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 17 people:
Corporate Services
- Prof. Maja Ravnikar, PhD, Director
- MSc. Franc Potočnik, Assistant Director for Finance, Accounting, and Human Resources
- Alenka Tomšič, Assistant Director for Legal and General Affairs and Public Procurement
- MSc. Jure Vindišar, Head of Technology Transfer Office
- MSc. Martina Tekavec Bembič, Administrative Coordinator
- Helena Končar, Organisation and Business Operations Associate
- Damjana Miklič Milek, PhD, Research Councillor
- Katja Sinur, Organisation and Business Operations Associate, Public Relations
- Dunja Goršič, Human Resources Manager
- MSc. Marija Rak, Chief Accountant
- Nataša Župevec, Payroll Accountant
- Mateja Praček, Accountant
- Msc. Andreja Retelj, Senior Accountant
- Barbara Černač, Head of Library
- Lučka Glavač, Librarian
- Maja Malec, Executive Assistant and Office Manager
Marine Biology Station
- Gašper Polajnar, Administrative Manager
Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology
- Ana Mihevc, Administrative Coordinator
