Scientific Secretary
Scientific secretaries mainly work in middle management and at the "interface between science and administration / research policy ". As a rule, they report directly to the chairman / president of a scientific committee or academy and deal with subject-specific, structurally supportive and conceptual matters. The job description also includes administrative activities. Scientific secretaries have a university degree (often also a doctorate or habilitation ) and thus have basic specialist knowledge from e.g. B. the natural , social , engineering or medicine . While the often voluntary members of the scientific committee make fundamental decisions, the scientific secretary is responsible for day-to-day business.
Germany
Scientific secretaries of the German Research Foundation (DFG) manage and coordinate the scientific secretariats of DFG senate commissions and national, DFG-funded contact points / bodies. With the coordination and support of activities of the subject-specific, scientific community through to public relations , policy advice and research strategy advice, the DFG commissions / bodies and thus also the scientific secretariats have a wide variety of tasks. As a rule, you work very closely with DFG representatives, are responsible for the day-to-day business of the commission, take on content editing and are significantly involved in the strategic development of the department. The scientific secretary can be assigned to the professional field of "science manager".