Professor Dr. Emelie Hane Weijman
Assistant Professor
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Biography
Emelie Hane-Weijman is a university lecturer in cultural geography, affiliated with the Centre for Regional Science (CERUM) at Umeå University, where she focuses on labor market issues, labor mobility, and regional transformation. She completed her doctorate in 2018 with a thesis titled "Returning Work: Geographies of Employment Turbulence," which analyzed regional resilience by contextualizing gross employment changes and workers' paths back to employment after significant layoffs. Her current research interests include regional labor markets, skills matching, gender-segmented labor markets, and the impact of new technologies on corporate staffing. Hane-Weijman collaborates with researchers from Umeå University, Gothenburg University, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and the PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency. She actively teaches economic geography and regional development at both basic and advanced levels.
Research Interests
Experience
University Lecturer
2018-06-01 — PresentUmeå University • Umeå, Sweden
Teaching and researching in the fields of cultural geography.
Awards
Royal Skyttean Society Prize
Requirements for Umeå University
Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
IELTS
TOEFL
PTE
Prerequisites
Application Checklist
- Bachelor's degree certificate
- Transcripts of records
- Proof of English proficiency
- Copy of passport
- Letter of Motivation (certain programs)
- CV (certain programs)
Specialization Notes
Requirements are standard for Master's programs across Social Sciences and Humanities at Umeå. English 6 proficiency is the general rule.