Corporate Services
The Corporate Services are the organisational unit in charge of providing support to research organisational units. Their main activities are finance and accounting, human resources, procurement, administration support for project management, general affairs, management of IT and computer systems, administrative affairs for management bodies and similar duties. In addition to business and promotional activities we participating in the organization of special events for the public: the Miroslav Zei Awards ceremony to award excellent scientists in the field of biology; the reception for young researchers of the National Institute for Biology and the Department of Biology at Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana; the Open Day at NIB Ljubljana; the Open Day at MBS PIran; the International Fascination of Plants Day; Researcher’s Night and other events. Together with Biotechnical Faculty at the University of Ljubljana we publish a scientific journal "Nature Sloveniae - Magazine for Field Biology" twice a year.
The Biology Library is also part of the Corporate Services and is managed jointly by the National Institute of Biology and the Biology Department of the Biotechnical Faculty University of Ljubljana.
Joint Services currently employs 26 people:
Corporate Services
- Prof. Maja Ravnikar, PhD, Director
- MSc. Franc Potočnik, Deputy Director for the Finance, Accounting and Human Resources
- Alenka Tomšič, Assistant Director for the Legal and General Affairs and Public Procurement
- Metka Čretnik, Undersecretary
- MSc. Jure Vindišar, Head of the Technology Transfer Office
- Jasmina Sivac, Undersecretary - Head of the Accounting
- MSc. Martina Tekavec Bembič, Organisation and Business Operations Associate
- Tanja Pugelj, Organisation and Business Operations Associate
- Katarina Kafadar, Organisation and Business Operations Associate
- Damjana Miklič Milek, PhD, Research Councillor
- Dunja Goršič, Undersecretary - Head of HR
- Ana Kovač, Human Resources Manager
- Maruša Verbič Koprivšek, Undersecretary - Head of the Main Office
- Nataša de Wolff Ilić, Accountant
- Anka Čižman, Administrative Coordinator
- Mateja Praček, Accountant
- Vida Remic, Administrative Coordinator
- Primož Jerko, Undersecretary
- Vesna Mia Ipavec, Head of Library
- Lučka Glavač, Librarian
- Maja Malec, Executive Assistant and Office Manager
- Neža Jogan Jeriha, Professional Associate
- Majda Gostinčar, Undersecretary
- Jaka Cunk, Professional Counsellor
- Tadeja Šekoranja, Payroll Accountant
- Sara Tina Štrumbelj, Accounting Assistant
Marine Biology Station
- Gašper Polajnar, Undersecretary
Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology
- Ana Mihevc, Administrative Coordinator