PhD in Innovation & Management

Successful candidates will join the FINATRAX Research Group, a young, vibrant and interdisciplinary team that builds bridges between business research and information systems engineering. The group is united in their pursuit of sustainable technologies that will have a positive impact on society. /nSuccessful candidates will pursue a Doctorate in Information Systems (IS) that will focus on an industry partnership with Wixdom, a Luxembourg-based FinTech specializing in investment crowdfunding market analytics. /nThis position offers a valuable opportunity to contribute to an interdisciplinary, high-profile project with real-world applications at the intersection of entrepreneurial finance and AI. The objective is to develop an AI-powered mentorship tool to help entrepreneurs set up and optimise their fundraising campaigns. Using extensive public crowdfunding data, the tool will provide personalised, data-driven guidance based on real-time analytics from thousands of crowdfunding campaigns, helping entrepreneurs to improve their fundraising results. The project involves close collaboration with the Entrepreuneurship, Innovation, and New Technology (EINT) research group at SnT. /nThe doctoral candidate will primarily be responsible for conducting information systems research using various qualitative methods (e.g., interviews, focus groups, case studies). This involves carrying out user interface design studies, and investigating human-computer interaction. Therefore, a strong interest in and experience with qualitative methods is essential. In addition, the candidate will have the opportunity to contribute to the organisation of networking events, such as conferences, and disseminate results through scientific publications in IS journals and at conferences.