Assistant/ Associate professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainability

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 Strategy, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainability

(Campus of Marseille)

Strategy, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship 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.

In the Strategy department, the professors teach various disciplines as part of the higher education and Executive Education programmes, while encouraging educational innovation and the development of online learning.

They give classes in the main and traditional areas of management as well as in the specialised fields of social entrepreneurship, business development and small business management, design thinking, eco-design, innovation and technology, responsible management, sustainability, new business models in the circular economy, industrial ecology paradigms, ethics and corruption, business & politics and health management.

The faculty’s research topics reflect this, offering a state-of-the-art knowledge and expertise needed to enhance the different programmes, from undergraduate level to doctorates as well as within the Executive Education. This translate into an academic recognition for the faculty and the creation of research chairs as well as the participation in international research programmes and projects, conferences and research seminars, scientific publications in academic reviews.

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

Assistant/Associate professor of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainability

(pedagogy-oriented profile)

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 related to Strategy, Entrepreneurship or Sustainability
• Publication in the areas of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, or Sustainability

• Ability to teach generalist courses in Strategy, Entrepreneurship or Sustainability
• Ability to teach courses in French and English (mandatory requirement)

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
• 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, 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:

Prof. Katia RICHOMME HUET

Head of Strategy, Sustainability and Entrepreneurship 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.