AI-Driven Transformation Research Fellow

Nottingham Trent University; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working patterns

Secondments encouraged

Job summary

Nottingham Trent University invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow in Business Transformation to develop an independent and collaborative research agenda at the CBIT centre, exploring how AI and digital technologies reshape organisations, sectors, and value creation.

You will be an ambitious, research-active academic with a passion for connecting scholarship with practice and impact, leading high-quality publications, supervising students, and securing external funding.

Qualifications

• A PhD with a post-doc experience in a relevant field (e.g., business/management, information systems, innovation, operations, strategy, entrepreneurship, socio-technical studies).
• A proven record of high-quality publications (ABS 3 and above) with a clear trajectory toward international research excellence.
• Methodological capability (qualitative, quantitative, mixed methods, computational, or design science) suitable for high-quality research and publications
• Experience of collaborative and externally funded research projects.
• Strong teaching and supervisory skills, with enthusiasm for mentoring students and early-career researchers.
• Excellent communication, networking, and partnership-building abilities across academic, industry, and policy communities.
• A proactive, collegial approach aligned with CBIT’s entrepreneurial and impact-oriented culture.
• You will join a forward-looking centre within a globally engaged business school, where innovation, interdisciplinarity, and measurable impact define our mission.

Responsibilities

• Develop an independent and collaborative research agenda that advances knowledge and delivers real-world outcomes in business transformation and innovation—particularly where AI and digital technologies reshape organisations, sectors, and value creation.
• Publish high-quality research in ABS 3+ outlets with a clear trajectory toward international research excellence.
• Demonstrate methodological capability suitable for high-quality research and publications.
• Lead and participate in collaborative and externally funded research projects.
• Provide strong teaching and supervision to students and early-career researchers.
• Build and maintain relationships across academic, industry, and policy communities.
• Contribute to CBIT’s entrepreneurial and impact-oriented culture and strengthen the centre's mission.

Skills

Research-active

Teaching & supervision

Communication & networking

Collaborative research

Education

PhD with post-doc experience

Job description

Nottingham Trent University invites applications for a Senior Research Fellow in Business Transformation to develop an independent and collaborative research agenda at the CBIT centre, exploring how AI and digital technologies reshape organisations, sectors, and value creation.

You will be an ambitious, research-active academic with a passion for connecting scholarship with practice and impact, leading high-quality publications, supervising students, and securing external funding.