Silje Kristiansen in Momentum-program
Our associate professor Silje Kristiansen got accepted into UiB's career development program Momentum for 2023!
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The Momentum programme is for early stage reseachers who wish to pursue an academic career at a research university. As a Momentum delegate, Silje will attend five seminars structured around career development and external funding. Silje is associate professor in a shared position between the Department for Information Science and Media Studies, and Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation.
She also receives a NOK 100 000 stipend to spend on mentoring, travel, networking and other activities directly related to her career development.
- I feel truly honored to have been chosen to participate in Momentum! This opportunity comes at a great point in my career, as I have several important pieces of the career puzzle in front of me. I look forward to learning how to put these puzzle pieces together in a way that will enhance my production of new knowledge that the world and my field need, Silje says.