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 — Present

Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden

Teaching and researching in the fields of cultural geography.

Awards

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Royal Skyttean Society Prize

2022-01-01

Requirements for Umeå University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:5.5
Reading
Required:5.5
Writing
Required:5.5
Speaking
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Writing
Required:20
Total
Required:90
PTE
Overall
Required:62
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree (180 ECTS) in relevant field At least 90 ECTS in the main subject area
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.