Assistant Professor, AI, Innovation and Digital Transformation

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Temporary position more than 6 months · Full time. Requisition: 2026/1172. Country: Denmark. Do you want to contribute to high-quality research in Generative AI, innovation and the diffusion of digital technologies?

Aalborg University Business School is seeking a motivated new colleague for a four-year position as Assistant Professor to join the Innovation, Knowledge and Economic dynamics (IKE) Group. This is a full-time position available from January 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your work tasks We are seeking applicants with a dedicated research agenda on the adoption and diffusion of digital technologies, including AI, and on what they mean for firms, organisations and innovation. Relevant topics include barriers to adoption and implementation, organisational change and the reorganisation of work, capabilities and skills, and public procurement of innovation.

As our new colleague, you will join a dynamic research environment and are expected to contribute actively to the continued development of the group's research on technology diffusion and digital transformation. You are also expected to engage actively in joint IKE activities.

Your primary research focus will be within innovation and technology dynamics, and we expect you to combine organisational and qualitative insights with computational and data science methods1 …