The role
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Future Finance for All UKRI/ESRC funded project which is led by the University of Bristol that takes a mission led approach to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and Mid-Tier firms accelerate the adoption of technological innovation in financial services. You will join a team of social scientists across business and management, geography, law and innovation studies, working with the SETsquared Partnership and FinTech West, to develop and research the Future Finance 4 All innovation adoption accelerator in financial services (and financial technology).
What will you be doing?
- Supporting and researching the establishment and implementation of the financial services accelerator with internal and external strategic partners;
- Implementing a range of qualitative research techniques (e.g. interviewing, case studies, ethnography) to capture, analyse and present data collected from SME and Mid-tier participants, and stakeholders who use the accelerator;
- Contribute to academic outputs, policy briefings, workshops and conferences, blogs and social media, and engagement with stakeholders (e.g. regulators, FinTech National Network) for wider impact
You should apply if
- A PhD in a relevant field (e.g. Business and Management, Innovation Studies, Economic Sociology, Human Geography)
- Significant background knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: financial services and FinTech, innovation and technology studies, entrepreneurship,
- Strong qualitative research skills, to include: ethnography, interviewing
- Experience of or capacity for/interest in interdisciplinary research across Social Science and Innovation studies; and, accelerator programmes.
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Additional information
Please contact Jonathan Beaverstock (Jonathan.beaverstock@bristol.ac.uk) for more information about the project and for an informal discussion about the post.
Contract type: Open-Ended with Fixed Funding for 12 months
Work pattern: Full Time
School/Unit: Business School
This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on Sunday 3rd September 2023
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