IRIS Salten IKS is an intermunicipal company with ownership in these companies:
• Iris Service AS (Household waste collection) (100%)
• Iris Produksjon AS (Waste management) (100%)
• Retura Iris AS (Industrial waste collection) (100%)
• Mivanor AS (Water sanitation technology) (100%)
• Labora (Lab services, fish health) (100%)
• HT Safe (Welfare technology) (73,35%)
• Nofir AS (Sea plastic collection and recycling) (23,17%)
• Avfallsmegling Nord AS (Waste brokerage company) (20%)
Iris Salten serves the nine municipalities in the Salten region, which also owns the company. Salten stretches from Saltfjellet in the south to Hamarøy in the north, with Bodø municipality as the regional center. The Iris groups collect and process both household and commercial waste. The waste that is not processed at Iris’ premises is sent to trusted partners for further treatment.
Read more about IRIS Salten here: https://www.iris-salten.no/english/
IRIS Salten is now searching for interns with a big interest and passion for sustainability and circular economy. These are the fields in which we are interested in collaborating with interns:
• Calculation/quantification of emission savings from reuse
• Sustainability reporting
• Best practise mapping
• Optimization of waste treatment, especially textiles
• Research and development projects
Tasks will include:
• Data gathering and analysis
• Interviews with stakeholders, collaborators & industry peers
• Literature, article and text reviews
• Preparation of reports for senior management
• Participation in meetings
• Contributions to externally funded research projects
We believe the relationship between academia and industry not only enriches the student’s educational journey but also fosters impactful contributions to our shared fields of interest, and that the work conducted, and the data gathered in this internship will very possibly be applicable in a potential master thesis.
Internship will be launched in collaboration with the High North Center (Nord University) with the opportunity for scholarship support and further work on a master’s thesis that is part of the EduSmart project.
Desired qualifications: We are open to applications from all master’s students who are interested in the stated themes. Together we will find suitable working tasks within the projects that are relevant for both parties. Please note that some of the tasks may require the ability to handle Norwegian texts. However, with the support of translation tools and AI-technology this will probably be a manageable challenge for non-Norwegians.
Place of internship: Home office and at IRIS’ premises at Vikan (7 kms from Nord University)
Application deadline: May 31, 2024
Open for number of positions: 1-2.
Duration: 120 or 240 hours
Contact person / supervisor: Tor Gausemel Kristensen / Head of Development & Sustainability, IRIS Salten IKS