Björn Norlin is Senior Lecturer in Education and Associate professor of History and Education.
Björn Norlin is Senior lecturer in Education and Associate professor (Docent) of History and Education at the Department of Education, Umeå University. He is also Director of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities Doctoral College as well as Deputy scientific leader of The Postgraduate School in the Educational sciences (School of Education), both Umeå University. He holds a position as an Arctic Five Chair and is one of the editors of Nordic Journal of Educational History (NJEDH). His research interests include history of education, history education, didactics, teacher education and Saami studies. He is currently involved in several publications and activities concerning the schooling of minorities, the role of history and the history of education in contemporary reconciliation processes, teacher education in the arctic region as well as the internationalization of higher education.