Experience

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation

• Germany
• Research
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Science Manager at DFG, Group "ExzellenzStrategie & Forschungsimpulse"

  • Feb 2023 - Present



Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg

• Germany
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of the Strategic Research Management

  • May 2017 - Feb 2023

  RESPONSIBILITIES: • Supporting the rectorate in the strategic development of the university’s research profile • Management and grant acquisition support to research consortia with importance to the university’s future development • Developing and implementing structural measures to foster research activities and support strategic decision-making in the context of the university’s research foci • Conceptualization and implementation of research internationalization activities • Coordination of the dialogue with ministries, industry partners as well as national and international research partners of the university Show less



DEUTSCHER AKADEMISCHER AUSTAUSCHDIENST

• Belgium
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DAAD-funded Fellowship / Coordination of the collaborative project „Coral Reefs in Transition“

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

  RESPONSIBILITIES: Coordination mainly between researchers at the Institute for Chemistry & Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM) at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, the Jena Microbial Resource Collection (JMRC) at the University of Jena, Germany, the Laboratory for Marine Biodiversity & Biosystematics at the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), Indonesia, and the School of Biological Sciences at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Participation in the “Forschungsbörse” by the German Federal Ministry of Education & Research in the context of the Year of Science 2016/17 with the theme “Seas & Oceans”. Show less



Bogor Agricultural University

• Indonesia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• DAAD Longterm Lecturer in Marine Sciences (German Academic Exchange Service)

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2016

  INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC NETWORKS AND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIPS: - International Senior Advisor for the 'Enhancing Marine Biodiversity in IndOnesia (EMBRIO)' Network Initiative (http://embrio.ipb.ac.id/) - facilitation and coordination of international collaborations in research & higher education ADVISING ON INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES - e.g. international university partnerships, international students, international publication activities, and international accreditation of study programs CAPACITY BUILDING / CAREER SKILLS TRAINING: e.g. www.MSTCareer.info RESEARCH (Marine Ecology & Biotechnology) More information on www.carsten-thoms.net Show less



University of Jena

• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Scientific Manager - German Excellence Initiative Graduate School

  • Feb 2008 - Aug 2013

  SCIENCE NETWORK MANAGEMENT - www.jsmc.uni-jena.de, www.funginet.de - multi-disciplinary network of 15 university and 6 non-university research institutions - 12 industry partners - international partners PHD PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT - establishing a comprehensive methods & career skills training program for over 200 doctoral researchers GRANT ACQUISITION & COORDINATION - managing the collaborative grant writing process for major funding schemes (e.g. German Excellence Initiative, DFG Collaborative Research Centers - Transregio) PUBLIC RELATIONS - e.g. web presence, press relations, public presentations Show less



The Julius Maximilians University of Würzburg

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Sep 2007 - Jan 2008



University of Guam

• Guam
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher / Feodor Lynen Fellow

  • Sep 2004 - Sep 2007

  Research Areas: - Chemical & Microbiological Marine Ecology - Marine Biotechnology (Microbiology & Natural Products Research) - Field- and laboratory-based research (ecological, chemoanalytical, biomolecular, and microbiological methods) Research Areas: - Chemical & Microbiological Marine Ecology - Marine Biotechnology (Microbiology & Natural Products Research) - Field- and laboratory-based research (ecological, chemoanalytical, biomolecular, and microbiological methods)