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Professor II / Associated Professor II: Research Mediation in the Design Disciplines

Deadline: 10.06.2019

AHO are now hiering for a 4 year long fixed term 20 %position as: Professor II / Associated Professor II: Research Mediation in the Design Disciplines

About the position

Oslo School of Architecture and Design

The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) is a specialized university and a leading international architecture and design school that provides education within architecture, landscape architecture, urbanism and design. AHOs fields of knowledge focus on design in all scales; objects, buildings, urban areas and landscaping. AHO is organized into four institutes, and has approx. 700 students and 145 employees.


The Institute of Form, Theory and History (FTH) teaches and researches architecture, architectural history and building heritage. The FTH faculty —counting approximately 30 architects, architectural historians, artists, and philosophers — engages on all academic levels: Undergraduate and graduate levels, and has a particular responsibility for the PhD program. FTH offers an executive Master in Building Heritage, as well as a Nordic executive Master in Architectural Heritage (NORMAK), a collaboration of Architecture School in the Nordic countries. The Oslo Centre for Critical Architectural Studies(OCCAS) is part of FTH.

The Oslo School of Architecture and Design (AHO) calls for applications for a temporary four-year II position as Professor II/ Associated Professor II connected to the AHO PhD Programme.

The Professor II/ Associated Professor II position will be employed at the Institute of Form, Theory and History, but will work across the school and interact with all faculty who are involved in the PhD programme.

The position is responsible for the development of the existing AHO PhD course “Apparatus” which provides 15 ECTS within the programme. The applicant’s main responsibility will be:

  • To develop and revise the existing course design in discussion with the Head of Programme and the AHO PhD Board
  • To deliver 15 ECTS of teaching within the programme according to that development.

Academic responsibilities that can be associated with the position:

  • PhD level teaching that brings PhD fellows who lack any Masters level training in academic writing to a level of skill such that they are able to use academic writing as a key method in research development and dissemination.
  • PhD level teaching that provides a basic understanding for all PhD fellows of the mechanics of academic publishing and dissemination, and an ability to engage with the evolving formats of academic publishing production
  • PhD level teaching that provides a grounding in general research design applicable to all the research areas across AHO.
  • Supervising or co-supervising students in the PhD Programme
  • Contributing to development of the AHO PhD Programme and common research arenas across the school.

About the program

The AHO PhD Programme has existed since 1992. It serves the research cultures across AHO’s four institutes and is led by a head of the Programme employed at FTH. At the present time the Programme has 55 PhD fellows enrolled, and takes in between four and eight fellows per year. The programme curates 30 ECTS compulsory courses which support PhD fellows in meeting PhD level learning outcomes regarding research dissemination, project related skills and methods and project organization.

The programme supports academic PhDs across three main research areas (design; landscape and urbanism; architecture, history and theory). The programme takes in fellows from a wide variety of backgrounds, including applicants whose training is primarily in design practice. The programme produces theses that always contain an academic written component.

Regardless of their background and chosen research area, AHO PhD fellows pursue PhD theses that include a writing as a major part of the development and dissemination of their research results.

Qualification Requirements

The competent candidate for this position must have:

  • Completed a PhD in humanities, social science or in fields relevant for this call
  • Experience from teaching or supervising students on PhD level related to academic writing and academic publishing.
  • Experience from working in a transdisciplinary environment
  • Good pedagogic skills and relevant experience.
  • Excellent written and spoken English is required.

Applicants with a background in any of AHO’s research disciplines may apply, as well as applicants with a background in PhD level/3rd cycle teaching relating to academic writing and academic publishing.

The position does not expressly require residency in the Oslo region, however it does not include travelling expenses for applications resident outside that region.

The application

The application must contain:

  • An application letter describing why the applicant believes she or he is qualified for the position and the motivation behind the application.
  • Up to five research-level publications, demonstrating the candidate’s skills in academic writing
  • Copies of course materials from 3rd cycle or PhD courses taught in areas relevant to the position
  • List of candidates supervised or supervising at PhD level, both main or co-supervising.
  • A list of all peer reviewed publications
  • An updated CV

It is a goal for all state-owned institutions to maintain a balanced mix of age, gender and cultural background, and accommodate for people with disabilities.

The application deadline is 10th of June 2019.

We offer

  • a stimulating and international professional research and teaching environment
  • the salary for the position will be between pay level NOK 607 700-815 400 per year, depending on the applicant’s qualifications
  • a pension agreement with the Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund, with 2% of the salary deducted for the social security fund
  • standard terms applicable for the position

Contact information

For more information about the position, please contact

For more information about AHO, please visit our website: www.aho.no

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