Dr. Janina Priebe

Associate Professor

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Biography

Janina Priebe is an Associate Professor in the Department of History, Science and Ideas at Umeå University, focusing on environmental history. She is a visiting scholar at the Rachel Carson Center in Munich, Germany, for the fall of 2025. Janina's research qualifications include being a Docent and she leads multiple research projects funded by organizations like Formas and the Swedish Literature Society in Finland. Her recent work includes 'Power Forest: Energy, Dependency, Preparedness in Northern Sweden’s Forests' and 'Peripheral Visions: Global Agendas Meet Nordic Energy Peripheries'. She has developed and taught courses centered on environmental sustainability and historical perspectives, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches in environmental humanities. Janina’s PhD thesis, completed in December 2017, examined narratives concerning Greenland's future and its natural resource industries in the 20th century. She has contributed significantly to transdisciplinary research methods and societal transformations related to sustainability and climate change.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2018-01-01 — Present

Umeå University • Umeå, Sweden

Lecturer and researcher specializing in environmental history, focusing on sustainability and societal transformations.

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.