Research Associate

3 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom The University of Manchester Full time

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 , the , and the .

The PDRA will report to Managing Director, Professor Bart van Ark, and will be accountable to an Academic Advisory Group consisting of Professors Nadia Papamichail and Richard Allmendinger (), Panos Constantinides (), Philip Shapira (), Nikolay Mehandjiev () and Markos Zachariadis ().

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

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