Untitled - The Future Ocean

2.4.3 Requested FundingFunding is requested for the central administration (Section 2.4.3.1) and other Cluster activities(Section 2.4.3.2), including the forums for transfer to application (Section 1.2.2.6) and publicoutreach (Section 1.2.2.7), the planned Integrated School of Ocean Sciences (ISOS, Section 1.4),and the pool of positions and equipment accessible to the members of the Cluster through internalresearch proposals (Section 2).2.4.3.1 Cluster OfficeStaff fundingSalary scale 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011BAT I, Ia, Ib (assistant professor)1) BAT IIa (Ph.D. students and postdocs)1 1 1 1 1 12-3) BAT VII – III (non-scientific staff) 2 2 2 2 2 2Total (k€) 23.8 142.8 142.8 142.8 142.8 1191) A BAT IIa position is required for the project manager. The manager will coordinate activities ofthe Cluster with the University and the participating Leibniz Institutes, report to the ExecutiveCommittee of the Cluster and to the Chancellor's Office at the University, and support scientificcontrolling.2) A BAT IV position is required to support the Chair and the Executive Committee in the planningof funding distribution, to support the project manager in organizational issues, to maintain theCluster homepage and for financial controlling.3) A BAT VI position is required for the distribution of information within the Cluster, for theorganization of Cluster events, and for data maintenance and management.Other direct expensesDescription 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Travel expenses/colloquia/visiting 10 75 75 75 75 65scientistsOthers 3 5 5 5 5 2Total (k€) 13 80 80 80 80 67Justification:Other costs for the Cluster Office include costs for the organization of workshops and conferencesincluding travel expenses for visiting scientists (k€ 75 per year), as well as funds for consumables,computers, software and costs for data bank development (k€ 5).111