Eirik Myrvoll-Nilsen

Eirik Myrvoll-Nilsen

Position
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institution
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Location
Tromsø, Norway
Email
eirik.myrvoll-nilsen@uit.no
Website
www.eirikmyrvollnilsen.com
ORCID
0000-0002-1643-5661
Summary
Bayesian statistician working with climate, age-depth modeling and data integration.
This is a web version of my CV. A downloadable PDF version is available here.

Research & Work Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher 2023-02 – Present
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
  • Research on deep learning and data integration
  • Bayesian estimation of early warning signals
  • Collaboration on interdisciplinary projects
Visiting Scholar 2022-01 – 2023-01
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC, USA
  • Data integration
Researcher 2022-01 – 2023-01
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
  • Bayesian estimation of early warning signals
Postdoctoral Researcher 2020-07 – 2021-12
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research · Potsdam, Germany
  • Uncertainty quantification of layer-counted proxy records
  • Synchronization of layer-counted proxy records
University Teacher 2020-01 – 2020-06
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
  • Responsible for STA-1001 Probability and Statistics
PhD Researcher 2016-09 – 2019-12
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
  • Efficient Bayesian inference of long-range dependent time series
  • Applications in climate

Education

PhD, Statistics 2016-09 – 2020-05
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
Thesis: Efficient Bayesian analysis of long memory processes applied to climate
Supervisors: Sigrunn Holbek Sørbye, Martin Rypdal, Håvard Rue
MSc, Industrial Mathematics 2012-08 – 2016-09
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Trondheim, Norway
Thesis: Computationally efficient Bayesian approximation of fractional Gaussian noise using AR1 processes
Supervisors: Håvard Rue, Sigrunn Holbek Sørbye
BSc, Mathematics 2010-08 – 2014-08
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Trondheim, Norway

Teaching Experience

Course coordinator and lecturer
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Tromsø, Norway
STA-2004 – Statistical Methods Spring 2026
STA-1001 – Probability and Statistics Spring 2020
  • Full course responsibility including lectures and administration
  • Exam preparation and grading
  • Development of exercises and teaching material
Research Assistant
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Trondheim, Norway
TDT4102 – Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming Spring 2016
  • Responsible for mandatory exercise program
  • Held lectures related to exercises
  • Managed team of teaching assistants
  • Weekly exercise supervision
Senior Teaching Assistant
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Trondheim, Norway
TDT4102 – Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming Spring 2015
  • Developed mandatory exercises
  • Weekly exercise supervision
Teaching Assistant
Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Trondheim, Norway
TDT4102 – Procedural and Object-Oriented Programming Spring 2013, Spring 2014
TMA4240 – Statistics Fall 2014, Fall 2015
  • Weekly exercise supervision

Supervision

PhD Candidates

Luc Hallali 2021-09 – Present
Co-supervisor until February 2025; main supervisor since then
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
In progress
Dennis Adamek 2025-04 – Present
Co-supervisor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
In progress
Jan Zavadil 2024-09 – Present
Co-supervisor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
In progress

Master's Students

Sophie Laux 2025-08 – 2026-05
Co-supervisor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Exploring early warning signals in timeseries using empirical and model-based approaches
Jørgen Knudsen 2024-08 – 2025-05
Main supervisor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Bayesian framework for curve alignment and change point detection applied to marine sediment core data
Teodor Lynghaug Skotnes 2023-09 – 2024-01
Main supervisor
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Deep Learning Based Automatic Segmentation of Gas Flares in Single Beam Echo Sounder Data

Academic Service & Outreach

Leadership & Institutional Service

Treasurer and Board Member 2023-06 – Present
The Norwegian Statistical Association
Deputy Representative for Temporary Employees 2023-01 – 2023-12
Faculty Board (NT-Fak), UiT The Arctic University of Norway
President 2018-05 – 2019-05
Association of Doctoral Organizations in Norway
Vice President 2017-05 – 2018-05
Association of Doctoral Organizations in Norway
Vice President 2017-01 – 2018-06
TODOS - Tromsø Doctoral Students (Now ArcticDoc)
TODOS Representative 2017-01 – 2018-06
Strategisk Forskningsutvalg (SFU)
Student Representative (IME Faculty) 2015-01 – 2015-11
Student Parliament, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Peer Review

Earth System Dynamics 2021 – 2024
Three times
Journal of Climate 2022
Once

Outreach & Engagement

Panel discussant for publication discussion 2025-03
TEST Journal Webinar
Paper: Data integration via analysis of subspaces (DIVAS)
AI Exhibition 2024-01 – 2024-03
Contributed to an AI Exhibition for the Northern Norwegian Science Centre
Organized a reading group on multimodal data Spring 2024
Session chair 2021-06
NORDSTAT 2021
Session C3: Applications, models and methods for high-dimensional and complex data I, at 28th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics.

Professional Development & Certifications

UNIPED-600 Development Program in Research Supervision
2022-10 – 2023-06
UiT Result
View course
Learning Assistant Training (LAOS) Program
Fall 2014
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
View course

Skills

Programming
R · Python · MATLAB · C/C++
Statistical Frameworks
INLA · Stan · PyTorch
Tools
tidyverse · Git · LaTeX
Languages
Norwegian (native) · English (fluent) · German (elementary)