Assistant Professor/Senior Research Fellow

Nottingham Trent University - NBS School Office - Nottingham Business School

Empower Future Leaders.

Doing things differently.

Full time, permanent contract

About the Role

As an Assistant Professor/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.)
• 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.

For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Professor Xiao Ma, Director of CBIT at xiao.ma@ntu.ac.uk

Proposed interview date: W/C 18th May

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 – https://cbitvb.uk/projects/
• CBIT website: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/groups-and-centres/centres/cbit-centre-for-business-and-industry-transformation
• CBIT Venture Builder: https://cbitvb.uk

CBIT 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 – https://cbitvb.uk/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) – https://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.