Murray has been teaching at Macquarie University since 2009 in both International Business and Human Resource Management. He entered academe to pursue research into how and why firms internationalise. Murray's research interests include rapid internationalisation, internationalisation models and processes. His thesis examines the internationalisation process of Australian rapidly internationalising professional service firms.More broadly, Murray has a keen interest in working to determine the internationalisation strategies and processes that small to medium sized firms are involved in.

As an educator, Murray is also passionate about improving his teaching. He has adopted several teaching approaches aimed at increasing student engagement. Murray has introduced course materials throughout his undergraduate units and investigated the benefits of active learning and digital storytelling approaches.