Susanne J. Brezina
Susanne J. Brezina is the Programme Manager of the integrated training courses within the European Security and Defence College (ESDC). Her specializations include humanitarian aid, post-conflict recovery, security sector reform, protection of civilians and civil-military coordination in complex emergencies as well as peace missions.
Jan Eberwein
Jan Eberwein does his alternative military service at the ASPR. His responsibilities are mainly focused on IT/computers, among others he is also involved in the creation of digital content. He also supports the team in the execution and post-processing of online formats and in the planning and technical implementation of various projects.
Birgit Mayerhofer
Birgit Mayerhofer heads the project "Capacity Building for Humanitarian Assistance in West Africa" in cooperation with the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Ghana. Her thematic priorities include the link between humanitarian aid, development cooperation and peacekeeping (HDP Nexus), integrity/anti-corruption and inclusion/equal opportunities.
Augustin Nicolescou
Augustin Nicolescou is the Project Manager and responsible for ASPR projects in the field of conflict transformation. He is a trainer for conflict transformation, dialogue processes, conflict sensitivity and Do-No-Harm. Regional focuses include Israel/Palestine, Sri Lanka and Central Asia.
Hanna Orthofer-Fichtner
Hanna Orthofer-Fichtner catalogues the holdings of the former Peace Museum. She has been working at the Institute as a trainer for the Peace Weeks for many years and supports young people and children to deal with conflict in a constructive way. As a certified mediator and social worker she also makes a valuable contribution to the development of the training programmes.
Jan Pospisil
Jan Pospisil is the Research Director of the ASPR and lecturer for political science at the University of Vienna. Jan is co-investigator of the Political Settlements Research Programme at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on peace processes, political settlements, humanitarian negotiations, resilience, and Sudanese/South Sudanese politics. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed international journals. His most recent monograph, "Peace in Political Unsettlement", was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2019.
Julia Scharinger
Julia Scharinger is the Programme Manager of the "International Civilian Peacebuilding Training Programme - IPT", Eu Aid Volunteers” and “EU Police and Civilian Service Training” programmes. Her thematic focuses include Dealing with the Past, Narrative Therapy, Gender/Intersectionality and Social Justice.
Julia Struppe-Schanda
Julia Struppe-Schanda is responsible for the planning and implementation of the ASPR Summer Academy. Her thematic focuses include social psychological issues in peace and conflict research, psychosocial work in war and crisis zones, and diversity and gender research in psychology.
Wolfgang Weilharter
Wolfgang Weilharter is the Project Manager for the planned project "Communal Peace and Conflict Work in Burgenland" and responsible for the related needs assessment. His focus is on the implementation of mediation and dialogue processes on the communal level, in the areas of communal politics, housing and neighbourhoods and local coexistence of people of different origins.