Meet IRF’s employees

IRF has just over 100 employees from all corners of the world with different backgrounds. At IRF, every person is respected and diversity and equality pervade the daily work. Our head office is in Kiruna with operations also in Umeå, Uppsala and Lund. Feel free to meet IRF’s employees via the headings below.

Hayley Williamson, senior scientist

Overall, the work culture has a great focus on work-life balance and comradery between coworkers. It is nice to work at a small enough place that you can really get to know everyone."

Konstantin Kim, PhD student

I appreciate the opportunity to develop and expand my professional skills and outlook while working with experienced scientists, such as my supervisors and other scientists at IRF.”

Richard Johansson, PhD student

*One of the most amazing opportunities that I see is the unique chance to network with many of the most prominent researchers in your field when visiting and participating in conferences, and other activities worldwide.”

Máté Kerényi, research engineer

The work environment is fantastic, mostly because of the colleagues who are competent, professional, helpful, and nice. The office space is good and the atmosphere is very calm at IRF.”

Victoria Cripps, research engineer

We are a relatively small workplace so there are opportunities to influence decisions and make improvements to the way that we work“.