Jørgen Svalund is a researcher at Fafo. He holds a PhD in sociology on mobility and labour market adjustments in the Nordic labour markets. Job security, job retention schemes, temporary employment, and labour market mobility have been central themes in his research.

Currently, he is working on a project about digitalization and polarization for the Norwegian Research Council, and he is the project leader for a larger project funded by the Norwegian Research Council that examines how the pandemic affected the labour market, the institutions regulating it, and individuals' attitudes towards income security, job retention, and other aspects of labour market governance in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark.

Svalund also has extensive experience in studying power and democracy in the workplace, as well as various aspects of health, environment, and safety in work life. Among others, he has conducted research on workplace violence and threats of violence over an extended period.

Svalund has published a large number of reports, articles, and book chapters on various topics and has broad experience in collecting, using, and analysing both qualitative and quantitative data.