School Management

The School of Social Sciences is essentially run by two bodies, the school board and the dean’s office. While the school board is the School’s governing body, the dean’s office is its executive arm that implements decisions and fulfills central management and administrative tasks.

School Board

The school board is headed by the dean. He is supported by two vice deans and a dean for student affairs, who are the spokespersons for the professors at their respective departments, so all three departments are equally represented. All members of the school board are elected by the school council; the vice deans and the dean for student affairs are professors at the School.

Responsibilities of the School Board
The school board governs the School. Among other things, it assigns teaching duties, supervises research and teaching, is in charge of funds, and regularly informs the school council about all relevant topics.
Its responsibilities also include the following:
Developing strategic plans
Drawing up an (estimate) budget
Deciding on how to use the funds and employees assigned to the School by the President's Office
Proposing job descriptions for university teacher vacancies
Matters related to evaluation

Dean’s Office

The dean's office is the School’s central management and administrative unit and supports the Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology departments in research, teaching, and academic self-governance. It is also in charge of central tasks at the School, such as doctoral and habilitation processes.

Dean
Credit: Alexander Münch
Dr. Julian Dierkes
Dean
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
A5, 6 Building A – Room A 411
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: julian.dierkesmail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: Dr. Julian Dierkes
Managing Director
Credit: Katrin Glückler
Marika Bacsóka (she/her)
Managing Director
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
A5,6 Building A – Room A410
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1994
E-mail: geschaeftsfuehrung.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Academic Affairs
Lisann Hopf
Coordinator for Academic Affairs
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6 – Room 416
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2023
E-mail: koordination.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Credit: Elisa Berdica
Andrea Magin (she/her)
Office Clerk for Doctoral procedures, Lectureships
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 408
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-3464
E-mail: doctoral.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Controlling
Credit: Elisa Berdica
Carolin Klöter-Müller (she/her)
Office Clerk Financial planning and -controlling; Teaching load bills; Procurement
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
A5,6 Building A – Room A 415
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1966
E-mail: carolin.kloeter-muellermail-uni-mannheim.de
Ulrike Zabe
Foreign Language Secretary
University of Mannheim
Faculty of Social Sciences
A 5, 6 – Room A409
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1998
E-mail: ulrike.zabemail-uni-mannheim.de
N. N.
University of Mannheim
Faculty of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: dekanat.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Program Managers
Florian Dorner (he/him)
Program Manager B.A. Political Science
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 414
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: politicalsciencemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Please book an appointment:
https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/online-beratung/florian-dorner/
Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)
Program Manager B.Ed./M.Ed. and M.A. Political Science
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 418
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1826
E-mail: politicalsciencemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Please book an appointment:
https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/online-beratung/gledis-londo/
Program Management Psychology
B.Sc. Psychology – Florian Dorner ; M.Sc. AWG and KuK, International Coordination – Leonie Cegla
University of Mannheim
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
A 5, 6
Bauteil A – Room 4th floor
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: psychologiemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de
Credit: Andrea Magin
Leonie Cegla, M.Sc. (she/her)
Program Manager Psychology
part-time
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 419
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: psychologiemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Dr. Claudia Eckhardt-Kamps (she/her)
Program Manager Sociology
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 417
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2188
E-mail: sociologymail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Please note: Only online consultations are offered currently. Please make an appointment at https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/online-beratung/claudia-eckhardt-kamps/
Credit: Karin Glückler
Dr. Anika Skotak (she/her)
Program Manager M.Sc. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 416
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2417
E-mail: master-kpptmail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Tuesdays, 11–12am:
Online office hour via Teams
Please make an appointment:
https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/consultation/anika-skotak/

