Marit Reitan is Pro-Rector for Education at NTNU from 1 august 2020.

The Pro-Rector for Education has the main responsibility for education at NTNU and ensuring the strategic development and quality within the educational area. She is the Chair of NTNU's Education Committee and member of several education-related networks and groups. The Pro-Rector is also responsible for the university library.

Reitan was the Dean at the Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences 1 January 2017-31 July 2020. She was the Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Tehnology Management 2013-2016. She was Head of the Department for Sociology and Political Science 2009-2012.She is Professor of Political Science specializing in public policy and administration and she has a special interest in environment and energy policy, natural resource management and local politics.