Department of Work Science

The Department of Work Science aims to promote, carry out and develop interdisciplinary research and education in the field of Work Science. An extensive amount of activity within the institution is commissioned and evaluative work.

The department was founded in January, 2000. It began as the Center for Work Science and has since 2001 become an institution with its home base within the Faculty of Education since 2002. At the institution there are a number of disciplines represented such as history, business economics, cultural geography, sociology and pedagogy. A research council is connected to the institution, which involves means that even professionals in medicine and psychology are represented. Representatives from Chalmers and Work Science West (Arbetslivsinstitutet Väst) are members of the council.
The scope of the department means that Work Science is comprised of specializations of many kinds. Research is carried out within organization, business, integration and diversity, gender, competence/qualifications and conflict resolution. Currently work to expand borders is occurring to include areas that are connected to people’s private and work-related strategies.

Approximately 40 people are employed at the institution whereof 8 are professors, 2 senior lecturers and ten or so researchers/teachers with Ph.d.s. 

Dr. Birgitta Jordansson, Head of the Department for Work Science
Phone: + 46 31 786 4098
E-mail: birgitta.jordansson@av.gu.se