A full-time position in Innovation at Associate Full Professor Level Teaching-Oriented Profile

FACULTY POSITION

emlyon business school invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Innovation open at the Associate/ Full Professor level to begin in September 2027.

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

This position is part of emlyons 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 be attached and collaborate with our existing team of professors and researchers in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and in the InvEnt Research Centre ( to grow and extend our research and teaching in Innovation and Innovation Management. We embrace different research approaches and methods with a keen focus on quality in research. The Entrepreneurship and Innovation department is home to 28 scholars with diverse backgrounds and interests in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The department aims at high quality research as reflected in its publication record in A-level journals (e.g. ETP JBV SEJ JMS JoM SMJ Research Policy). Tight connections with different kinds of organizations provide opportunities for research and engaged scholarship.

The selected candidate will contribute to the development and delivery ofinnovative action-based learning experiences closely tied to the professional ecosystem (corporates startups NGOs etc.).

Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate (BBA) graduate (Programme Grande École) and masters level programs. Most courses will be taught on theLyon campus with possible sessions on other emlyon campuses in France or internationally.

CANDIDATE PROFILES

For this teaching-oriented profile we are looking for:

• Experience inproject-based pedagogy live business cases corporate challenges or learning-by-doing models
• Strong connections with business or institutional partners
• Ability to design and coordinate courses with a high level of engagement and applied learning
• Willingness to contribute to the strategic positioning of action learning within the school

Additional Requirements

• Desire to work in a collaborative international environment
• Capacity for institutional service (program management curriculum design external representation)
• Fluency in English is required; knowledge of French is a plus but not mandatory
• Willingness to relocate toLyon or surrounding area(relocation support provided)

The candidate will be expected to contribute to and will be 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.

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 9260 students from 130 nationalities across its three campuses in Lyon Shanghai and Paris. 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 worlds best rankings. It boasts a community of 48000 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: ENVIRONMENT

emlyon business schoolis 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: is the second largest city in France with a long entrepreneurship tradition and a solid digital industry.

Further information

• About emlyon business school: APPLICATION SHOULD CONSIST OF:
  • A cover letter including the motivation to joinemlyon 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 Jean Clarke chair of the recruitment committee at emlyon business school:

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

  SUBMISSION DEADLINE: October 18 2026

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