As Director of Research and Innovation at NMBU, I am responsible for ensuring that the Research and Innovation Division supports the university’s ambitions and delivers high-quality services in the areas of research, doctoral education, and innovation. The division also provides strategic advice to the Rectorate on research and innovation policy, priorities, and institutional development.
The Research and Innovation Division comprises 14–16 staff members and is responsible for:
• supporting and strengthening the university’s research and innovation activities
• contributing to institutional development within the division’s areas of responsibility
• providing advice and guidance to individual researchers on external research funding opportunities and proposal development
• supporting the faculties in matters related to research and innovation administration, including NMBU’s PhD programmes
• developing and implementing administrative procedures and institutional routines
• serving as the secretariat for the Research Committee and the Research Ethics Committee, including the Committee on Research Integrity
• preparing matters for consideration by the University Board in collaboration with the Pro-Rector for Research and Innovation
Expertise
Leadership experience
• Director and Head of Section, Research and Innovation Division, NMBU
• Deputy Head, Research Division, NMBU
• Team Leader, Doctoral Education Team and Research Policy Team, NMBU
• Assistant Research Group Leader, Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital
Areas of expertise
• Talent development and enabling excellence in research
• Innovation and knowledge valorisation
• Research data and research infrastructure
• Collaboration across the public sector, industry, and other relevant stakeholders
• Extensive knowledge of the research and innovation landscape, including the Research Council of Norway, Innovation Norway, regional authorities, and the European Commission
• Broad experience in process and project leadership, including the coordination, implementation, and institutional anchoring of projects and development initiatives
• Development of professional research administration, with a focus on building integrated support services for researchers and university leadership
Career profile
• PhD, followed by research and postdoctoral experience in molecular microbiology at the University of Oslo and the Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital (until 2014)
• Experience in patent development and start-up establishment at the Institute for Cancer Research, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo University Hospital (2002–2012)
• Senior Adviser and Deputy Head, Research Division, NMBU (until 2021)
• Acting Director / Head of Section for Research, Innovation and External Collaboration, NMBU (until 2025)
• Director of Research and Innovation, NMBU (from January 2026)
Publications