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 Assistant head of department with responsibility
for research and doctoral training. 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.