Hildur Hardardottir Nykarlebygatan 204, 164 78 Kista, , Mobile: +46 730833195 Email: [email protected]

- Strong academic background (MSc & BA) in sustainable natural resource management and environmental communication - Experienced researcher - analytical, well-organized and disciplined - Excellent interpersonal and communicative skills - Extensive experience of team work, both as a team player and a leader - Experienced working in a fast-paced project environment - Fluent verbal and written skills in English, Swedish and Icelandic, basic German knowledge

EDUCATION

Sep 2014 – present Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden MSc in Environmental Communication and Management . Undertaking the program’s course work to extend my knowledge of facilitation, communicative strategies and conflict management (finishing spring 2015).

Sep 2012 – Jun 2014 Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden MSc in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development . Master's thesis (60 ECTS) - analysed co-management of natural resources in a UNESCO biosphere in Queensland, Australia.

Sep 2008 – Jun 2011 University of Gothenburg, Sweden BA in Global Studies Program, specialization Human Ecology . Bachelor thesis - analysed conflicting interests of experts involved in an on-going environmental dispute in .

WORK EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS

May 2013 – Dec 2013 Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden Intern at the GLEAN Project . GLEAN is a unique transdisciplinary research project involving a global analysis of learning, participation and ecosystem management in UNESCO biosphere reserves. . My main role in the GLEAN project was to conduct and manage a case study in Australia alongside my thesis fieldwork. Other tasks included revising interview guides, workshop preparation and report writing.

Apr 1999 – Sep 2012 North Sailing Ltd, Húsavík, Iceland Wildlife guide . Over a thirteen-year period (most summers) I worked as a guide on North Sailing’s whale- and bird watching tours. Reception, sales and website . Alongside guiding, worked with various tasks such as sales and administrative tasks at the companies ticket office/reception, creation and editing of marketing material for website and brochures.

Jan 2011 – Mar 2011 The Gardarsholm Project, Reykjavík, Iceland Intern . Gardarsholm is a work-in-progress project of a centre of excellence developing a learning-laboratory enhancing sustainable development. My tasks included administrative tasks such as writing a EU fund application (IPA), taking minutes and organising travels. 1

Hildur Hardardottir Nykarlebygatan 204, 164 78 Kista, Stockholm, Sweden Mobile: +46 730833195 Email: [email protected]

WORK EXPERIENCE & INTERNSHIPS (cont’d)

Sep 2010 – Jul 2011 Läger & Fritid, Mölndal Municipality, Sweden Camp leader for function impaired teenagers . Part time job during winter alongside studies.

2006 & 2008 IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare), UK Intern . Part of a whale research team on-board the vessel Song of the Whale in the North Atlantic Ocean (2006) and the Mediterranean Sea (2008), each period four weeks.

Jan 2008 – Jun 2008 Greenpeace Nordic, Stockholm, Sweden Recruiter . Part time job during winter alongside studies.

Sep 2004 – Jun 2006 Various weekend jobs alongside junior college, e.g. waitress and survey caller

OTHER EDUCATION & COURSES

Jan 2010 – Jun 2012 Technical College Reykjavík, School of Navigation Navigation – captain license up to 45 m vessels, on-going part time studies.

2001 & 2012 Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland Crisis Management, Human Behaviour and Crowd Management –two day course

1999; 2005; 2011 Maritime Safety and Survival Training Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland Basic Sea Survival and Fire Fighting – one week course

Jan 2008 – Jun 2008 Stockholm University Swedish – 30 ECTS

Sep 2006 – Jun 2007 Hola folkhögskola, Nyland, Sweden Documentary Photography

2005 EF Language School, Munich, Germany Four weeks German course

1992 – 2004 Music School Northern Iceland Violin and musicology studies

PRESENTATIONS

2012 The Gardarsholm Project, Iceland Held a presentation for master students on soil conservation in Iceland

2012 Iceland Soil Conservation Service Seminar, Iceland Held a presentation on Lupines in soil conservation

2011 Seminar on Lupines in the Icelandic landscape, Iceland Held a presentation on ethics in nature conservation

2008 Commercial Whaling Seminar, The Danish Parliament,

Held a presentation on the commercial potential of whale watching as an economic alternative to whaling

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Interests

. Nature and wildlife.

. Sailing, traveling and various outdoor activities. 2 . Music and culture.