diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectContactTypes.java b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectContactTypes.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fad252e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectContactTypes.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package org.scientificcms.contenttypes.sciproject.ui;
+
+import org.libreccm.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
+import org.libreccm.ui.AbstractMessagesBean;
+import org.scientificcms.contenttypes.sciproject.SciProjectConfig;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+@Named("SciProjectContactTypes")
+public class SciProjectContactTypes extends AbstractMessagesBean {
+    
+    @Inject
+    private ConfigurationManager confManager;
+    
+    @Override
+    protected String getMessageBundle() {
+        return confManager
+            .findConfiguration(SciProjectConfig.class)
+            .getContactTypesBundleName();
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectRoles.java b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectRoles.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d99a155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/java/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/SciProjectRoles.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package org.scientificcms.contenttypes.sciproject.ui;
+
+import org.libreccm.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
+import org.libreccm.ui.AbstractMessagesBean;
+import org.scientificcms.contenttypes.sciproject.SciProjectConfig;
+
+import javax.enterprise.context.RequestScoped;
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Named;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author <a href="mailto:jens.pelzetter@googlemail.com">Jens Pelzetter</a>
+ */
+@RequestScoped
+@Named("SciProjectRoles")
+public class SciProjectRoles extends AbstractMessagesBean {
+    
+    @Inject
+    private ConfigurationManager confManager;
+    
+    @Override
+    protected String getMessageBundle() {
+        return confManager
+            .findConfiguration(SciProjectConfig.class)
+            .getMemberRolesBundleName();
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/description/view.xhtml b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/description/view.xhtml
index 346d2ca..15e6423 100644
--- a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/description/view.xhtml
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/description/view.xhtml
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
                 <h:outputText escape="false"
                               value="#{SciProjectDescriptionModel.descriptionValues.get(SciProjectDescriptionModel.selectedLocale)}" />
             </div>
+        </ui:define>
 
     </ui:composition>
 
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-description.xhtml b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-description.xhtml
index ce62f3e..58b3b71 100644
--- a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-description.xhtml
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/WEB-INF/views/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/ui/sciproject-description.xhtml
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
                     #{SciProjectMessageBundle.getMessage('description_step.errors.contactable_not_found', [contactableNotFound])}
                 </div>
             </c:if>
-            
+
             <c:if test="#{personNotFound != null}">
                 <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
                     #{SciProjectMessageBundle.getMessage('description_step.errors.person_not_found', [personNotFound])}
                 </div>
             </c:if>
-            
+
             <c:if test="#{illegalStatusValue != null}">
                 <div class="alert alert-warning" role="alert">
                     #{SciProjectMessageBundle.getMessage('description_step.errors.illegal_member_status_value', [illegalStatusValue])}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
             </template>
 
             <div id="messages"></div>
-            
+
             <librecms:cmsEditorVariants
                 addButtonLabel="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['description.editor.add_variant']}"
                 addDialogLocaleSelectHelp="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['description.editor.add.locale.help']}"
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@
                 contentSection="#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}"
                 dialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contact.add.title']}"
                 formParamName="contactableUuid">
-                <bootstrap:formGroupText 
+                <bootstrap:formGroupSelect 
                     help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contacts.type.help']}"
                     inputId="type"
                     label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contacts.type.label']}"
                     name="type"
+                    options="#{SciProjectContactTypes}"
                     />
             </librecms:assetPicker>
             <button class="btn btn-secondary contacts-save-order-button"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@
                                         </c:if>
                                         #{contact.contactable}
                                     </td>
-                                    <td>#{contact.contactType}</td>
+                                    <td>#{SciProjectContactTables[contact.contactType]}</td>
                                     <td>
                                         <button class="btn btn-secondary"
                                                 data-toggle="modal"
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@
                                              tabindex="-1">
                                             <div class="modal-dialog">
                                                 <form action="#{mvc.basePath}/#{ContentSectionModel.sectionName}/documents/#{CmsSelectedDocumentModel.itemPath}/@sciproject-description/contacts/edit/#{contact.contactId}"
-                                                    class="modal-content"
+                                                      class="modal-content"
                                                       method="post">
                                                     <div class="modal-header">
                                                         <h4 class="modal-title"
@@ -165,12 +166,13 @@
                                                         </button>
                                                     </div>
                                                     <div class="modal-body">
-                                                        <bootstrap:formGroupText
+                                                        <bootstrap:formGroupSelect
                                                             help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contacts.edit.type.help']}"
                                                             inputId="type-edit"
                                                             label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contacts.edit.type.label']}"
                                                             name="type"
-                                                            value="#{contact.contactType}"
+                                                            options="#{SciProjectContactTypes}"
+                                                            selectedOptions="#{[contact.contactType]}"
                                                             />
                                                     </div>
                                                     <div class="modal-footer">
@@ -197,7 +199,7 @@
                                             dialogId="contact-delete-dialog-#{contact.contactId}"
                                             dialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['contacts.delete.title']}"
                                             message="#{SciProjectMessageBundle.getMessage('contacts.delete.message', [contact.contactable, contact.contactType])}"
-                                            
+
                                             />
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
@@ -226,11 +228,12 @@
                 dialogTitle="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.add.title']}"
                 formParamName="personUuid">
 
-                <bootstrap:formGroupText 
+                <bootstrap:formGroupSelect
                     help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.role.help']}"
-                    inputId="type"
+                    inputId="role"
                     label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.role.label']}"
                     name="role"
+                    options="#{SciProjectRoles}"
                     />
 
                 <bootstrap:formGroupSelect
@@ -265,7 +268,7 @@
                                         #{member.name}
                                     </td>
                                     <td>
-                                        #{member.role}
+                                        #{SciProjectRoles[member.role]}
                                     </td>
                                     <td>
                                         #{member.status}
@@ -300,12 +303,13 @@
                                                         </button>
                                                     </div>
                                                     <div class="modal-body">
-                                                        <bootstrap:formGroupText 
-                                                            help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.edit.role.help']}"
+                                                        <bootstrap:formGroupSelect
+                                                            help="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.role.help']}"
                                                             inputId="role"
-                                                            label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.edit.role.label']}"
+                                                            label="#{SciProjectMessageBundle['memberships.role.label']}"
                                                             name="role"
-                                                            value="#{member.role}"
+                                                            options="#{SciProjectRoles}"
+                                                            selectedOptions="#{[member.role]}"
                                                             />
 
                                                         <bootstrap:formGroupSelect
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles.properties b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edc05b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+member=Member
+head=Department head
+deputy_head=Deputy department head
+associated_member=Associated member
diff --git a/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles_de.properties b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles_de.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c410b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sci-types-project/src/main/resources/org/scientificcms/contenttypes/sciproject/DefaultMemberRoles_de.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+
+member=Mitglied
+head=Abteilungsleitung
+deputy_head=Stellvertretende Abteilungsleitung
+associated_member=Assoziertes Mitglied