Research Fellow

Brock University • St. Catharines, ON

1d • CA$18 - CA$31 • Onsite

About The Position

Brock University’s Goodman School of Business invites applications for a research fellowship at the intersection of consumer value creation, business renewal, and digital twin technology. This fellowship is part of a SSHRC-funded program investigating how real-time digital representations of consumers, markets, and organizations are transforming how firms create, deliver, and capture value. The successful candidate will work directly with Dr. Waqar Nadeem (Principal Supervisor) and a multidisciplinary research team to develop and empirically test frameworks for how Digital Twins drive sustainable business renewal and generate new forms of consumer and firm-level value.

Requirements

• Master's or PhD (completed or near completion) in Marketing, Computer Science, Strategic Management, Information Systems, or a closely related discipline
• Demonstrated ability to write to peer-reviewed scientific standards (some evidence required with application)
• Proficiency in quantitative methods (survey design, SEM, panel data, experiments) and/or qualitative approaches (interviews, case studies, comparative analysis)
• Strong systematic literature review skills and any publication record or active working papers in digital twins, value co-creation, or business renewal
• Hands-on experience with Digital Twin platforms and tools (e.g., NVIDIA Omniverse, OpenUSD, Gaussian Splatting, IOT)
• Knowledge of ethical and governance frameworks surrounding AI-generated consumer profiles and data-driven business renewal

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, ethics approval, and execution of empirical studies on digital twin adoption, value creation, and business renewal
• Contribute to all stages of manuscript development through to submission in peer-reviewed journals
• Conduct systematic literature reviews across the program's core conceptual domains
• Apply advanced analytical methods (e.g., structural equation modelling, experiments, qualitative comparative analysis, longitudinal panel methods) suited to each research question
• Disseminate findings at national and international academic conferences
• Collaborate with the Principal Supervisor and research assistants across project workstreams
• Obtain Canadian work authorization prior to commencement

Benefits

• Stipend/salary commensurate with degree level (Master's or PhD), aligned with university and SSHRC fellowship standards.
• Direct mentorship from an active SSHRC-funded research team
• Opportunity to develop independent research projects within a well-resourced, structured program
• Access to Brock University's research infrastructure, library resources, and interdisciplinary networks
• A collaborative, inclusive campus environment consistently recognized as a Top Employer in Hamilton-Niagara
• 4% vacation pay
• 10% benefits

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level