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Research Associate

The University of Manchester - Alliance Manchester Business School

Location: Manchester
Salary: £36,024 to £44,263 per annum depending on experience
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 29th April 2024
Closes: 10th May 2024
Job Ref: HUM-025455

Job reference: HUM-025455
Salary: £36,024 to £44,263 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Manchester
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Productivity Institute
Hours Per Week: Full Time (1 FTE)
Closing date: 10/05/2024
Contract Duration: Fixed Term for 24 Months
School/Directorate: Alliance Manchester Business School

The Productivity Institute (TPI) at the Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS) is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Associate undertake an economic and business landscape analysis on the impact of the rise in Artificial Intelligence on productivity, business models and regulatory frameworks.

The position is based at The Productivity Institute’s headquarters at the Alliance Manchester Business School, and supports the Institute’s participation in the UKRI-funded Responsible AI (RAI) project, titled Responsible & Trustworthy  Economic Landscape analysis (April 2024-March 2025). This project is run from the University of Cambridge, involving amongst other Professors Diane Coyle and Adrian Weller, and King’s College London.

The position is also meant to contribute to the development of a joint research programme on AI, Digital Transformation and Productivity at the Alliance Manchester Business School between various centres and institutes at AMBS involved with digital and AI-related research, including The Productivity Institute, the Decision and Cognitive Sciences Research Centre, the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, and the Digital Transformation Research Group.

The PDRA will report to The Productivity Institute Managing Director, Professor Bart van Ark, and will be accountable to an Academic Advisory Group consisting of Professors Nadia Papamichail and  Richard Allmendinger (Decision and Cognitive Sciences Research Centre), Panos Constantinides (Digital Transformation Research Group), Philip Shapira (Manchester Institute of Innovation Research), Nikolay Mehandjiev (Data Visualisation Observatory) and Markos Zachariadis (Centre for Financial Technology (FinTech) Studies).

What you will get in return:

  • Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
  • Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
  • Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
  • Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status.  All appointments are made on merit.

Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to People.Recruitment@manchester.ac.uk.

Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Bart Vanark

Email: Bart.vanark@manchester.ac.uk 

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