!!Leif Asbjørn Vøllestad - Curriculum Vitae
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Professor, University of Oslo, Department of Biosciences, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (CEES), Post Office Box 1066 Blindern, N - 0316 Oslo, Norway\\
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__Education__
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*Bachelor (cand. mag.): University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1980\\
*Master (cand. real): University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1982\\
*Doctor of Philosophy: University of Oslo, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 1988\\
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__Professional experience__
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*1982-83:  Consultant in freshwater biology (field studies, advice, etc.).\\
*1983-85:  Ph. D. scholarship, University of Oslo.\\
*1985-91:  Fisheries manager, Environmental Department, Østfold County.\\
*1986, 1988:  Researcher, Department of Biology, University of Oslo..\\
*1991-94:  Associate Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oslo\\
*1994-present: Professor, Department of Biology, University of Oslo\\
*2001-02: Visiting scholar, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington.\\
*2005-present: Editor, Ecology of Freshwater Fish.\\
*2007-present: Contributing Editor, Aquatic Biology.\\
*2014-present: Fellow, Centre for Computational Inference in Evolutionary Life Science (CELS), Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo\\
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__Teaching experience__
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Extensive teaching experience (50% annually; lectures, laboratory lessons, field courses) at undergraduate  (general biology, ecology, evolution, limnology, zoology) and graduate level (fish ecology, life history theory). Since 1991 I have supervised 44 and currently supervise 6 students to their master degrees at the Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo. Further, I have supervised 9 students to their PhD degree, and am presently supervising 8 students toward their degree. Also, I have supervised 6 post docs, and am presently supervising 2 post docs/researchers on projects financed by the Norwegian Research Council.\\
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__Research administration__
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I have been principal investigator on > 20 larger research projects (annual budges > 100 000 NOK per year). Presently I am project leader of one large project financed by the Norwegian Research Council. Further, I have extensive administrative experience at the Department and Faculty level (member of board and committees).