Founded in 1988, Excelia is one of the leading higher education groups in France. With an international presence, it comprises a business school, a tourism school, and a digital communication school. It has 6,000 students across its 3 campuses: La Rochelle, Centre Val de Loire (Tours-Orléans), and Paris-Cachan.

Since 2017, Excelia has been recognized as an EESPIG (Private Higher Education Institution of General Interest) by the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research, acknowledging the group's general interest mission.

Excelia Business School is a member of the « Conférence des Grandes Écoles » (CGE) and ranks among the top business schools in national and international rankings. It holds AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA accreditations.
The school is deeply committed to research, with a dynamic and active faculty of 110 permanent faculty members, distributed across 5 teaching and research departments. Excelia focuses on 3 interdisciplinary research areas: Sustainable Development and CSR, Tourism Management, and Agility, Innovation, and Digitalization (AID).

Since 1999, the group has integrated sustainable development as a strategic pillar of its research and teaching activities. The school conducts research with high societal value, notably through its institute dedicated to CSR, the IRSI (Institute for Social Responsibility through Innovation). IRSI has set three objectives: Contribute to the development of research in management sciences on CSR and sustainable development; Advance CSR through organizational support and student training; and Evolve frameworks related to social responsibility.

The Strategy/Entrepreneurship/Economics & Sustainable Development Department is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor in Economics starting ideally on January 1, 2025.

Ability to teach ethics or CSR will be appreciated.
This position is primarily based at the Paris-Cachan campus, though occasional travel between campuses (Tours, Orléans, La Rochelle) will be required.

Profile/Required Skills

The candidate (M/F) must hold a Doctorat / PhD in economics, ethics, strategy or related fields. He/she must demonstrate a strong research potential, notably through publications and project plans for publications in recognized academic journals (FNEGE, ABS, and FT rankings), as well as through participation in key conferences. A keen interest in leading research projects is expected.

The candidate must be able to teach in English, and ideally in French, at both the Bachelor and Master levels. The candidate is also expected to demonstrate innovation in course design and teaching methods. Experience in e-learning would be a valuable asset.

Desire to actively engage in all areas of Faculty life is expected and depending on the profile, opportunities for administrative responsibilities (such as managing an MSc) can be offered.

Remuneration / salary

The salary will be determined based on the candidate's experience and qualifications, in line with Excelia Business School’s remuneration system.

Financial incentives for research publications are also provided.

Application procedure

Candidates (M/F) are invited to submit the following documents :

• a cover letter,
• a detailed CV (including descriptions of teaching and current research),
• one or two research articles,
• recent teaching evaluations,
• and contact information for two referees.

The application deadline is December 15, 2024. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Head of Strategy Department : Donatienne DELORME