Nord University

**About Nord University** • Contributes to the creation of a sustainable future through research, education, and social engagement.
• Promotes innovative solutions and knowledge-based practice, both locally and internationally, in cooperation with society, business, and industry in Northern and Central Norway.
• Has four strategic focus areas: blue and green growth, sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship, societal security, and health, welfare and education.
• Subject to the Security Act, which imposes requirements for handling protected and sensitive information, including potential background checks and questions about connections to high-risk countries.
• Encourages qualified candidates with disabilities, gaps in their CV, immigrant backgrounds, and other diverse life experiences to apply to reflect population diversity.
• The Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture (FBA) educates for sustainable and innovative development to meet global challenges in food production, climate, and environment.
• FBA is an international arena for education, research, and knowledge dissemination, with employees and students from 39 different countries.
• FBA offers a PhD in Biosciences and has 900 students and 165 employees in Bodø and Steinkjer.
• FBA’s professional community is organised into Aquaculture, Ecology, Genomics and Animal Science, Production and Welfare, and Algae and microbial biotechnology divisions.