📣 Faculty position at the University Centre in Svalbard – Associate Professor in Deep-time geology

👉 The Arctic Geology department of the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) seeks candidates for a permanent, full-time position as Associate Professor in Deep-time geology.

👉They seek a motivated candidate with a research background in Arctic basin geology and a desire to take the next step in their academic career with Svalbard’s rock record as their “office”. Ideally, they seek an ambitious geoscientist who is equally comfortable working in the field, with drill cores and in the office and develops an active research presence (i.e. publications, grant capture, networking). Current research is then used to support teaching at UNIS, ideally also involving students in active research projects (e.g., MSc projects). 

👉 The appointed person will be responsible for both undergraduate and graduate level teaching courses and for supervising students at BSc, MSc and PhD levels.

👉The candidates should have well-documented teaching experience at different academic levels.

👉UNIS is a Norwegian institution and all the education we offer is to be compliant with Norwegian universities. Non-native Scandinavians must pass an approved Norwegian language test at B2 level on the Council of Europe Level Scale for Languages (CEFR) within two years.

👉 More information about the job can be found here.

‼️ Deadline for application: 15 March 2026.