Untitled - The Future Ocean

The establishment of several new positions or reorientations of existing positions at Clusterinstitutes is expected over the next five years (Table 4). The corresponding institutions and thedeans of the faculties have agreed to fill these positions according to the goals of the Clusterwherever possible.InstituteDisciplineIFM-GEOMAROcean Circulation and ClimatePhysicalOceanographyW2 and W3 currently open,appointment process initiatedDynamicsInstitute of Geosciences Marine Geology W3 currently open, appointmentprocess initiatedInstitute of Geography Geography W2 and W3, appointmentprocess initiatedIFM-GEOMARMarine BiogeochemistryBiogeochemicalModelingW3 currently open, appointmentprocess initiatedResearch and Technology CenterWest CoastAquacultureNew W2 position established in2006, appointment processinitiatedInstitute of PharmacyNew orientation: W3 currently openMarine SubstancesInstitute of Clinical Molecular Molecular Medicine W2BiologyIFM-GEOMARGeodynamicsW2Dynamics of the Ocean FloorLeibniz Laboratory for Radiometric Isotope Research W2Dating and Isotope ResearchInstitute of Polar Ecology Polar Ecology W3, orientation will be redirectedInstitute of GeosciencesMineralogy/W3CrystallographyInstitute of Geosciences Mineralogy/ Petrology W2IFM-GEOMARFishery Biology W3Marine EcologyDepartment of Computer Sciences Scientific Computing W3and Applied MathematicsInstitute of Botany Botany W2Institute of Physiology Physiology W3Department of Economics Economics W2Table 4: W2/W3 positions which are currently open or will become open at affiliated instituteswithin the proposed funding period18