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 15 people:
Corporate Services
- Assoc. Prof. Matjaž Kuntner, PhD, Director
- MSc. Franc Potočnik, Assistant Director for Finance and General Matters
- MSc. Jure Vindišar, Assistant Director for Technology Transfer
- Prof. Dr. Tamara Lah Turnšek, Scientific Councillor
- Helena Končar, Organisation and Business Operations Associate, Public Relations
- Alenka Tomšič, Legal Adviser Associate
- Dunja Goršič, Human Resources Manager
- Maja Malec, Executive Assistant and Office Manager
- Karolina Rigler, Senior Accountant
- Jelka Svenšek, Payroll Accountant
- Irena Verderber, Accounts Payable Accountant
- Barbara Černač, Head of Library
- Lučka Glavač, Librarian
- MSc. Marija Rak, Chief Accountant
- Katja Ploj, Business Secretary
Marine Biology Station
- Gašper Polajnar, Administrative Manager
Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology
- Ana Mihevc, Administrative Coordinator
