Nottingham University Business School China Prof. Sunghan Ryu’s research team is seeking outstanding Postdoctoral Research Fellow to join the postdoctoral research station in business administration for the development of University of Nottingham Ningbo China research agenda.

Your Responsibility

Your key responsibilities include:

• To formulate and articulate research objectives, alongside developing proposals for both individual and collaborative projects, utilizing established methodologies and techniques to execute research effectively within the specified area;
• To analyze data meticulously, interpret findings, evaluate scholarly texts, and contribute innovative insights, while adhering to project deadlines and collaborating seamlessly with team members and partners;
• To write up research work for publication and/or contribute to the dissemination at national/international conferences, resulting in successful research outputs;
• To identify opportunities and assist in writing bids for research grant applications;
• To build relationships with both internal and external contacts in order to exchange information, to form relationships for future collaborations and identify potential sources of funds and/or opportunities for collaboration.

About You

• The candidate must have obtained a PhD degree within 3 years and in the areas  of Management, Information Systems, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Economics;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, including the ability to communicate with clarity on complex information. Excellent communication skills in Chinese is a plus.
• High analytical ability to analyse and illuminate data, interprets reports, evaluate and criticise texts and bring new insights.
• Ability to creatively apply relevant research approaches, models, techniques and methods.
• Ability to assess and organise resource requirements and deploy effectively.
• Ability to build relationships and collaborate with others, both internally and externally.
• Some practical experience of applying the specialist skills and approaches and techniques required for the role.

About Us

Join a unique British University in China. Join a unique British University in China. University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC) was the first Sino-foreign university to open its doors in China. Located in Ningbo, this award winning campus offering a UK-style education has grown to establish a student body of over 9,000 in just 20 years.

About Postdoctoral research station in Business Administration. Postdoctoral research station in Business Administration was approved to establish in Nov 2023. It is UNNC’s first postdoctoral research station, and its founding deeply aligns with the national strategic needs in promoting talent cultivation and innovation as well as that of UNNC. UNNC’s undergraduate programme of Business Administration was launched in 2004 and the doctoral programme in 2009. The subject has been listed among the world’s top academic subjects by Shanghai Ranking for four consecutive years. The discipline of Business Administration has also established teaching and research platforms at multiple levels and carried out in-depth industry university research cooperation with world renowned enterprises such as Microsoft and Amazon. In the future, UNNC will incorporate the development of the postdoctoral research station into the agenda of the university to provide talent support in efforts to promote scientific and technological innovation as well as economic and social development.

About the Research Team. Sunghan Ryu (PI) is a Professor in Management Science and Analytics at the NUBS China, UNNC. He also serves as the series editor for the Digital Entertainment series of SAGE Business Cases. His research and teaching interests include digital innovations in media and entertainment domains and effective digital technology applications in the creative entrepreneurial context. His research works appeared in top academic journals, including MIS Quarterly, Journal of Marketing, New Media & Society, and Harvard Business Review. Huimin Song (CI) is Professor of Practice in Accounting and Director of the Nottingham Case Innovation Center (NCIC) at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China. With a PhD in Finance and ACCA qualification, she brings over 18 years of industry experience, including roles at BNY Mellon, Moore Global, and Alibaba B2B, specializing in investment banking, M&A, and financial management. Since 2016, she has taught at UNNC and led the MSc Finance and Investment (Professional Accounting) program. Her expertise spans academia, corporate finance, and international advisory. For details of the PI and CI, please refer to the link: https://research.nottingham.edu.cn/en/persons/sunghan-ryu; https://research.nottingham.edu.cn/en/persons/huimin-song.

About the Project. This research investigates how generative AI (Gen AI) tools influence entrepreneurial creativity and innovation. While Gen AI’s creative impact in structured environments is emerging, its role in entrepreneurship—where novelty and ambiguity dominate—remains underexplored. The study examines how early-stage entrepreneurs use Gen AI for opportunity discovery, ideation, and business model development, and how it affects their creative self-efficacy, originality, and thinking processes. The findings will contribute to theory by redefining creativity as a human-AI collaborative process, and provide practical guidance for entrepreneurs and AI tool designers. At the policy level, it will inform innovation support programs and ethical AI adoption.

Your Remuneration, Benefits and Support

You will be offered a fixed term contract initially with University of Nottingham Ningbo China for 2 years with a probation of 2 months. You will be offered a minimum annual salary package of 267,233 with competitive benefits package. Postdoctoral Research Fellow is also able to apply RMB50,000 research funding after the start of your research.

How to Apply

Applicants should submit an application via our on-line application system before July 10, 2025. Only on-line applications will be accepted. Referees will be contacted prior to interview and interviews will take place in Ningbo China.

https://jobs.nottingham.edu.cn/job/184198/

Applications should include but are not limited to the following:

• A cover letter
• An up-to-update CV includes academic and research achievement list
• A Research proposal (Please refer to the attached project summary)

Enquiries

Informal enquiries regarding the research project may be addressed to Prof. Sunghan Ryu Sunghan.Ryu@nottingham.edu.cn. If you are unable to apply on-line please contact the Human Resources Office, Tel: 86 574 88180000(Ext. 8854). 

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