Organization

The majority of the members of the Cluster are involved in Cluster projects, but there are also members of the Junior Research Groups, the Graduate School, the Cluster professorships and postdocs. In the course of a general meeting, all members of the Cluster vote on their director, the governing board and the board of directors.

The director represents the cluster and leads both the board of directors and the governing board.

The board of directors decides on any current affairs of the Cluster. The director of Graduate Studies (DGS) is also part of this board, representing the Graduate School.

The governing board decides on basic and essential affairs of the cluster. It also initiates the selection committees for the awarding of new projects and scholarships. Areas A-D are represented in the governing board by four coordinators.

The head office, which is attributed to the managing director (Geschäftsführer GF), supports the Cluster in the execution of the scientific program.

The International Board receives an annual report and makes recommendations and proposals to further improve the work of the Cluster.

The "Roman-Jakobson-Kolleg" is the intellectual nucleus of the Cluster. In its fortnightly meetings, the interdisciplinary questions of the Cluster work are discussed.

Structure