Petra Marciniak has many years of experience in EU funding programmes and in applying for and managing EU joint projects.
She has been working as EU Advisor and Project Manager in the Office of Research Support Services (previously in the EU Office) at TU Dortmund University since June 2010, and has been  is Head of Project Development and Management Department since the end of 2019. She is the contact person for EU funding, with a focus on advice on finance and administrative matters, as well as project management of ongoing projects.

Petra Marciniak studied economics and social sciences at the TU Dortmund University, with main focus on controlling and marketing. After graduation, she worked for four years as a controller at SIG Combibloc GmbH, a well-known manufacturer of beverage cartons, and then as assistant to the management of MZT GmbH, a development and manufacturing partner in the mechatronics sector.

Darius Harwardt has been working in Research Support Services in the area of funding advice and EU project management since May 2019. He provides advice on various funding agencies and formats in all phases of application. He is absent until the end of June 2025.

Darius Harwardt studied history, biology, and geography at the Ruhr-University Bochum and subsequently received his doctorate in history. He worked as a research assistant at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the Documentation and Research Centre of the Social Insurance Agency in Bochum.