Wednesdays, 1–2pm:
Open telephone consultation hour
Office hours:
Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 09.30am – 2.30pm
International Coordinators
Credit: Anna Logue
Janina Heker, M.A. (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator for Sociology and Psychology
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 414
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1981 not in use
E-mail: international.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/international/
Consultation hour(s):
Online consultation: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/consultation/janina-heker/
Credit: Elisa Berdica
Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator Political Science
M.A. and B.Ed./M.Ed., Exchange Students Political Science
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 418
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1826
E-mail: international.politicalsciencemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Please book an appointment:
https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/online-beratung/gledis-londo/
Program Management Psychology
B.Sc. Psychology – Florian Dorner ; M.Sc. AWG and KuK, International Coordination – Leonie Cegla
University of Mannheim
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
A 5, 6
Bauteil A – Room 4th floor
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: psychologiemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de
Credit: Andrea Magin
Leonie Cegla, M.Sc. (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator Psychology (Bachelor and Master's Program Work & Organisational Psychology
part-time
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 419
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: psychologiemail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Dr. Claudia Eckhardt-Kamps (she/her)
Departmental Exchange Coordinator Sociology
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 417
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2188
E-mail: sociologymail-uni-mannheim.de
Web: www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/
Consultation hour(s):
Please note: Only online consultations are offered currently. Please make an appointment at https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/online-beratung/claudia-eckhardt-kamps/
Internship Office
Credit: Elisa Berdica
Gesine Götze, M.A. (she/her)
Internship Manager
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
A5,6 Building A – Room A 413
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1982
E-mail: gesine.goetzemail-uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
Office hours without appointment in person or via telephone:
Monday, 10 – 12 am
Wednesday, 11 – 12 am;
The next office hours will take place on:
16 April 11 – 12 am;
23 April 11 – 12 am (Telephone only);
28 April 09:00 – 10:30 am.
Counselling can alSo take place via Zoom,
please make an appointment.
Office hours:
Please contact me via e–mail or use the consultation hour via telephone or in person.
Quality Manager
Lisann Hopf (sie/ihr)
Quality Manager
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A5, 6, Building A – Room A 416
68159 Mannheim
Phone: + 621 181 2023
E-mail: qm.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
Please contact me via e-mail.
Internationalization Manager
Credit: Anna Logue
Janina Heker, M.A. (she/her)
Internationalization and Course Marketing Manager
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 414
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1981
E-mail: international.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Consultation hour(s):
Online consultation: https://www.sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/consultation/international/
Office hours:
Please contact me via email.
Digitalization Manager
Credit: Katrin Glückler
Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)
Digitiser
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften
University of Mannheim
Team WANDELdigital
A 5, 6 A – Raum 418
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-1826
E-mail: digitalisierung.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Student Assistants
Emma Jentsch
student assistant web editor
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Dean's Office
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 406
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: webredaktion.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Emma Jentsch
student assistant Newsletter / PR
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Dean's Office

A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 406
68159 Mannheim
E-mail: pr.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Julia Reinbold
Student Assistant Program Managers Political Science/Sociology
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Dean's Office
A 5, 6
Building A – Room A 406
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2180
E-mail: assistant.politicalsciencemail-uni-mannheim.de
Linda Singer
Student Assistant Quality Management
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Dean's Office
Building A – Room A 406
Mannheim
E-mail: hiwi.qmsowimail-uni-mannheim.de
Muriel Weigel (she/her)
Student Assistant International Affairs
University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
Dean`s Office
A 5, 6 Building A
68159 Mannheim
Phone: +49 621 181-2180
E-mail: hiwi-int.sowimail-uni-mannheim.de

Mission Statement of the Dean's Office
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Responsibilities of the School Board

Dean

Dr. Julian Dierkes

Managing Director

Marika Bacsóka (she/her)

Academic Affairs

Lisann Hopf

Andrea Magin (she/her)

Controlling

Carolin Klöter-Müller (she/her)

Ulrike Zabe

N. N.

Program Managers

Florian Dorner (he/him)

Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)

Program Management Psychology

Leonie Cegla, M.Sc. (she/her)

Dr. Claudia Eckhardt-Kamps (she/her)

Dr. Anika Skotak (she/her)

International Coordinators

Janina Heker, M.A. (she/her)

Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)

Program Management Psychology

Leonie Cegla, M.Sc. (she/her)

Dr. Claudia Eckhardt-Kamps (she/her)

Internship Office

Gesine Götze, M.A. (she/her)

Quality Manager

Lisann Hopf (sie/ihr)

Internationalization Manager

Janina Heker, M.A. (she/her)

Digitalization Manager

Dr. Gledis Londo (she/her)

Student Assistants

Emma Jentsch

Emma Jentsch

Julia Reinbold

Linda Singer

Muriel Weigel (she/her)