جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Moumita Senمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Indian Political Culture
• Visual Studies
• Caste Activism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Moumita Sen is an Associate Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Oslo, specializing in Indian Political Culture and Visual Studies. She leads major research projects including the ERC-funded 'Political Deification: Theorising from Asia' (2023–2028) and the RCN project 'Mythopolitics in South Asia' (2020–2024). Her work focuses on the intersection of aesthetics, religion, and politics, particularly in caste activism and visual culture. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of Oslo (2016), recognized with the Norwegian King’s Gold Medal for outstanding research in 2017. Her forthcoming monograph Mythopolitics in India: Caste, Religion, and Politics stems from her postdoctoral research. Research interests include religious iconography, festival studies, digital religion, and the political dimensions of mythology. She co-edited Nine Nights of the Goddess: The Navaratri Festival in South Asia (2018) and is a founder of the research collective Theory from the Margins . Her recent work examines topics like Islamophobia in digital spaces and the reinterpretation of mythological figures like Mahishasur in contemporary movements. Sen has held academic positions since 2012, including postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oslo (2016–2020). Her education includes an M.Phil from the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (2011), and an MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University (2009). She has published extensively on topics ranging from Durga Puja rituals to the political uses of deification in South Asia. Awards include the 2017 King’s Gold Medal and recognition for her work on caste and religion. She collaborates internationally on projects addressing mythopolitics, Islamophobia, and the digital transformation of religious practices.

• Dialectology
• Historical Linguistics
• Historical Sociolinguistics
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Professor Ivar Berg is a leading scholar in Scandinavian linguistics at NTNU's Department of Language and Literature. His research focuses on the history of Norwegian and related languages over the past 1,500 years, encompassing both structural linguistic changes and sociolinguistic shifts. He teaches courses on modern Norwegian dialects and grammar, including NORX2200 (Old Norse/Runology) and NORD1106 (Dialectology and Language History). Research Interests: Historical sociolinguistics of Scandinavian languages Old Norse and medieval Icelandic textual analysis Toponymic evolution and cultural geography Phonological changes in Norwegian dialects Language policy during the Reformation Recent Work Trends: His 2025 doctoral dissertation on Latin manuscripts in medieval Iceland highlights intertextual recycling processes. Recent articles (2024-2021) explore palatalization in Norwegian phonology, toponymic history, and case system evolution. His 2019 book Språket som vart norsk provides a comprehensive overview of Norwegian language development from Proto-Norse to the 19th century. Outreach: Engages in public lectures on topics like dialect preservation, historical literacy practices, and the sociolinguistic impact of the Reformation. Recent speaking engagements include the University of Bristol (2025), SWPS University (2025), and the Nordic Dialectology Conference (2022).

Andrew Weirمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Generative Syntax
• Theoretical Linguistics
• Ellipsis
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Andrew Weir is a Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Language and Literature (ISL). He holds positions in the Faculty of Humanities and serves on NTNU's Language Policy Committee and the MLSPRÅK teacher training committee. His academic journey includes an MA in Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh (2008), an MA in Syntax from University College London (2009), and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2014). Before NTNU, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University's English department. Weir specializes in generative syntax and semantics, focusing on ellipsis (particularly clausal ellipsis) and interfaces between syntax, semantics, and phonology. He studies register variation in 'reduced written registers' (diaries, text messages) and dialectal features of Scottish English. As co-leader of the ForMAAL research group, he explores formal, mental, and acquisition-based approaches to language. His teaching spans theoretical linguistics courses including syntax, semantics, and linguistic theories. Weir's research emphasizes syntax-semantics interactions, dialectal syntax, and the role of prosody in ellipsis. He has supervised numerous student theses and actively participates in academic outreach, including lectures on Scots language history and generative syntax methodologies.

• Sociolinguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Multilingualism
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Susanne Mohr is a Professor of English Sociolinguistics at NTNU's Department of Language and Literature since 2020. She holds a German Habilitation (postdoctoral degree) from the University of Bonn and a PhD from the University of Cologne. Her research focuses on sociolinguistic aspects of tourism, multilingualism, and multimodal communication in Africa and the Nordic region, with funding from institutions like the Humboldt Foundation and NTNU Oceans. Her research interests include sociolinguistics of tourism discourse, semiotic landscapes, sign languages (e.g., Irish Sign Language), and African English varieties. She leads the 'Open Landscapes' forum and participates in interdisciplinary projects on topics like sustainability in cruise tourism and space-making in East Africa. She is affiliated with networks such as the 'Africa in the Indian Ocean' research group and the Irish Deaf Research Network. Key awards include a 2024 senior fellowship from the Erich Auerbach Institute and multiple Humboldt Foundation grants. She teaches sociolinguistics at BA/MA levels and supervises PhD/MA students in topics like code-switching and accent attitudes. Recent publications include monographs on African English pluralization and edited volumes on informal language learning and communicative action in Africa.

• Contact linguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Linguistic anthropology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Tatjana Juliana Shannon Schnellinger is a PhD candidate in the Language and Linguistics program at NTNU’s Department of Language and Literature. Her research focuses on contact languages, pragmatic variation, multilingualism, and gesture studies. She is supervised by Prof. Susanne Mohr (NTNU) and Prof. Susanne Mühleisen (University of Bayreuth). Education: She holds a BA and MA in English Studies, African Studies, and Egyptology from the University of Cologne. She has worked as a research assistant in the CRC 1252 project on Tima’s split ergativity and as a live speaker at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum. PhD Project: Her dissertation examines how language and culture interact in Afro-Surinamese communities, focusing on gesture-speech synchronizations in impolite discourse. Key topics include the Cut-Eye gesture and the Kiss-teeth pragmatic marker. Methodologies include ethnography, elicitation tasks, and video analysis. Outreach: She co-presented at conferences such as ‘Sustainable linguistics: theories and methods’ (2023) and ‘Poetics and Linguistics Association conference’ (2024). She is an associated member of the SOCIAL and SCRUTINY projects. Labs/Teams: Collaborations include the Collaborative Research Centre CRC 1252 and participation in the ‘Sustainable cruise tourism in Norway (SCRUTINY)’ project.

Mari Johanne Wikhaug Andersenمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Multilingualism in Vocational Education
• Norwegian as a Second Language
• Educational Policy and Language Planning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Mari Johanne Wikhaug Andersen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Language, Literature and Culture, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (HiOA). Her academic work focuses on multilingualism in vocational education, Norwegian as a second language, and teacher agency within educational policy frameworks. She holds a master's degree (2014) and recently completed a doctoral project (2024) exploring multilingualism in Norwegian vocational classrooms through linguistic ethnography. Her research integrates sociolinguistic theory with practical classroom dynamics, addressing challenges such as anglonormativity, monolingual policy constraints, and teacher-student interactions in linguistically diverse settings. Key areas include curriculum implementation in vocational education, language policy enactment, and strategies for supporting multilingual learners in technical programs like hairdressing and mechanics. Andersen has published extensively on teacher perspectives, policy gaps, and pedagogical innovations in multilingual vocational contexts. Recent work emphasizes the role of vocational teachers as policy actors negotiating between national language mandates and classroom realities. Her findings highlight systemic barriers to multilingual inclusivity and propose actionable frameworks for enhancing teacher agency in diverse classrooms. Teaching responsibilities include courses on second language pedagogy, multilingualism in education, and Norwegian for vocational educators at bachelor's and master's levels. She actively supervises master's students in applied linguistics and teacher education programs.

