Staff Council

Staff Council of the Lower Saxon Academy of Sciences in Göttingen

The third term of the staff council of the Lower Saxon Academy of Sciences in Göttingen began on February 27, 2024. The staff council met for the first time on March 8, 2024, and elected Dr. Kirstin Casemir (“Place Names between the Rhine and the Elbe”) as chair. Dr. Sabine Elsner (since 6/25, “Place Names between the Rhine and the Elbe”) and Dr. Christian Popp (“Germania Sacra”) were elected as vice-chairs.

The staff council also included the following regular members: Dr. Thomas Bode (Administrative Office), Dr. Volker Harm (“Digital Word History”), Dr. Katharina Kagerer (“Die Deutschen Inschriften”), and Dr. Almut Schneider (“Dictionary of Early Modern High German”). The alternate members were Dr. Cornelia Ilbrig (“Goethe Dictionary”), Dr. Kristin Loga (“Place Names between the Rhine and the Elbe”), Dr. Bronson Brown-DeVost (“Qumran-Digital”), and Dr. Felix Albrecht (“Psalter”).

At the end of 2025, Dr. Almut Schneider and Dr. Cornelia Ilbrig stepped down from the staff council. Since then, Dr. Kristin Loga has served as a full member of the staff council.

Reorganization of the Staff Council

After the passing of its chair, Dr. Kirstin Casemir, the staff council reorganized itself at its meeting on May 8, 2026.

The previous vice-chair, Dr. Sabine Elsner, was elected at the new chair. Dr. Christian Popp will continue to serve as vice-chair. Dr. Bronson Brown-DeVost joins the staff council as a full member.

Contact

The staff council can be reached at any time via the staff council email address personalrat@adwgoe.de. In addition, members of the staff council can also be contacted directly.

All discussions and correspondence will, of course, be treated confidentially. Members of the staff council are bound by confidentiality.

In Memory of Dr. Kirstin Casemir

The staff council mourns the loss of its long-time chair, Dr. Kirstin Casemir.

Kirstin Casemir  was the department head for the Academy project “Place Names Between the Rhine and the Elbe” and, far beyond the scope of her own department, dedicated herself with great commitment to the Academy’s employees. She played a key role in ensuring that a staff council was elected for the first time in the Academy’s history in 2016 and has had a decided influence on its work ever since.

The well-being of the employees was always particularly close to her heart. We will remember her with gratitude for her reliability, her great personal warmth, and her tireless dedication.