Senior Research Fellow

Opportunita; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 49,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual leave 30–35 days

Flexible working patterns

Job summary

Nottingham Trent University seeks a Senior Research Fellow in Business Transformation to advance research on AI and digital technologies reshaping organisations. The position is based in Nottingham with a permanent contract and a salary of £49,127–£58,624 per year, offering hybrid working.

You will develop an independent, high-impact research program, publish widely, and mentor students and junior researchers.

Qualifications

• PhD with post-doctoral experience in business transformation or a related field.
• Proven record of high-quality publications (ABS 3+).
• Strong teaching and supervisory skills with mentoring aptitude.
• AI-in-Research Statement demonstrating use of agentic or developer-grade AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop an independent and collaborative research agenda with impact.
• Advance AI and digital technology research shaping organisations and value.
• Collaborate across CBIT with industry, policy, and academia.

Skills

AI in research

Publications

Teaching

Collaboration

Communication

Education

PhD with post-doctoral experience

Job description

# Senior Research FellowNottingham Trent University · University Nottingham, United KingdomPosted 9 Nov 2026Apply on official website Opens vacancies.ntu.ac.ukSalary: GBP 49,127 – 58,624per yearApplication deadline: January 5, 2027 In 57 daysSource details may be limited. Not stated by the source: contract duration.## At a glanceGenerated summaryNottingham Trent University seeks a Senior Research Fellow in Business Transformation to advance research on AI and digital technologies reshaping organizations. The role, based in Nottingham, offers a salary of £49,127–£58,624 per annum with full-time permanent status. Candidates must hold a PhD with post-doctoral experience and demonstrate high-quality publications. A unique requirement is an AI-in-Research Statement proving the use of agentic or developer-grade AI tools for building configurations, not just prompting. Applicants must also prepare for a live demonstration of their AI usage during interviews. The position involves joining the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT), focusing on applied research, venture building, and societal impact. Benefits include hybrid working, 30–35 days annual leave, and flexible working patterns. Applications from those requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome.Generated from stored offer content. Always confirm details in the official posting.## DetailsPosition type: OtherDate posted: November 9, 2026Contact email: [e-mail]## About this positionOfficial opportunity text, in English · about 8 min read### **Empower Future Leaders.**### Doing things differently.### Senior Research FellowSalary £49,127 - £58,624 per annum, permanent contract### About the RoleAs an Senior Research Fellow in Business Transformation, you will 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.You'll be an **ambitious, research-active academic** with a passion for connecting scholarship with practice and impact.### You will bring:* 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 strong profile in research areas such as:* AI-Empowered business transformation (GenAI, decision intelligence, process automation)* Digital platforms & ecosystems, venture building, scaling* AI and Data-driven operations, service transformation, responsible innovation / governance* Industry transformation (manufacturing, services, SMEs, public sector etc.)* **AI-in-Research Statement (required, max. 1 page, appended to your CV).** Describe how you use agentic or developer-grade AI tools (e.g. Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or equivalent) in your own research. Please cover the headings below. If you have built your own skills, agents, orchestrations or research pipelines, include a link to a Git repository (GitHub, GitLab or similar) if you are able to share it; private repositories may be shared with the panel on request. Do not include confidential, personal or unpublished partner data. Applications without this page will not be shortlisted.* Use of chat-based or workspace AI assistants alone (e.g. ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot or their team/work editions) does not meet this criterion, however frequent or advanced. Your AI-in-Research Statement must show evidence of building or configuring, not only prompting.* **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 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.For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Professor Xiao Ma, Director of CBIT at [e-mail] more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we're focused on finding the right person for the role. **Please note:** shortlisted candidates will be asked to give a short live, screen-shared demonstration at interview of how they use AI in addressing a challenge — using their own tools.**interview date:** 14th January 2027### **Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT)**CBIT is a rapidly growing research and innovation centre within Nottingham Business School, focused on **measurable business, industry, and societal impact** through applied research, venture building, and personalised education.* CBIT portfolio: £4.5m live projects – Projects* CBIT website: Cbit centre for business and industry transformation* CBIT Venture Builder: cbitvb.ukCBIT integrates rigorous research with venture-building practice and disruptive leader education. Our work connects researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to design, test, and scale transformation in the age of AI and digital disruption.CBIT was founded by the team behind the **UK’s top-ranked Entrepreneurship Education Programme** (Eduniversal) and has an outstanding record of **accelerating more than 100 innovative ventures**. The Centre integrates rigorous **Business Transformation research** with **venture-building practice** and **disruptive leader education**, bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders to create measurable impact.With a **£4.5 million live project portfolio** – Projects – CBIT operates through three pillars: **Applied Research**, **Venture Building**, and **Personalised Education**. Together, these transform how organisations innovate, scale, and adapt in the age of AI and digital disruption. The **CBIT Venture Builder (CBIT-VB)** – cbitvb.uk – was recognised as **Innovation Champion 2024** for its pioneering model of turning academic research into scalable business impact. CBIT also leads flagship engagement platforms such as **Global Entrepreneurship Week Nottingham** and the **AI4SME Conference**, convening global experts from academia, business, and policy.### **Join Us*** 30 - 35 days annual leave per year plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days* **Hybrid working** - we encourage and offer a mixture of office working and working from home. You're empowered to define how you work best for the benefits of your stakeholders.* **Flexibility** - take ownership over how you get your work done. We're open to different working patterns and approaches.