• Linguistics
• Cognitive Linguistics
• Corpus Linguistics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Laura Alexis Janda is a Professor of Russian Linguistics at the UiT The Arctic University of Norway , where she has worked since 2008. She is a member of the CLEAR research group (Cognitive Linguistics: Empirical Approaches to Russian) and leads the THREAT-DEFUSER project funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Her academic profile spans Cognitive Linguistics , Construction Grammar , and Corpus Linguistics , with a focus on Russian, Slavic, and Sámi languages . Education: PhD in Slavic Linguistics & Certificate in Teaching ESL, UCLA (1984) Visiting Fellowships at Princeton University and UNC Chapel Hill Training in Persian, Czech, and Russian methodologies Research Interests: Janda’s work bridges constructional networks and grammatical profiling in Slavic languages, with emphasis on aspect , case semantics , numeral classifiers , and political discourse analysis . She explores how morphological units like Russian prefixes function as verb classifiers and investigates language change in Sámi and Russian contexts. Publication Trends: Recent articles analyze ChatGPT’s grammatical interpretation , constructicon architecture , and ideological messaging in Putin’s speeches . Her research integrates quantitative methods and FAIR data principles to address both theoretical and pedagogical challenges. Awards & Grants: 2021 Honorary Doctorate (University of Turku, Finland) 2018 Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters 2017 Open Data Champion (SPARC Europe) 2013-2015 Norwegian Research Council grant for 'Birds & Beasts: Shaping Events in Old Russian' 2007-2011 Norwegian Research Council grant for 'Exploring Emptiness: Russian Verbal Morphology and Cognitive Linguistics' Collaborative Networks: Janda mentors international researchers and collaborates with linguists in Russia, Norway, and the U.S. She co-developed the Russian Constructicon and Construxercise! pedagogical tool, emphasizing interdisciplinary applications of linguistic theory. Labs & Projects: She co-founded the Tromsø Construction Lab , advancing constructicon resources for Russian and Sámi languages. Her THREAT-DEFUSER project examines perceived threats in Russian and Norwegian political discourse.

• Project management
• Human judgment
• Digitalization in the public sector
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Magne Jørgensen serves as a Research Professor in the Department of IT Management at Simula Metropolitan, a research center operated by Simula Research Laboratory in collaboration with Oslo Metropolitan University. His work bridges academic research and practical public sector IT implementation, focusing on evidence-based solutions for digitalization challenges. His research centers on critical gaps in software project management, particularly examining human judgment biases in estimation, benefits realization frameworks for agile public sector projects, and the statistical properties of software productivity distributions. He investigates how front-end project phases impact success in Norwegian government IT initiatives and develops methods for more accurate cost-benefit analysis in digital transformation. Analysis of his 15 most recent publications reveals three dominant research trajectories: (1) Agile adaptation challenges in public sector contexts, (2) Empirical studies of productivity variation and estimation bias, and (3) Benefits management frameworks connecting technical delivery to organizational outcomes. His work consistently employs mixed-method approaches combining systematic literature reviews with Norwegian case studies. Jørgensen actively contributes to the EDOS research center at SimulaMet, collaborating with public sector agencies like NAV and the Ministry of Finance. His frequent presentations at governmental seminars (e.g., for Statsministerens kontor and Finansdepartementet) demonstrate direct policy impact, while his Norwegian-language publications target local practitioners through outlets like Magma and Stat & Styring.

Stein Dankert Kolstøمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Science Education
• Critical Thinking
• Inquiry-Based Learning
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Stein Dankert Kolstø is Professor in the Department of Physics and Technology at the University of Bergen, specializing in science education research with focus areas in critical thinking and inquiry-based learning. Research themes: Dialogic approaches to science teaching Epistemic practices in classroom settings Assessment of practical science work Language-mediated concept development Recent work (2021-2024) examines teacher facilitation of socio-scientific issues discussions, epistemic aspects of classroom discourse, and integration of critical thinking within science curricula. Methodological innovations include video analysis of whole-class dialogues and development of frameworks for characterizing student reasoning. Leads projects funded by the Research Council of Norway, including studies of critical thinking enculturation and dialogic learning in science classrooms. Presents regularly at international conferences including ESERA and NFSUN.

