Jóhannus Kristmundsson promoted to Associate Professor of Engineering
Jóhannus Kristmundsson has been promoted to the position of Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University of the Faroe Islands.
Jóhannus has been employed as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Faroe Islands since 2022.
He graduated with a degree in engineering from Aalborg University in 2018 and holds a PhD in Computer Science and Ocean Engineering from the University of the Faroe Islands. Since 2022, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Science and Technology.
Since joining the University, he has taught several courses in IT and engineering and has been responsible for a number of Bachelor's and Master's courses.
In December 2025, he was appointed Programme Leader for Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of the Faroe Islands.
Jóhannus has also been highly active in administrative roles. Among other things, he served as Chair of the PhD Council from 2022 to 2024 and has served on the University's IT Committee. Since 2026, he has also been Chair of the Faroese Society of Engineers.
When academic staff at the University of the Faroe Islands are considered for promotion to Associate Professor or Professor, their application is submitted to an external assessment committee comprising researchers from universities abroad. Usually, a Faroese representative also serves on the assessment committee.
The task of the assessment committee is to assess the applicant on the basis of several criteria:
Scientific publications
Teaching and supervision
Research dissemination
Administrative experience
The assessment committee highlighted Jóhannus' particular strengths in research, teaching and academic activities. His scientific work spans the fields of ocean, atmospheric and environmental research.
He has also demonstrated his ability to secure external research funding and to establish an independent research environment.
The members of the assessment committee agreed that his academic and professional achievements met all the academic requirements and recommended that Jóhannus Kristmundsson be promoted to Associate Professor of Engineering at the University of the Faroe Islands.
The assessment committee consisted of Hans Pauli Joensen, Associate Professor Emeritus at the University of the Faroe Islands; Bogi Bech Jensen, Adjunct Professor of Energy Engineering at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Faroe Islands; and Lars Dittmann, Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
We at the University of the Faroe Islands warmly congratulate Jóhannus on his promotion!
