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Strategic Management and Organization
The school
Founded in 1872 by the Lyon Chamber of Commerce, emlyon business school has an enrollment of over 9,260 students of 130 nationalities across four campuses worldwide (Lyon, Shanghai, Paris, and Mumbai). The School relies on a Faculty of 170 internationally recognized professors and researchers, and a network of 222 global academic partners, to provide learning tracks of academic excellence open to the world. The school runs a community of 45,000 alumni spread over 130 countries.
As a benefit corporation (société à mission) emlyon aims to “train and support informed leaders, throughout their lives, who are able to transform organizations efficiently for a fairer society and with greater solidarity and respect for the planet”.
The School’s pedagogy closely links action and reflection. Skill hybridization and social responsibility are also at the heart of its training programs, where the best of both socioeconomic and academic worlds meet. The strategic plan, “Resonances 2028”, reaffirms the importance of the “maker spirit” that has been the DNA of emlyon since its creation. The plan is built around the five qualities expected of “makers”, emlyon students and alumni, to become entrepreneurs of change, namely: academic excellence; entrepreneurial spirit; engagement; hybrid knowledge; resonance with society.
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 in the Management category, and the top 3 in the Business Administration category.
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/
Faculty position
emlyon business school is looking for an assistant professor in strategic management with strong orientation towards governance and strategy.
The candidate is willing to contribute and participate in collaborative research projects and associated teaching in and around governance, strategy and related topics with other members of the Strategy & Organization (S&O) department. The candidate will teach in different programs, from our bachelor to masters programs and executive education across our different campuses in France (Lyon and Paris).
The S&O department is comprised of scholars with a diverse set of backgrounds and interests, mostly in Strategic Management, Organization Theory and Governance. We are a vibrant research department with two top research centers on governance and strategy (IFGE) and strategy and OT (STORM). We publish in top journals and have tight contacts with different kinds of organizations.
Applications are invited at assistant & associate levels.
The appointment is expected to begin September 1st, 2025, in our new facilities downtown Lyon. The selected candidate is expected to be based in Lyon or nearby. Emlyon has a relocation policy to support the moving process.
Job requirement
We are looking for candidates with the following qualifications in line with their level of application:
PhD / doctorate degree in strategic management with a specialization in governance.
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
Willingness to develop professional diffusion, ability to merge theoretical knowledge with practical relevance, to build and manage relationships with practitioners (e.g., company-oriented research projects)
Desire to collaborate in a collegial and dynamic department
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 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
All application materials should be submitted in English via this website page. The application materials will not be returned.
Possible questions about the position can be addressed to Professor Tao Wang, chair of the recruitment committee at emlyon business school: twang@em-lyon.com
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 5 January 2025
emlyon reserves the right to consider applications submitted after the deadline.