Heike Wieseمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Multilingualism
• Urban contact dialects
• Kiezdeutsch
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Prof. Heike Wiese holds the chair of German in Multilingual Contexts at Humboldt University of Berlin within the Faculty of Language, Literature and Humanities, Department of German Studies and Linguistics. Previously, she was a professor at University of Potsdam and held visiting positions at Yale University and Brandeis University. She is a distinguished member of the Academia Europaea and of the German Council for Migration, as well as the speaker of the Centre 'Language in Urban Diversity'. Her research focuses on the dynamics of multilingual settings, with particular attention to grammatical developments, monolingual ideologies, linguistic discrimination, and empowerment. Her primary research interests include: Urban contact dialects (including 'Kiezdeutsch' in Germany) Linguistic practices of heritage speakers Turkish-German language contact phenomena Grammatical-pragmatic interfaces and linguistic architecture (V2 and V3 word order in Germanic) Mass and count nouns, numeral constructions, and focus particles Discourse markers and emoji as linguistic elements Linguistic discrimination and empowerment in society and education Prof. Wiese's recent scholarly work demonstrates a sophisticated integration of theoretical linguistics with sociolinguistic and educational perspectives. Her publications from 2021-2025 reveal a consistent focus on language variation in multilingual contexts, particularly examining how linguistic systems interact across language boundaries. She has made significant contributions to understanding urban contact dialects, especially Kiezdeutsch in Berlin, and German-speaking communities in postcolonial settings like Namibia and Australia. Her research challenges monolingual ideologies and advocates for linguistic diversity through both theoretical analysis and practical applications. Her scientific recognition includes: Membership in the prestigious Academia Europaea Leadership role as speaker of the Centre 'Language in Urban Diversity' Through extensive outreach activities, Prof. Wiese collaborates with multilingual communities, kindergartens, schools, educational policymakers, and museums. She has developed practical materials for teachers to address linguistic diversity in classrooms and challenge linguistic discrimination. Her research methodology emphasizes 'language situations' - a technique to elicit comparable, naturalistic data across registers, languages, and speakers, recognizing the complexity of multilingual repertoires. Prof. Wiese leads research in the Multilingualism, Interculturality and Language Lab (CU.mil), where her team investigates language variation in urban contexts and develops methodologies for studying linguistic diversity. Her work bridges theoretical syntax with sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and educational linguistics, with important implications for language policy, teacher education, and public understanding of linguistic diversity in increasingly multicultural societies.

Wencke Ophaugمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Phonetics
• Singing Phonetics
• German Language
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Wencke Ophaug is an Associate Professor Emerita at the University of Oslo's Faculty of Humanities, Department of Linguistics and Scandinavian Studies. Her research focuses on phonetics, particularly singing phonetics and German language studies. She has contributed extensively to understanding vowel articulation, consonant realization, and IPA transcription challenges in classical singing across German, Scandinavian, and Finnish languages. Ophaug is affiliated with the research group 'Phonetics Fanatics' and has been involved in projects like the Telemann Project. Her work bridges linguistics and musicology, addressing practical vocal performance issues and historical phonological developments. Key research interests include the interplay between speech and singing phonetics, vowel modification in classical singing, and cross-linguistic challenges in vocal performance. She has authored/co-authored articles on topics like laterals in singing, Scandinavian IPA transcription, and German rhotacism in vocal contexts. Her career spans over four decades, with contributions to academic reviews and pedagogical approaches in foreign language pronunciation.

