Committees and bodies

The Board of Directors is the executive board of the Department. The board  oversees the activities of the Department and takes decisions with respect to organizational, personnel, teaching and infrastructure issues.

Chair

Head of Department

Members

Head of Department, Head of Teaching, Head of Infrastructure, Managing Director, Teaching Director, Communications Officer; Link

Lifetime of delegates

The heads are elected by the Institute Assembly and appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for 2 years.

Meetings

roughly monthly or as required  

The Professorium is the body of professors of the Department. The members discuss strategic questions and the Direktion informs about decisions taken by the Direktion/Faculty/University.

Chair

Head of Department

Members

All Professors of the Department, Managing Director

Lifetime of delegates

Permanent

Meetings

Three times per semester, on Thursdays, usually preceding the Faculty Assembly

The InVers is the decision taking body on major changes and strategic issues concerning the organizational and teaching issues. The members take decisions on strategic issues and the chair informs about news/changes and decisions taken by the Department/Faculty/University.

Chair

Head of Department

Members

Faculty members of the Department, delegates of the representative bodies; in advisory capacity: delegates of the professorships and groups represented in "Professorium", Adjunct Professors, Heads of further research and teaching units, Managing director, Teaching director,  Communications Officer, Coordinator Division V Geoscience.

Lifetime of delegates

Unlimited

Meetings

Twice a semester, on Thursday afternoon

The MAV is a mandatory get-together for all staff members at the Department. The Board of Directors informs about ongoings in and around the department.

Chair

Head of Department

Members

Department staff

Lifetime of delegates

Permanent

Meetings

Once a semester, on Thursday afternoon

The Teaching Committee elaborates solutions for an optimized curriculum and takes decisions on organizational issues regarding studying and teaching. The committee discusses strategic questions regarding the curriculum, course and exam planning and takes decisions on admissions to Master's programs

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Chair

Teaching Director

Members

Head of Teaching, Teaching Director, Geoscience Coordinator, Study Advisory Board, Working group exam organization and Delegates of the core disciplines, the Teacher Training Unit, the Earth System Science study program and the students

Lifetime of delegates

Unlimited

Meetings

Three times per semester, on Thursdays, 14-16h

Defines and improves operational processes and procedures uniformly in the Department.

Chair

Head of Infrastructure 

Members

Thematic secretariat leader, delegates of secretary staff per thematic area, Managing Director, delegate of institute's secretariat, Communications Officer, Teaching Director, IT delegate.

Lifetime of delegates

Unlimited

Meetings

Three times per semester, Thursdays, 09:00-09:50

The Sustainability Task Force develops and implements measures to improve sustainability at GIUZ and advises the Executive Board on sustainability issues. It cooperates with other sustainability bodies, e.g. at MNF and UZH level.

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The Group Leader Commission evaluates applications for group leader status and makes final decisions on the appointment of new group leaders. All four thematic areas are represented.

Members:
Sara I. Fabrikant (GIScience)
Karin Schwiter (HG+)
Michael Schmidt (Phys)
Meredith Schuman (RSL)

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Assures the communication flow from and to the divisions, exchange and feedback on IT issues

Chair

Head of Infrastructure

Members

Leading IT Manager, Managing Director, Communications Officer, one groupleader of each unit, IT guru of each unit, student delegate

Lifetime of delegates

Unlimited

Meetings

Once a semester, on Thursdays, 11-12h

Provides input on all matters relating to the curriculum and running of the Graduate School.

Chair

Director of the Graduate School

Members

One Professor and one PhD student from each of the three core disciplines within the department. Graduate School

Lifetime of delegates

Unlimited

Meetings

Once a semester

Norman Backhaus (Head of Teaching), Alessandro Pierro (Students), Vijeepan Vairamuthu (Students), Alexander Damm (Head of Infrastructure), Karin Mellini (ETH-ERDW), Michael Hautmann (PIM), Hanna Joos (ETH-USYS), Karin Mellini (ETH-ERDW), Oskar Sanislo (FB5), Martin Lüthi (FFL), Dario Püntener (WNW), Meredith Schuman (GIUZ ESS), Gabriela Schaepman-Strub (UWW), Ross Purves (Head of Department), Andreas Vieli (GIUZ GEO)