Assistant / Associate Professor of International Business (Mixte or Research)

KEDGE Business School est une Ecole de management française de référence présente sur 4 campus en France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille et Toulon), 2 en Chine (Shanghai et Suzhou), 2 en Afrique (Sénégal et Cote d'Ivoire) et 5 campus associés (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne, Dakar, Abidjan).

KEDGE BS propose une offre de 36 formations en management et en design, pour étudiants et professionnels, et déploie des formations sur-mesure pour les entreprises au niveau national et international.

Les enseignants chercheurs de KEDGE contribuent à l'avancée des connaissances en management à travers des travaux de recherche appliquée et fondamentale. Ils sont à l'origine d'une production de publications, ouvrages, colloques... qui place l'école au premier rang des Business Schools françaises en matière de recherche.

Classée par le Figaro Etudiant et Challenges 8e meilleure Business School en France et 39e Europe du classement Financial Times, KEDGE Business School est accréditée AACSB, EQUIS et AMBA, reconnue et visée par l'Etat français, et membre de la Conférence des Grandes Ecoles.

Assistant / Associate Professor of International Business (Mixte or Research)

(Campus of Marseille, France)

Management department
KEDGE Business School is a business school with 4 campuses in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Toulon), 3 abroad with 2 in China (Shanghai and Suzhou), 1 in Africa (Dakar) and 3 associated campuses (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne). The KEDGE Business School community includes 14,800 students (23% foreign students), 200 full-time faculty members (45% of which are international), 274 international academic partners and 70,000 alumni across the world. Ranked 31rd amongst European Business Schools, KEDGE Business School is AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accredited and a member of the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles.

The Management department at KEDGE consists of professors from diverse professional and geographical backgrounds.

Their teaching and research subjects are related to the management field and closely linked with KEDGE values:

• Discover the everyday management of the workforce within a company as well as the working organisation : Human resources management and organizational behavior.
• Understand the different social and cultural codes, the collective and individual motivation levels, diversity at the workplace, international & intercultural management, the specific context of international businesses.
• Drive your team’s motivation with an innovative, ethical and mindful approach, creating commitment in the company's strategy: Leadership, Team management, Personal development - in connection with Corporate Social Responsibility .
• Develop your leadership vision from different angles: Art and culture in business, creative industries, linguistics applied to management and complexity management at the workplace.

KEDGE Business School invites applications for following full-time Faculty position:

Associate professor in International Business (Mixte or Research)

Responsibilities :

• Teaching and educational development (undergraduate, graduate and post graduate level);
• Publication in academic and professional journals;
• Research Projects with companies or international institutions;
• Participation in national and international calls for projects;
• Student supervision and coaching.

Profile and skills required :

• PhD or equivalent.

• Teaching experience in International Business, Cross-Cultural Management, Geostrategy, and related fields.
• Publications in International Business, Cross-Cultural Management, Geostrategy, and similar areas.
• Ability to teach general courses in International Business, Cross-Cultural Management, Geostrategy, and related subjects.
• Ability to teach courses in French and English

Procedure of application

Interested candidates should provide the following elements:

• a cover letter containing your motivation for the position
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae with a list of publications and most recent representative research papers
• a research statement
• a teaching statement (including course details and course evaluations)
• two references who can be contacted

Compensations and benefits:

• Permanent contract/ Full time
• Status: Executive
• Salary: to be negotiated /over 13 months / Bonuses (research, executive education, extra hours, etc.)
• Paid leaves 35 days per year + 15 exemption days per year
• Others benefits: lunch vouchers + mobility bonus + complementary insurance
• Support provided for you moving in France (accommodation search, school for the kids, visa procedures, administrative procedures, French lessons, etc.)

Starting date: September 2025

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact

• Ni GAO
• Head of Management department

All of the School's employees are aware of the issues of inclusiveness, whether it be disability, gender or equal opportunity. Our school attaches key importance to inclusiveness, which is embodied in two of our strategic pillars: sustainability and inclusiveness.