Bjarne Kristian Markussenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Nordic Literature
• Song Lyrics Research
• Popular Music Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Bjarne Kristian Markussen is a Professor of Nordic Literary Studies at the University of Agder's Department of Nordic and Media Studies. He serves as the study program director for the Master's degree in Nordic Language and Literature. His research focuses on Nordic literature across historical periods, with a particular emphasis on song lyrics, popular music, and cultural heritage. Markussen co-leads the Song Lyrics Research Group, established in 2018, which explores song poetry's interdisciplinary dimensions and has grown into a Scandinavian research network with 35 members from 13 institutions. His research interests include the intersection of literature with music, psychology, and legal history. Notable projects include studies on Bob Dylan, Henrik Wergeland, and the skillingsvis tradition. He has published extensively on rap poetry, folk ballads, and the aesthetics of songwriting. Markussen has co-edited major works such as Den radikale Bob Dylan (2022) and Sanglyrikk. Teori - Metode - Sjangrer (2022), and leads initiatives to preserve and analyze traditional song forms. Markussen's work bridges literary analysis with cultural studies, emphasizing the evolution of oral traditions into modern media. He has received the Sørlandets kompetansefonds formidlingspris 2024 for his outreach efforts. His current research includes investigations into Sami joik traditions and the cultural significance of Italian influences on Norwegian authors like Jens Bjørneboe.

Minjeong Sonمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Teacher Education
• Linguistics
• English Language Teaching
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Minjeong Son is an Associate Professor at the University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway. Her research focuses on teacher education reform, intercultural communicative competence, and plurilingual pedagogy. She actively collaborates with schools through reinforced school-university partnerships, emphasizing practical integration of theoretical concepts. Key research interests include: Third-space partnerships in teacher education Development of intercultural competence in English classrooms Plurilingual approaches for pre-service teachers Educational systems analysis using activity theory Recent work examines contradictions in creating innovative teacher education models, with notable contributions to Nordic educational journals. She co-leads the Research in Teacher Education Practices (RiTE) group and participates in AcqVA-Nor initiatives. Publications explore topics ranging from motion verb syntax in Austronesian languages (2008) to contemporary Norwegian educational challenges (2025). Her work bridges linguistic theory with practical pedagogical implementation.

Victor Greiffمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Computational Immunology
• Adaptive Immune Receptor Repertoires
• Machine Learning in Antibody Design
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Victor Greiff is a Professor at the University of Oslo's Institute of Clinical Medicine , leading the Computational and Systems Immunology group. His research focuses on integrating high-throughput single-cell sequencing , artificial intelligence , and high-dimensional statistics to advance therapeutic antibody design, diagnostics, and vaccine development for infectious diseases, autoimmunity, and cancer. Key Research Areas : Computational immunology, adaptive immune receptor repertoires, machine learning in antibody discovery, bioinformatics, structural biology, and immune diagnostics. Funding : European Research Council (ERC) Grant AB-AG-INTERACT (Project ID: 101125630). Recent Publications highlight interdisciplinary work in: Machine learning for antibody design and immune repertoire classification . Structural analysis of antibody-antigen interactions and evolutionary immunogenetics . Development of bioinformatics tools (e.g., ExpoSeq, TCRpower, CompAIRR) for immune sequencing data analysis. Scientific Contributions include: Establishing computational frameworks for synthetic immune repertoire generation. Exploring genetic constraints on TCR and BCR diversity. Advancing AI-driven antibody engineering for improved therapeutic developability.

• Heritage Language Acquisition
• Bilingualism
• Psycholinguistics
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Aleksandra Tomic is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Language and Culture, UiT The Arctic University of Norway. Her research focuses on heritage language acquisition, bilingualism, and psycholinguistics, with particular emphasis on Bosnian and Serbian heritage speakers in Norway. Her research interests span several key areas in linguistics and language processing: Heritage language acquisition and maintenance Morphosyntactic variation in bilingual speakers Code-switching and its cognitive processing Cross-linguistic influence in bilingual language processing Individual differences in heritage language proficiency Methodologies for documenting language experience Dr. Tomic's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on heritage speakers of Bosnian and Serbian in Norway, examining morphosyntactic processing, clitic placement, and the impact of individual language experience factors. Her work frequently employs experimental methods including ERP studies to investigate the neural correlates of language processing in bilingual contexts. She has made significant contributions to understanding how social and linguistic factors interact in heritage language maintenance and variation. She is a member of the AcqVA Aurora research group and the C-LaBL research network. Her collaborative projects include "Bosnisk språk i Norge" (Bosnian language in Norway), which investigates the status and use of Bosnian language among heritage speakers in Norway.