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
Front Office
Anja Kutnjak, BA MA
Organisational Assistant
- Main telephone line support
- Event organisation, budget and room allocation management
Room: B 218
E-Mail: anja.kutnjak@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 02
Department Administration

Danijela Rajic
Organisational Assistant | First aider
- Personnel and budget management
- Event organisation
Room: B 219
E-Mail: danijela.rajic@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 03

Svenja Rommerskirchen, B.A.
Organisational Assistant | First aider
- Public relations
- Administration of tenders
Room: B 219
E-Mail: svenja.rommerskirchen@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 04

Stefan Schreier
Coordinator and Organisational Assistant | Assistent fire protection officer | IT representative
- Budget and room allocation management
- Supervising the technical equipment
Room: B 218
E-Mail: stefan.schreier@univie.ac.at
T: +43-1-4277-494 05
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

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, it.ipw@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
