Royal Belgian Institute for Space AeronomyPhysics and chemistry of the atmosphere of the Earth and other planets, and of outer space.
Workforce | 2023-2024
180 employees were working at the BIRA-IASB. However, many other people have contributed to the work performed at the institute.
The workforce within BIRA-IASB consists of 85% levels A and SW (master level or higher).
We want to promote awareness of diversity and encourage measures to make all of us feel comfortable with and respectful of diversity of all kinds.
BIRA-IASB is proud of its international recognition and working environment. 19% of our workforce have a foreign nationality.
The ratio of contractual personnel to the total number of personnel is slightly rising. The share of contractual employees is especially large among scientists.
The increasing number of PhD students brings with it a rejuvenation of the population; however, this rejuvenation is limited to contractual staff.