Aston Business School’s (ABS) Research and Enterprise Strategy sets out a clear ambition to strengthen the School’s position as a leading UK institution for business and management research. To support this, we intend to appoint up to four Visiting Research Excellence Professors on fractional contracts of 0.2 FTE. Appointments are intended to commence in March 2026 and run for up to 24 months. These appointments will be made at the senior level (i.e., professorial) and will target scholars with an established international track record of producing publications of the highest quality. Candidates should demonstrate a clear and credible publication trajectory, with evidence of manuscripts progressing through review, so that they can make an early and substantive contribution. The post-holders will play a key role in strengthening the School’s research profile, accelerating high-quality outputs, enhancing the research environment and culture, and contributing to mentoring and research development activities that support academic colleagues, particularly early- and mid-career researchers. Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident .