FACULTY POSITION
emlyon business school invites applications for a research focused position in Entrepreneurship.
Applications are invited from highly motivated candidates with demonstrate research excellence across all areas of entrepreneurship. The appointment begins in September 2025.
The selected candidate will be attached and collaborate with our existing team of professors and researchers in the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and in the InvEnt Research Centre to grow and extend our research and teaching in entrepreneurship. We embrace different research approaches and methods with a keen focus on quality in research.
Teaching opportunities will be mostly at the undergraduate level (BBA), graduate level (Programme Grande Ecole) and the master's level. Responsibilities for this position include capabilities to design and manage courses in the areas of entrepreneurship. Teaching will be delivered mainly at our new campus in Gerland in Lyon, but can also be delivered on the school’s other campuses. The teaching load will be defined on a personal basis and will depend on publication record.
JOB REQUIREMENT
We are looking for candidates with the following characteristics:
The candidate will be expected to contribute to and is regularly evaluated based on three areas of activities: (1) research performance, (2) teaching and student supervision, and (3) institutional service (e.g., administration, service in committees, representation of the school in the media and events).
We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds (gender, ethnic background, nationality) to apply.
Fluency and teaching experience in English is required.
The selected candidate is expected to be based in Lyon or nearby area. emlyon has set-up a relocation policy to support the moving process. Salary and conditions are competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Salary and conditions are competitive and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
THE SCHOOL
emlyon business school, one of the leading French Grandes Ecoles in Management, has consistently been ranked among the top European Business Schools. It holds a triple accreditation (AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA) and offers a wide range of programs, including a BBA, MSc in Management, Specialized Master's degrees, MBA, DBA, and Ph.D., as well as open and tailor-made executive programs. emlyon business school is ranked among the top 100 best universities and business schools in the world in the latest Shanghai ranking. In the Management category, the school reaches the top 2 of the best French business schools.
A world-class institution, emlyon welcomes in its Faculty 163 highly qualified professors whose research informs the scientific conversation as well as the economic and social debates. These professors share and diffuse their knowledge and expertise among our participants via innovative pedagogical designs. The school has four campuses around the world: Lyon, Paris, Shanghai, and Mumbai.
THE ENVIRONMENT
emlyon 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.onlylyon.com/en). Lyon is the second largest city in France, with a long entrepreneurship tradition and a solid digital industry.
By returning to the center of Lyon, emlyon is reclaiming its position at the crossroads of intellectual, scientific, economic and community exchanges.
Further information
About our new campus Lyon: https://em-lyon.com/en/about-emlyon-business-school/campuses-and-learning-environments/gerland-campus
THE APPLICATION SHOULD CONSIST OF
Possible questions about the position can be addressed to Professor Pia Arenius, head of the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship: arenius@em-lyon.com
All application materials should be submitted in English to Elisabeth Gelas at gelas@em-lyon.com. Please title your email as 'Application Assistant Professor Entrepreneurship'. The application materials will not be returned.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30 September 2024
emlyon reserves the right to consider applications submitted after the deadline.
emlyon business school, one of the leading French Grandes Ecoles in Management, has consistently been ranked among the top European Business Schools.
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