Associate / Full Professor in Organizational Behavior

Associate / Full Professor in Organizational Behavior

Company: emlyon business school

Location: France/ Lyon

Discipline: Organizational Behavior

Employment Type: Permanent Full-time

Posted: 12/11/2026

Full-time Faculty position in Organizational Behavior at Associate / Full professor Level - Teaching-Oriented Profile

emlyon business school invites applications for afull-time faculty position in Organizational Behavior, open at the Associate/ Full Professor level, to start inSeptember 2027.

We are looking to recruit:

• A candidate with astrong pedagogical profile, experienced inaction learning,experiential education, andreal-world project-based teaching.

This position is part of emlyon’s broader strategy to combineacademic excellencewithimpactful, hands-on learningthat is deeply connected to the business world and societal challenges.

• The development and delivery ofinnovative, action-based learning experiences, closely tied to the professional ecosystem (corporations, startups, NGOs, etc.).
• Cutting-edge research in their area of expertise

Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate (Bachelor’s in Business Administration—BBA), graduate (Programme Grande École-PGE), and specialist Master's programs. Most courses will be taught on theLyon campus, with some sessions potentially held at the emlyon Paris campus or abroad.

CANDIDATE PROFILES - We Welcome Various Strengths

We are open todiverse academic backgrounds, and encourage applications from candidates who align with the following (primarily teaching-oriented) profile:

• Ph.D. inOrganizational Behavioror a related discipline
• Experience inproject-based pedagogy, live business cases, corporate challenges, or learning-by-doing models
• Proven publications record (or clear potential)
• Strong connections with business or institutional partners
• Ability to design and coordinate courses with a high level of engagement and applied learning
• Ability to create synergies between research, teaching, and practice
• Interest in making academic knowledge actionable in the classroom and beyond
• Willingness to champion action learning methodologies within the school
• Willingness and capacity to contribute to the promotion and embedding of action learning as a strategically important component of the emlyon Business School brand

Additional requirements:

• Desire to work in a collaborative, international environment
• Capacity for institutional service (program management, curriculum design, external representation)
• Fluency in English; knowledge of French is a plus but not mandatory.

The candidate will be expected to contribute to - and will be regularly evaluated in - three areas: (1) teaching and student supervision, (2) research, and (3) institutional service (e.g., administration, service on committees, representation of the School in the media and at events).

We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds (gender, ethnic background, nationality) to apply.

The successful candidate will be expected to live in Lyon or a nearby area. emlyon Business School has in place a relocation policy to support the move.

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 9,260 students from 130 nationalities across its four 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 world’s best rankings. It boasts a community of 48,000 alumni.

As a Mission-driven organization since 2021, emlyon business school places the cultivation of the ability to drive change –in resonance with the world – at the core of its learning philosophy. This is achieved by embedding the hybridization of skills with social and environmental responsibility into our program, using teaching methods that combine action and reflection. 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: https://em-lyon.com/en/faculty-and-research/hr-strategy-for-researchers

Lyon, the second-largest city in France, is a dynamic metropolis with a rich tradition of entrepreneurship and a thr