Associate Professor in Management and Artificial Intelligence

Vacancy terms: Full-time or job share, permanent

Hours per week: 37.5

About the role

This role offers the opportunity to lead research and teaching in management and artificial intelligence. You will advance high‑quality research on how AI affects work, organisations and wider socio‑economic environments, with focus areas including Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Employment Relations and Business Ethics. You will contribute to international research outputs, secure external funding and support the development of interdisciplinary collaborations that strengthen the School’s strategic direction. The role also includes contributing to emerging research themes and developing activity linked to AI applications in management practice.

You will contribute to teaching across undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels, and modes of delivery (campus-based and distance-learning), ensuring that programmes benefit from research‑informed content and contemporary insights into the relationship between Management/HRM and AI. You will contribute to module and programme design, supervise postgraduate researchers and support the development of a strong research environment. The role also involves contributing to School‑level initiatives, working with colleagues and engaging with external partners to enhance visibility, collaboration and academic impact.

About you

You will hold a PhD in a relevant management discipline and have a strong record of high‑quality publications suitable for REF submission, including work that examines the role or impact of AI in management contexts. You will have experience of teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, curriculum development and supervision of doctoral researchers. Evidence of research leadership, including securing or contributing to external funding, will be key, as will strong communication skills and the ability to engage academic and non‑academic audiences.

You will be a collaborative academic with strong organisational skills and a commitment to supporting colleagues, students and wider School priorities. You will bring a clear research agenda aligned with the School’s direction and demonstrate potential to support the development of a coherent research grouping in AI and Management. Experience of interdisciplinary work, public engagement or collaboration beyond academia would be an advantage, alongside active contributions to programme development and research activity. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the University of Leicester’s Citizens of Change agenda.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and can be made to Professor Deborah Price on dp419@le.ac.uk 

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world. 

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive. 

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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