Associate professor in urban design

The position is affiliated to the urban design research environment at Aalborg University and should contribute to the strengthening of the department’s research profile within urban design. Therefore, we are looking for a candidate with a background in urban design, architecture, urban planning or similar relevant disciplines.

This is a permanent position and you will be part of an ambitious research and teaching environment. We expect that you will contribute to the knowledge production of the department by conduction and disseminating research. The position will contain teaching obligations in relation to programs related to urban design as well contain administrative tasks related to the department.

You should be willing to enter into a collaborative research and teaching environment with an interdisciplinary approach that conducts critical, social-minded urban design research and teaching. The research environment focuses on urban design that explores the built environment and its relation to humans, within the two themes of mobilities and urban transformation.

You must demonstrate strong competences within urban design research methodologies and theories and have solid research and dissemination experience within urban design. Within the field of urban design, you have research experience with issues such as urban regeneration, temporary uses and post-industrial urban development. Furthermore, you have a solid background in the analytical and methodological aspects of urban design as well as research experience within co-creation.

Besides urban design competencies and skills, you must show a strong academic commitment to both basic and applied research. An interest in research of societal relevance is important, as well as an interest to explore inter-disciplinary collaborations.

Research and teaching qualifications corresponding with level achieved from a successful employment as Assistant Professor or similar is required. You must document scientific production within the research field as well as it is presupposed that you have teaching experience and have achieved pedagogical training.