Senior Research Fellow - Senior Digital Innovation (Part Time)

Fixed term until 31/10/2026

Part time – 14.8 hours per week (0.4FTE)

Closing date 07/09/2025 at 23:30

The role

This an exciting new role dedicated to supporting digital and computing innovation in the South Yorkshire region. Working with the wide range of expertise in the School of Computing and Digital Technology the role will develop collaborative opportunities enabling regional business innovation and development. The school's specialisms include: robotics, AI, cyber security, software engineering, data analytics, games development, amongst others. This a great opportunity to embed yourself in the knowledge exchange ecosystem of digital innovation.

The position will involve working closely with academic experts, regional support colleagues, and local companies under the South Yorkshire Innovation Programme (SYIP).

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and engage in applied research opportunities within the South Yorkshire region. This will allow you to not only research and deliver innovation in real-world settings, but it will also help facilitate colleagues in providing innovations and supporting students in that process.

The department

The School of Computing and Digital Technologies is a large and vibrant school engaged in taught programs, research and innovation, and knowledge exchange. All our UG and PG programs are underpinned by project-based learning, which facilitates embedding industry experience across all the programs. The school is home to the multi-disciplinary team that forms  the Smart Interactive Technologies Lab, and many other expertise groups. The school encompasses a wide reaching generic interest in innovative and applied research and development including: robotics, smart technologies, software engineering, security and data analytics.

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