Academic Career
Education - Employment History - Editorial
Education
| 1985 | Doctor of Philosophy: University of Bergen, Institute of Geophysics |
| 1982 | Candidate Scientist: University of Bergen, Institute of Geophysics |
Employment History
| 2007 - present | Professor Geodynamics, Physics of Geological Processes, University of Oslo |
| 2007 - present | Senior Scientist, Center for Geodynamics (NGU) |
| 2010-2011 | Group Leader, ‘Theoretical Natural Sciences’, Centre for Advanced Study, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo |
| 2005 - 2007 | Team Leader, Center for Geodynamics (NGU) |
| 2000 - 2007 | Professor Geodynamics, Inst. for petroleum technology and applied geophysics (NTNU) |
| 2000 - 2004 | VISTA Professor (Norwegian Academy of Science and Statoil) |
| 1999 - 2001 | Visiting Professor, Department of Geology, University of Lund, Sweden |
| 1998 - 2000 | Project Manager Regional Geophysics, Geological Survey of Norway (NGU) |
| 1997 - 2000 | Professor Geodynamics, Institute of Solid Earth Physics, University of Bergen |
| 1995 - 1996 | Program Leader Strategic Research and Development, NGU |
| 1993 - 1994 | Visiting Professor, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, USA |
| 1991 - 1993 | Senior Geophysicist, Division of Regional Geophysics, NGU |
| 1989 - 1990 | Odd Hassel Fellow, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, UK |
| 1986 - 1988 | Senior Research Fellow, University of Bergen (86), Univ. of Oxford (87) & NGU (88) |
| 1982 - 1985 | Research Fellow, Institute of Geophysics, University of Bergen |
Editorial Duties
| 2008 - present | John Adam Fleming Medal Committee (American Geophysical Union) |
| 2008 - 2014 | Panel member of research program on the tectonic history of the South Atlantic and adjacent continents (German Research Council) |
| 2008 - 2010 | Theme Editor: G-cubed (American Geophysical Union) |
| 2007 - present | Harry Hess Medal Committee (American Geophysical Union) |
| 2003 - present | Editorial Board: Terra Nova |
| 2001 - 2003 | Advisory Editor: Geology |
| 2000 - 2006 | Advisory Editor: Journal of the Geological Society London |
| 1999 - 2003 | Young Outstanding Scientist Award Committee (European Union of Geosciences) |
| 1992 - present | Editorial Board: Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift |
| 1993 - 1995 | Associate Editor: Journal Geophysical Research |