Corporate structure
The Museum Koenig has 105.5 permanent positions (of these are 34 scientists) and 82 additional employees (of these are 15 scientists working on third-party funded projects, 52 are doctoral candidates, diploma and state examination candidates, 15 are volunteers). Since 1989 the director's position is tied to a professorship at the University of Bonn, as well as the head of the Centre of Molecular Biodiversity Research.
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
-- Leibniz Institute for Animal Biodiversity --
-- Leibniz-Institut für Biodiversität der Tiere --
Director: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof
(simultaneously C-4 professorship for Systematic Zoology at the University of Bonn)
Managing Director: Adrian Grüter
Deputy Director: N.N.
Directorate (Director, Managing Director, Heads of Centres & Departments)
Scientists' Meeting (scientific staff)
Scientific Advisory Board (5-6 internationally renown scientists, 1-2 of them at the University of Bonn)
Directorate Staff (Press Relations/ Communication/ Events, Consultants)
CENTRE OF TAXONOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH
Head: PD Dr. Fabian Herder
Infrastructure
- Biodiversity Informatics
- Morphology Lab
- Biohistoricum
- Animal Caretakers
Department Arthropoda
Head: Dr. Dirk Ahrens
Sections
- Arachnida
- Hymenoptera
- Coleoptera
- Diptera
- Lepidoptera
- Myriapoda
Department Vertebrata
Head: PD Dr. Fabian Herder
Sections
- Theriology
- Ornithology
- Herpetology
- Ichthyology
CENTRE FOR MOLECULAR BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH
Head (interim): PD Dr. Lars Podsiadlowski
Sections
- Computational Genomics
- Comparative Vertebrate Genomics
- Comparative Insect Genomics
- Statistical Phylogenetics & Phylogenomics
- Algorithmic Development
- Phylogenetics & Evolutionary Biology
Infrastructure
- Molecular Laboratory
- Biobank
- High Peformance Computing
CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY MONITORING
Head: Prof. Dr. Christoph Scherber
Sections
- Experimental & Applied Ecology
- Metabarcoding
- Environmental Genomics
- Conservation Ecology
CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND EXHIBITIONS
Head: Prof. Dr. Bernhard Misof
Department Education
Head: Hae-Yon Weon-Kettenhofen
Sections
- Conception
- Educational Event
- Visitör Services
- Museum School
Department Exhibitions
Head: Dr. Thomas Gerken
Sections
- Exhibition Conception and Management
- Exhibition Architecture and Design
- Special Exhibitions
Infrastructure
- Taxidermy
- Graphic Design
Administration and Central Services
Head: Adrian Grüter
Infrastructure
- IT-Group
- Library
Sections
- Administration
- Facility Management
- Central Workshops (Carpenter, Locksmith)
- Gardener
