Call for applications for the Thor Heyerdahl Professorship
The Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) calls for applications for the newly established Thor Heyerdahl Professorship at UMB.
“The empirical focus of the Professorship is the interface of environment and development processes. Special reference is given to people’s command over safe food and water, which is fundamental to health and human development and recognized as an integral component of secure and sustainable livelihoods. The position will be used to strengthen UMB’s programmes on health, environment and development. The Thor Heyerdahl Professor is expected to play a leadership role in two ways: First to build an academic platform for health, environment and development programmes by developing interdisciplinary and problem-oriented approaches and forging meaningful scientific collaboration between different departments at UMB and with other concerned national and international institutions. Second, to develop and further refine the methodological and theoretical means of interdisciplinarity for application to the field of holistic research in general. It is expected that The Thor Heyerdahl Professor will publish in both fields.”
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