Faculty Position - LIFT Research Lab

Faculty Position - LIFT Research Lab

The AI for Manufacturing and Supply Chain Institute (AIMS) at Tecnológico de Monterrey advances interdisciplinary research and innovation to address complex economic, industrial, and societal challenges. The Institute promotes applied research with strong engagement with industry, communities, public institutions, and global partners.

AIMS invites ambitious and internationally oriented researchers to apply for a full-time faculty position within the LIFT Research Lab, focused on developing world-class research that improves the livelihoods, productivity, resilience, and opportunities of individuals, entrepreneurs, and communities, particularly in emerging and underserved contexts.

LIFT combines behavioral and empirical research, technology, artificial intelligence, and large-scale field experimentation to understand barriers to socioeconomic development and design interventions that can generate measurable and scalable impact.

Requirements

Candidates for this position should meet the following criteria:

• Hold a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline such as Behavioral Science, Economics, Management, Education, Development Studies, Public Policy, Psychology, Sociology, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Data Science, or related fields.

• Demonstrate a strong research record addressing human behavior, technology adoption, socioeconomic development, inclusion, entrepreneurship, education, or related societal challenges.

• Have experience with empirical research methods, which may include field experiments, randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental methods, surveys, qualitative and mixed-methods research, ethnography, participatory research, or large-scale data analysis.

• Demonstrate an interest in translating rigorous research into interventions with measurable real-world impact.

• Show the ability to collaborate across disciplines and engage with external partners, including companies, governments, NGOs, foundations, schools, and communities.

• Demonstrate the potential to secure external research funding and develop strategic partnerships.

• Possess strong written and oral communication skills in English (minimum B2 level). Spanish is desirable but not required.

• Research Focus: LIFT Research Lab

The successful candidate is expected to develop research in areas including, but not limited to:

• Behavioral science and decision-making in economically and socially relevant contexts.

• Poverty alleviation, economic mobility, resilience, and inclusive development.

• Technology and AI adoption, including the behavioral, organizational, educational, and social factors influencing adoption and effective use.

• Entrepreneurship, microenterprises, informal economies, and small-business productivity.

• Education, skills development, learning, and human-capital interventions as mechanisms for social and economic mobility.

• Digital inclusion and the design of human-centered technologies for underserved populations.

• Behavioral and socioeconomic dimensions of supply chains, particularly those involving small firms, micro-retailers, workers, consumers, and vulnerable communities.

• Design, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of interventions intended to improve individual, organizational, or community outcomes.

• Development of scalable approaches for translating research findings into practice and public or private-sector decision-making.

• Particular interest will be given to research that bridges disciplines and combines deep understanding of human behavior with data, technology, and rigorous empirical evaluation.

• Faculty Responsibilities

The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Develop an internationally recognized, high-impact research program aligned with t