Open teaching positions

Bergen School of Architecture is happy to announce several six-year fixed-term teaching positions within Architecture, Landscape architecture, Architectural theory & writing, and Visual art. 

We are looking for active practitioners with an explorative approach who are experienced and dedicated teachers. The positions require competence equal to professor or associate professor.

Starting in fall semester 2025/spring semester 2026. The vacancies are for 30 percent or 50 percent positions, and fixed for six years.

Two–four positions in Architecture (APP)
We are looking for applicants with a solid and extensive experience in architectural design with an updated understanding of architectural practice and matters of concern. Applicants should demonstrate architectural skills in the realisation of building projects. Experience of an architectural practice that addresses various scales and programs is preferable. We are specifically looking for applicants with an expertise in working with existing buildings and a solid understanding of structural principles, applicants with an expertise in the field of alternative building materials, and applicants with an experience in urbanism and urban practice. 

One position in Landscape architecture (LAPP) 
The school’s teaching is rooted in a West Nordic settling and building tradition tied to the conditions given by the region’s climate and particular landscape. Throughout the study students gain experience of, and actively relate to the spatiality of landscape and patterns in rural and coastal settlements, both analytically and through situated engagements. BAS has also built up a body of knowledge of the sea as a spatial realm providing students with a critical understanding of the exploitation of the Ocean and the consequences for ecosystems, people and indigenous cultures. 

With this position BAS would like to further strengthen landscape architecture as an articulated discipline within the curriculum. We are looking for applicants with a solid and extensive experience in landscape architecture and landscape urbanism through a design-oriented practice grounded in knowledge of ecological systems and biodiversity. 

One–three positions in Visual art (DAV)
Artistic explorations have always been a significant part of teaching at BAS. Framed as Den andre verda (DAV) or The Other World, the naming refers to its intentionally ambiguous character. DAV establishes at least two distinct ways that shape reflection and support alternative perspectives within architectural education. Artistic practice opens up a space for students to experiment, explore alternative expressions, to develop parallel perspectives, and creatively reflect outside of architecture. At the same time it provides students with modes of engagement that can be implemented into design processes thereby broadening the ways architects analyse built culture and critically imagine architecture that is not yet.

We are looking for applicants that are experienced artists with an interest to engage in approaches, materialities, situations and politics related to architectural practice and education. 

One position in Architectural theory & writing (KTF) 
With this position BAS would like to strengthen theory and writing by installing a position responsible for coordinating and developing theory and writing as part of the teaching and in establishing a seminar culture within the teaching staff. It would be an advantage if the applicant could become responsible for ExPhil at BAS. We are looking for applicants that have a solid and extensive experience of working discursively and creatively with theory in relation to architectural and artistic practice. We appreciate applicants with experience of funding applications and publications.

Application deadline: September 30, 2024.

Application address
Digitally: adm [​at​] bas.org. Mail title: Vacancies BAS + name of applicant. Large attachments should be sent via digital services for file transfers. Regular mail: Bergen School of Architecture, PO Box 39, 5841 Bergen, Norway. Please submit five copies of your application with attachments.

For more information about all the positions, please visit our web page Vacancies at Bergen School of Architecture—Bergen Arkitekthøgskole.