Assistant or Associate Professor in Corporate Innovation at Audencia Business School (Nantes – France)
Audencia Business School (www.audencia.com) invites applications for assistant or associate Professor in the field of corporate innovation. The position is for full-time, non-fixed term contract and effective from September 2017.
Position requirements
Applicants at the assistant professor level must hold a PhD (or have one under examination), and be able to demonstrate their potential to produce high-quality research at an international level and to teach effectively in English. Applicants at the associate professor level must hold a PhD and have proven their ability to publish in high-impact peer-review international journals and to teach effectively in English. In addition to the above, their capacity to pursue research funding and/or develop programmes. We look for candidates willing to commit to the development of the recently created Institute of Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship at Audencia.
Speaking French is not a requirement as most courses are taught in English. The school however offers French courses to non-French speaking faculty and their partners. Salary is negotiable and commensurate with potential and experience. There are a number of benefits attached to the contract including an individual research budget, an annual call for significant research funding by our foundation, research bonuses and other performance-based bonuses for other activities, family medical coverage, and coverage of relocation expenses.
Position overview
The new faculty member will join Audencia's Institute of Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship, part of Audencia Innovation. The institute was inaugurated in 2015 and is part of the #Audencia2020 strategic plan, as one of three priority areas together with Finance and CSR. At the moment, there are more than a dozen permanent faculty active in the Institute of Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship.
Audencia Business School is triple accredited (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA), and one of the leading European and French Business Schools. The school offers a wide range of programs including MScs, MBA, Executive MBA, European Master in Management, Doctorate and Executive Education Programmes, with 90 core faculty members from 16 countries. The school is very dynamic and is planning to hire an additional 50 new members of faculty in different areas by 2020. Audencia fosters both high level research and high-level pedagogy and has a workload model that allows faculty to place emphasis on either of the two.
The school is located in the city of Nantes, just 2 hours away from Paris by train, serviced by an international airport. With a vibrant city life full of cultural and other events, the sandy Atlantic coast to the west of the city and rolling vineyards and royal castles to the east, it is it an ideal city to live in. Perhaps these are the reasons for which Time Magazine selected Nantes as 'the most liveable city in Europe'. In addition to its pleasant environment, the city also boasts a rich economic and industrial identity. Nantes is rich in activity, with more than 1330 companies housed in the city.
Application
Informal inquiries about the position can be made to Valérie Claude-Gaudillat, Director Audencia Innovation, vclaude@audencia.com – Tel.: +33 2 40 37 46 76
Candidates should send a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, list of publications, and contact information of three referees by e-mail to: Prof. Andre Sobczak, Dean of Faculty - faculty-recruitment@audencia.com