Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Digital Engineering & Built Environment

Job reference REQ
0002119

Date posted 22/06/2026

Final date to receive applications:
Midnight 21/07/2026

Location Leeds

Salary Grade 6 (£39,906 – £44,746) Participant package:
Please refer to Candidate Pack

Post Doctoral Research Fellow – Digital Engineering & Built Environment (fixed term for 36 months)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing at Leeds Beckett University as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital Engineering and Built Environment. We are seeking an ambitious and research active individual to support the school’s growing cross disciplinary research activities at the intersection of computing, engineering, and the built environment.

• Support the school’s growing cross-disciplinary research activities at the intersection of computing, engineering, and the built environment.
• Contribute to the further development of this research area through high quality publications.
• Collaborate on funding applications.
• Engage with industry.
• Participate in interdisciplinary research activities.

• A completed PhD in a relevant discipline.
• Strong research expertise in digital engineering and built environment research.
• A strong publication profile in internationally recognised journals.
• Experience contributing to collaborative research and funding applications.
• The ability to work effectively within interdisciplinary research environments.

• Construction Informatics
• Digital Engineering
• BIM and Digital Twins
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Automation and Intelligent Systems
• Smart Infrastructure
• Computer Vision
• Data Analytics for the Built Environment

Working here means you’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits including our generous pension schemes, excellent holiday entitlements, flexible working, reduced study fees, subsidised fitness facilities and a lot more.

To arrange an informal discussion about this post, please contact Professor Saheed Ajayi at

We welcome applications from all individuals and particularly from black and minority ethnic candidates as members of these groups are currently under-represented at this level of post. All appointments will be based on merit.

Leeds Beckett University is a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled candidates who demonstrate all essential criteria within the Person Specification will be invited to an interview.