The University of Stavanger invites applicants for a position as Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Safety, Economics, and Planning.
The position is open for appointment as soon as possible, with 01 January 2026 as the preferred latest start date.
The subject area for the position is City and Regional planning with focus on spatial planning. The subject area is part of the study program (bachelor and master) in City and Regional Planning and bachelor program in City Planning and Societal Safety. This education aims to provide students with broad skills and competencies in urban and regional planning adapted to the current demands. The focus is on the development and design of sustainable and livable urban areas, as well as carbon-neutral, climate-adaptive, and smart urban neighbourhoods, infrastructures, and societies.
The hired candidate will primarily teach and supervise students at bachelor's, master's and PhD level within the subject area, conduct research and disseminate research results within relevant research areas at the department, and contribute to the development of partnerships with business.
The development/use of digital and diverse learning methods, innovation, value creation based on results from research, and academic development work, will be included in the position.
The general job description for Associate Professors at UiS gives a more detailed account of relevant duties.
Qualification requirements
We are seeking an Associate Professor with a PhD or equivalent qualification in in City and Regional Planning with focus on spatial planning. In addition to competence in spatial planning, you should have additional teaching or/or research competence within one or more of the following areas:
- transportation planning and mobility,
- urban infrastructure (road, water and wastewater),
- urban resilience,
- climate change mitigation and adaptation,
- energy transition,
- planning law in the Nordic context,
- computer modelling of built environment (GIS, parametric design, space syntax etc.)
You must be able to document active, ongoing research at a high academic level and have the potential for future high-level research in the subject area.
We put emphasis on the quality, relevance and significance of the research work and not on where the work is published, in accordance with the principles of The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA).
It is expected that you have a reflective and conscientious attitude towards your own teaching and supervision. You must be able to document pedagogical and didactic skills relating to higher education, and basic skills in planning, evaluation and development of teaching and supervision. If you do not meet the competence requirement you must complete a university pedagogy course within a period of two years of the appointment start date. The course will be provided by the university.
Norwegian is the language mainly used at UiS. The working and teaching languages are Norwegian and English. It is expected that you can teach and supervise in Norwegian (equivalent to level B2), or another Scandinavian language, within a period of three years from accession. If required, you will be offered a Norwegian course paid for by the university.
Application
Apply for the position online via the “Apply for the position” link on this page. Your application letter, relevant education and work experience as well as language skills must be registered here. In the application letter, you must state your competence and motivation for the position.
The following documents must be uploaded as attachments to your application:
- CV with a full summary of your education and experience
- a pedagogical portfolio with a professionally based description and discussion of your teaching and educational competence as well as relevant documentation that supports this, see guidelines for assessment of educational competence
- statement (max. 3 pages) outlining which 1-2 of the following courses you could teach and explain how you would teach them:
- complete list of academic publications with information on where they are published
- up to 10 academic publications which are pivotal to your research output, including your PhD thesis or published monograph based upon the thesis
- transcripts and certificates, and other documentation that you consider relevant
In your application, you should also include a research statement (max 3 pages ) reflecting on your past research and how your future research would contribute to or complement existing research areas in the programme: https://www.uis.no/en/research/sustainability-and-environment/sustainable-urban-development-planning-and-design.
Applications are evaluated based on the information available in Jobbnorge on the application deadline. You should ensure that your application shows clearly how your skills and experience meet the criteria which are set out above.
The documentation must be available in either a Scandinavian language or in English. If the total size of the attachments exceeds 30 MB, they must be compressed before upload.
Please note that information on applicants may be published even if the applicant has requested not to be included in the official list of applicants, in accordance with Section 25 of the Freedom of Information Act. If your request is not granted, you will be notified.
UiS only considers applications and attachments registered in Jobbnorge. www.jobbnorge.no.
Please see: Associate Professor in City and Regional Planning (279451) | University of Stavanger
Deadline: 30 May 2025
