Silje Maria Tellmann

Silje Maria Tellmann serves as Associate Professor in Sociology at the Department of Business, History and Social Sciences within the School of Business at University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), with additional affiliation as Associate Professor II at the TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo. She teaches in bachelor's and master's sociology programs and heads the Research group for social analysis.

Her educational background includes a Cand. polit. in Sociology from University of Oslo and PhD studies at Centre for the Studies of the Professions (OsloMet). Prior positions comprise Postdoctoral Researcher at TIK Centre and Senior Researcher at Nordic Institute for Studies in Research and Higher Education (NIFU).

Research focuses on academia-society relations through empirical investigations of Norwegian climate policy, governmental advisory commissions, knowledge utilization in public administration, researcher-stakeholder communication, trade union practices, and higher education organizations. Her work bridges Science and Technology Studies, Sociology of Science, and Policy Analysis with practical societal applications.

As head of the Research group for social analysis, she directs collaborative projects examining social dynamics in policy implementation and institutional knowledge transfer. Her methodological approach integrates qualitative analysis of organizational practices with critical evaluation of research impact frameworks across public sector contexts.