre for the Study of Contemporary Solidarity (CeSCoS)

Room: B 211
E-Mail: caitlin.harjes@univie.ac.at