Organisation
Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Edmund Wascher
Scientific Director (Speaker of the Board), Department: Ergonomics
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Michael Nitsche
Scientific Director (Deputy Speaker of the Board), Department: Psychology and Neurosciences
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Jan G. Hengstler
Scientific Director, Department: Toxicology
Univ.-Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Carsten Watzl
Scientific Director, Department: Immunology
Brigitta Thiel
Commercial Director
Scientific Assistance of the Board / Co-ordinator for Research Affairs
Dr. rer. nat. Birgit Arnold-Schulz-Gahmen
Press Office
Anne Gregory and Verena Kemmler
Research Data Management
Dipl.-Math. Peter Bröde
Transfer Officer
Dr. rer. nat. Dietmar Gude
EU Affairs Officer
Dipl.-Math. Peter Bröde
As of Oct 2025
Personnel: 230 employees
IfADo has more than 230 employees by basic & third-party funds who work in the fields of science, technology and administration.
Finance:
- Base funding by Federal ministry for Labour & Social affairs and Ministry for Culture and Science of North-Rhine Westphalia: 13.12 Mio €
- Third-party funding: 2,83 Mio €
Form of organisation: incorporated society
Forschungsgesellschaft für Arbeitsphysiologie und Arbeitsschutz e.V.
(December 2022)