Ellen Jaldestad

My research profile at the Division of Ergonomics

I am a researcher at the Division of Ergonomics where I obtained my PhD in February 2024. The aim of my thesis was to explore the role of learning processes for a more sustainable working life through the concept Job Crafting. Most studies have been conducted within the research project Lärkraft, which aimed to gain a deeper understanding of the importance of learning for the promotion of employee well-being and commitment.

I have also conducted studies within an Age Management project in a global manufacturing organisation. The results from that study contributes with important knowledge on how to enable older blue-collar workers to be able to stay healthy in work.

As a researcher, I am part of an ongoing project: Sustainable learning during radical change, which aims to investigate, from an MTO perspective, how sustainable learning can be developed during and after the transition to flexibility in where and when employees work during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Degree

2024 PhD in Technology and Health, KTH School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health

2015 Master in Ergonomics and Human factors, KTH School of Technology and Health

2006 Bachelor in Psychology, University of Gothenburg

Work related education

2010 HealthSCORE – tool for health promoting organizations

2008 kasamDIALOGEN – tool for health promoting employee appraisals

2001 Cambridge Advanced Certificate in English

Pedagogic activities

Teaching and lecturing in different courses given by the Division of Ergonomics.

Employments

2024- Researcher at the Division of Ergonomics, KTH School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health

2017-2024 PhD-student, Division of Ergonomics, KTH School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health

2016-2017 Research engineer, Division of Technology in Health Care, KTH School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health

2016 Consultant in Ergonomics, Ergoff, Gothenburg

2013-2014 Teacher, Astar, Borås

2006-2012 Teacher, Hjälmared folkhögskola, Alingsås

2006-2007, 2015-2016 Health Coach, Itrim, Mölndal

Publications

Jaldestad, E. (2024). Job Crafting: Changing and adapting work as one piece of the puzzle for a sustainable working life. Doctoral thesis. KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm.

Jaldestad, E., Eriksson, A., Blom, P., & Östlund, B. (2021). Factors Influencing Retirement Decisions among Blue-Collar Workers in a Global Manufacturing Company—Implications for Age Management from A System Perspective.International journal of environmental research and public health,18(20), 10945.

Jutengren, G., Jaldestad, E., Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A. (2020). The potential importance of social capital and job crafting for work engagement and job satisfaction among health-care employees.International journal of environmental research and public health,17(12), 4272.

Eriksson, A., Dellve, L., Jaldestad, E., Jutengren, G., Tjulin, Å., Håkansson, H., & Skagert, K. (2020). Slutrapport: LÄRKRAFT: Vilken betydelse har lärande på olika organisationsnivåer inom hälso-och sjukvården för medarbetares välmående och engagemang?.

Jaldestad, E., & Hansson, I. (2015). Chefsutbildning i Psykosocial Arbetsmiljörond: Utvärdering av en utbildningsinsats inom primär stressprevention. Magisteruppsats.

Cconference contributions

Jaldestad, E., Eriksson, A., Dellve, L., Jutengren, G., & Tjulin, Å. (2023). Health promoting job crafting in interaction with work experience and individual conditions among healthcare workers. Oral presentation, FALF conference, June 14-16th, Helsingborg, Sweden.

Jaldestad, E. (2022). Job crafting among older blue-collar workers. Oral presentation and conference paper (to be submitted).IWOT - International Workshop On Teamworking 24.September 8-9th, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Jaldestad, E., & Eriksson, A. (2019). Organisational conditions for individual job crafting - a case study in healthcare. Oral presentation, FALF conference, June 10-12th, Norrköping, Sweden.

Jaldestad, E., Eriksson, A., & Östlund, B. (2018). Knowledge base for age management interventions with a systems perspective - factors motivating longer working lives. Oral presentation, FALF conference, June 10-12th, Gävle, Sweden.

Jutengren, G., Jaldestad, E., Dellve, L., & Eriksson, A. (2017). The potential importance of social capital and job crafting for work engagement and work satisfaction among health care employees. In 11th NOVO symposium. Oral presentation, November 9-10th, Gothenburg, Sweden.