CV

Marit Kristine Westergaard
Professor of English Linguistics 

Dr. Philos. Linguistics (Tromsø)
Cand. Philol. English, German, Linguistics (Tromsø, Bergen, Oslo)
MA Linguistics (UC San Diego)

Research
Publications
Presentations
Teaching & Supervision

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Academic leadership experience (selection) 

Positions

Awards / Academies and other memberships

Academic leadership training 

  • Research leadership course, University of Oslo, 2011-2012
  • Academic leadership program, University of Tromsø, 2009-2012
  • AFF (Administrative Research Institute) course on academic leadership for women, Oslo/Bergen 1999-2000

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION (selection)

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
SCHOLARSHIPS/VISITS ABROAD

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE (selection)

  • Member of the Board of the Master Programme “English Acquisition and Multilingualism”, UiT, 2018-2022
  • Representative to the Board of the PhD program, Humanities Faculty, 2009
  • Vice chair of the Department of Language and Linguistics, 2005-2007
  • Chair of the board for the integrated Masters program in teacher training: 2003-2005, 2005-2009
  • Representative on the board for the study program in economics and language, 2005-2009
  • Representative, Board of the Department of Language and Linguistics, 2003-2005
  • Representative, English Department Council, 1997-99, 2001-2003
  • Representative, Humanities Faculty Board, 1997-99, alternate 2001-2003
  • Representative, Board of the University of Tromsø (1st alternate), 1999-2001
  • Member of the Board of the Norwegian Study Centre in Great Britain, 1991-2001
  • Member of the Board of UNISCENE (European University Network for Innovative Student-centred Education), 1998-2001
  • Representative to the European educational program LINGUA, 1995-2000
  • Contact person for various ERASMUS agreements with European universities
  • Chair of Teaching Committee (Undervisningsutvalget), Humanities Faculty, 1997-1999
  • Representative, Council of employment (Tilsettingsrådet), University of Tromsø, 1995-1996
  • Head of the English Department, 1991-1993
  • Member of the English Department’s “Three-term committee” and main organizer of the Department’s three-term project (initiated by the Ministry of Education), 1991-1993