He holds a MA in art history from the University of Bergen (2013) and a PhD from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design (2013). Wergeland lectures and writes about a number of different topics, including the history of urban and regional planning, building heritage, architectural theory, sports architecture, urban geography and cultural politics. He has previously been an associate professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and a postdoctoral research fellow at the Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. In addition, Wergeland has practical work experience as an urban planner in the cities of Oslo and Stavanger.