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Kamrul HOSSAIN PO Box 122, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland Fin-96101 Rovaniemi, Finland Phone: +358404844281 Email: [email protected] https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1522-558X
Current Appointments Research Professor Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (April 2018 - continuing) Adjunct Professor (Docent), International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland (May 2014 - continuing) Leader, University of the Arctic’s Thematic Network on Arctic Law (September 2017 – continuing.
Appointments Held Nov. 2015 – March 2018: Associate Professor & Director, Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Mar 2015 – Jun 2015: Associate Professor (Professor, ad interim), Public International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland. Aug. 2015 – Oct. 2015: Director (Acting) Research Director, Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. Sep. 2007 – Jul. 2015: Senior Researcher, Northern Institute for Environmental and Minority Law, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland.
Academic Qualifications Doctor of Laws (LL.D), International Law, University of Lapland (2007) Licentiate of Laws (LL.Lic.), International Law, University of Helsinki (2004) LLM in European Business Laws, European Business Laws, University of Aix-Marseille- III (2000) Master of Laws (LL.M), Public International Law, University of Helsinki (1998) Master of Laws (LL.M) & Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Law, University of Dhaka (1996 & 1994) Honor Code Certificate. Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press: An Introduction. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (2013)
Selected Research Projects Led / being Led 2018-2020: Principal Investigator. Finnish-Japanese Arctic Studies Program (in partnership with the Universities of Helsinki, Oulu, Lapland and Hokkaido). Ministry of Education (Opetushallitus) Grant (50,000.00 Euro). 2018-2020: Principal Investigator. Deconstructing Structural Inequality: Gender Equality in Reindeer Herding Sámi Communities. Nordic Gender Equality Fund (NIKK) (60,000.00 Euro) 2018-2019: Co-Director. NATO Advanced Research Workshop Project “Governance for Cyber Security and Resilience for Arctic” (in cooperation with United States Army Corps of Engineers). NATO (44,500.00 Euro). 2018-2019: Principal Investigator. Research project: Digiarkkitehtuurin tiekartta lappilaisil (107,550.00 Euro). European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. CURRICULUM VITAE
2018: Principal Investigator. Research project: CIMO EDUFI Fellowship for PhD candidate Karolina Sikora. Opetushallitus Grant (10,500.00 Euro). 2017 – 2019: Project Lead (Principal Investigator), Enablement besides Constraints: Human security and a Cyber Multi-disciplinary framework in the European High North (ECoHuCy); A consortium project funded by the NordForsk; Euro 863 954.00 (Consortium partners: UiT Arctic University of Norway, Swansea University (UK) and ISDP (Sweden). 2017 – 2020: Project Lead (Principal Investigator), Food (in)Security in the Arctic: Contribution of Traditional and Local Food to promote Food Security with Particular Reference to the European High North; Euro 136,000 (Partners: 10 Universities from all across Europe and North America). 2015-2018: Project Lead (Principal Investigator) Human Security as a promotional tool for societal security in the Arctic: Addressing Multiple Vulnerability to its Population with Specific Reference to the Barents Region (HuSArctic), the Academy of Finland, funding: Euro 550,000.00. 2016: Project Lead (Principal Investigator) Arctic Ocean Regulatory Framework in response to emerging human security threats. Euro 5,000.00, University of the Arctic.
Scholarships & Fellowships 2017: Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation Grant (3,000 Euro) 2016: Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation Grant (2,100 Euro) 2015: UArctic Seed Grant (5,000 Euro) 2014: Research Project Preparation Grant, University of Lapland, (5,000 Euro). 2014: Fellowship at Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge University. 2013: Research Strategy Grant, University of Lapland (5,000 Euro). 2012-2013: Faculty Research Award, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT), Canada, (5,000 CAD). 2011: Travel Grant to Nuuk (Greenland), Foundation for Municipal Development, (2,500 Euro) 2009: Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant, Emil Aaltonen Foundation, (11,400 Euro) 2018: Post-doctoral Fellowship Grant, Kone Foundation, (22,800 Euro) 2006: Doctoral Research Grant, Finnish Cultural Foundation, (6,000 Euro) 2016: Rector’s Doctoral Dissertation Grant, University of Lapland (6,600 Euro) 2015: Research Foundation Grant, University of Helsinki (3,500 Euro) 2005: International Students’ Grant, University of Helsinki (3,500 Euro) 2002: Visit Japan Award, Tokyo Foundation, (10,000 Euro) 2001: International Students’ Grant, University of Helsinki (2,500 Euro) 2001: Sasakawa Young Leader Fellowship Fund, University of Helsinki, (12,000 Euro)
Expert Tasks 2016: Evaluator of Application for Adjunct Professorship (Docent title) submitted by Dr. Rotem Giladi, S.J.D at the Faculty of Law of the University of Helsinki. 2012 – continue: Member, Expert Panel (Norruss Program). Research Council of Norway 2013 -2016: National Member (Substitute), Finland. COST Action of the EU – MarSafeNet 2016: Special Editor, LAWS – An open access Journal – on Environment and Sustainability 2014: Fellowship Application Evaluation. Aarhus Institute of Advanced Studies, Aarhus University and the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme (Marie Curie Actions) 2015 – present: Referee, Nordic Journal of International Law CURRICULUM VITAE
2014 – present: Referee, The Polar Record, Cambridge University Press 2012 – present: Referee , Alternative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, University of Auckland 2011 – present: Regular Referee & Member of the Editorial Board, The Yearbook of Polar Law , Brill Academic Publishing 2013 – present: Regular Referee, Arctic Yearbook 2011: Special Editor for Volume III, The Yearbook of Polar Law , Brill Academic Publishing 2009 – 2017: Editor, Book Review Section, Yearbook of Polar Law, Brill Academic Publishing (Hosted by the University of Akureyri, Iceland) 2009 – present: Member, Editorial Board, Arctic Review on Law and Politics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2004 – present: Review Editor, Journal of International Women's Studies, Bridgewater State University, USA
Membership in Professional Bodies 2019: Honorary Professorial Scholar, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. 2019: Membership in International Advisory Council, The Grassroots Institute, Canada. 2019 – Continue: Associate, Research Centre for Environment, Human Security and Governance 2010 – present: Member, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Morocco. 2011-Continue: NORSIL – the Nordic Research Network for Sámi and Indigenous Peoples’ Law. 2011-2013: European Society of International Law.
Teachings 2019: Finnish Japanese Arctic Studies Summer School, Hokkaido University, Japan. 2014 – 2017: Docentship Lecture series on UN Law and Human Security, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland. 2012: UArctic Doctoral School on Human Security in the Arctic 2010: Kokkola Summer School, Central Ostrobothnia University of Applied Sciences. 2008 – 2010: Environmental Law and Arctic Studies, Harbin Law School, China. 2008 – Continue: Master’s Program, Arctic Governance, University of Lapland. 2008 – Continue: Arctic Studies Program, University of Lapland.
Supervision 2014 – Continue: supervision of over 12 post-doctoral and doctoral researchers at the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. 2014 – Continue: supervision of 4 doctoral students, Faculty of Law, University of Lapland. 2011 – Continue: Thesis supervision of over two dozen Master’s students, University of Lapland. 2010 – Continue: Master’s thesis examination as an external evaluator for students from Free University Brussels; UiT the Arctic University of Norway, University of Greenland and the De Montfort University, UK.