Members of the Equal Opportunities Commission
Two members and their representatives from each university group (in accordance with Section 11 (1) HG NRW: professors, academic staff, technical and administrative staff and students) must be elected to the Equal Opportunities Commission by the senators of the respective group. The terms of office are four years for technical and administrative staff, two years for professors and academic staff and one year for students.
The Central Equal Opportunities Officer and her advisors/deputies are members of the Equal Opportunities Commission with the right to propose motions and speak. Only elected members have the right to vote.
Chair
Martina Stackelbeck
Central Equal Opportunities Officer at TU Dortmund University
In the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2010 (only right to propose motions and speak)
Professors
Prof. Dr. Sigrid Nieberle
Holder of the Chair of Modern and Contemporary German Literature with a focus on gender and diversity
Deputy Advisor/Deputy Equal Opportunities Officer for Science
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2016
Prof. Dr. Prof. Dr. Angelika Poferl
Holder of the Chair of General Sociology
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2020
Prof. Dr. Liudvika Leišytė (deputy)
Deputy Director of the Center for Higher Education (zhb) and member of the zhb Executive Board. She teaches in the Department of Economics as a co-opted professor.
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Scientific employees
Dr. Christin Schumacher
Research assistant in the Department of Mechanical Engineering
In the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2022
Dr. Lyuba Iovkova
Academic Councillor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Yoke-Lee Roth (deputy)
Research assistant in the Department of Education, Psychology and Educational Research
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Students
Ella Stelmaszyk
Student assistant at the Institute for Social Pedagogy, Adult Education and Early Childhood Education
In the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Darius Weitekamp
AStA International Affairs Officer
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2022
Laura Marklewitz (deputy)
AStA Social Affairs Officer
In the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Carla Eschen (deputy)
AStA Officer for University Policy and Teaching
In the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Non-scientific employees
Bianca Schumacher
Head of Quality Management in Studies and Teaching in the Department of University Development and Organization
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2012
Bianca Stöpel-Verhaaren
Employee in the Human Resources department
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Silke Adam (deputy)
Employee of the University Library
1st deputy representative for severely disabled employees
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2024
Other members
Dr. Ute Zimmermann
Head of the Equal Opportunities, Family and Diversity Unit in the Human Resources Department
On the Equal Opportunities Commission since 2012 (only right to propose motions and speak)
Management of the Equal Opportunities Commission:
Elisabeth Brenker
E-mail: elisabeth.brenkertu-dortmundde
Phone: 0231 755-5665