A Full-Time Associate Professor Position In Strategic Management With A Strong Emphasis On "Foresight And Sustainability" (Teaching-Oriented Profile)

FACULTY POSITION

emlyon business school invites applications for a full-time faculty position in strategic management with a strong emphasis on "Foresight and Sustainability", available at the associate level, to begin in September 2026.

We are looking to recruit a candidate with a strong pedagogical profile, experienced in action learning, experiential education, and real-world project-based teaching.

This position is part of emlyon's broader strategic ambition to combine academic excellence with impactful, hands-on learning that is deeply connected to the business world and societal challenges.

YOUR ROLE AT EMLYON

The selected candidate will join the Strategy & Organization (S&O) department, which is home to 27 scholars with a diverse set of backgrounds and interests, mostly in Strategic Management, Organization Theory and Sustainability/Foresight. We are a vibrant research and teaching department with two research centers and two practice-oriented institutes including one in sustainability/prospective. We publish in top academic journals and maintain strong connections with a wide array of organizations.

The candidate is willing to contribute to and participate in collaborative teaching projects in and around sustainability and more precisely prospective and related topics. The candidate will teach in different programs, from our bachelor's and master's programs to executive education across our different campuses in France (Lyon, Paris) and internationally. She/he will teach in both French and English.

CANDIDATE PROFILES - We Are Open to Different Strengths

We are open to diverse academic backgrounds, and encourage applications from candidates with the following qualifications in line with their level of application:

• She/he must have a PhD / doctorate degree in strategic management (or related fields) with a specialization in prospective and sustainability.
• Evidence of excellent teaching achievements in English and French at different levels. For this given position, the mastery of French is a requirement.
• Willingness to develop courses and executive education programs
• Willingness to develop professional dissemination, ability to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical relevance, and to build and manage relationships with practitioners (e.g., company-oriented research projects)
• Desire to collaborate in a collegial, international and dynamic department and she/he would have the capacity for institutional service (program management, curriculum design, external representation)

We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds (gender, ethnic background, nationality) to apply. The selected candidate is expected to be based in Lyon or nearby. emlyon has a relocation policy to support the moving process.

Salary and conditions are competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

THE SCHOOL

Founded in 1872, emlyon business school is one of the oldest business schools in Europe. It belongs to the top 1% of business schools worldwide recognized by the triple accreditation: EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA.

emlyon business school welcomes 9,260 students from 130 nationalities across its four campuses in Lyon, Shanghai, Paris, and Mumbai. The School relies on a Faculty of 174 international professors and researchers, as well as a network of 220 academic partners, to deliver top-quality trainings recognized in the world's best rankings. It boasts a community of 48,000 alumni.

As a Mission-driven company since 2021, emlyon business school cultivates the ability to drive change in resonance with the world by placing the hybridization of skills with social and environmental responsibility at the core of its training programs, supported by teaching methods that combine action and thinking. emlyon has endorsed the European Charter for researchers and is awarded HR excellence in research by the European Commission. The HR Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) is available at the following link: https://em-lyon.com/en/faculty-and-research/hr-strategy-for-researchers

THE ENVIRONMENT

emlyon business school is at the center of a vibrant ecosystem of large universities with excellent research teams in engineering, computer science, natural sciences, social sciences, and the humanities (see: https://www.lyoncampus.com/en/welcome/lyon-a-city-of-innovation)

Lyon is the second largest city in France, with a long entrepreneurship tradition and a solid digital industry.

Further information

• About emlyon business school: http://www.em-lyon.com/en/

THE APPLICATION SHOULD CONSIST OF:

• A cover letter including the motivation to join emlyon business school
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae
• A research statement
• A teaching statement (with teaching evaluations, where available)
• A list of papers under review or in progress
• Two references/names with contact information

Possible questions about the position can be addressed to Professor Tao Wang, the head of the S&O department at emlyon business school: twang@em-lyon.com

All application materials should be submitted in English via this website page. The application materials will not be returned.

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

emlyon business school complies with the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles as stated in the European Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers.

The selection committee is appointed by the Head of department and composed of three to eight professors, ensuring a balanced representation of gender, national origin, and professor grades.

Pre-selection step: the selection committee reviews all the applications to short-list the candidates who meet the most criteria as described in the candidate's characteristics.

Short-listed candidates are invited to a recruitment day (held by videoconference in most cases) with

a) a job talk presentation

b) one-on-one interviews with committee members.

Each permanent professor attending the job talk completes an assessment grid, and the results are aggregated to identify the top one and top two applicants.

Finalists are interviewed by the Dean for Faculty & Research and/or the Associate Dean for Research.

The final decision is communicated by the Dean for Faculty & Research.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 October 2025

emlyon reserves the right to consider applications submitted after the deadline.