Job description

I’m Professor of Scandinavian Linguistics at UiT The Arctic University of Norway & Professor II at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. My PhD dissertation from 2000 (University of Bergen) dealt with noun phrase syntax across Scandinavian: two decades later I have a rather prolific research profile which includes bilingualism, multilectalism, literacy, language revitalization (Sámi in particular), language planning etc. I am the leader of the Center for Language, Brain and Learning (C-LaBL), funded by the Trond Mohn Research Foundation (2024–2029), and PI of the project Multilectal Literacy in Education, funded by the Research Council of Norway (2020–2026).