Assistant or Associate Professor of Logistics and Transport

**Assistant or Associate Professor of Logistics and transport**

(Campus of Bordeaux)

**MOSI Department**

KEDGE Business School is a business school with 4 campuses in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Toulon), 3 abroad with 2 in China (Shanghai and Suzhou), 1 in Africa (Dakar) and 4 associated campuses (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne, Mont-de-Marsan). The KEDGE Business School community includes 14,800 students (23% foreign students), 200 full-time faculty members (45% of which are international), 274 international academic partners and 70,000 alumni across the world. Ranked 31rd amongst European Business Schools, KEDGE Business School is AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accredited and a member of the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles.

The Center of Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Transportation (CESIT) at Kedge aims at meeting the economic, environmental and societal challenges raised in the Supply Chain, by co-developing, with companies, collectivities, institutional and academic partners, the concepts, methods and innovative tools necessary for the organization and transformation of the supply chain. Our actions do impact academic research, the corporate world, society and education. CESIT experts are at the heart of news and research into supply chains on a national and international level. They are also regularly involved in the media to provide insight into the news through their expertise. They work, organize and participate in many seminars, and international conferences.

**Assistant or Associate Professor of Logistics and transport**

**Responsibilities**:

- Teaching and educational development (undergraduate, graduate and post graduate level).
- Publications in academic and professional journals.
- Research Projects with companies or international institutions
- Participation in national and international calls for projects
- Student supervision and coaching

**Profile and skills required**:

- Doctoral degree in Operations/Supply Chain Management or related field;
- Teaching experience related to Freight Transport, Logistics, Urban Logistics, Customs, 3PL Management and Logistic Supplier Management;
- Publication in the areas of Urban Logistics, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management;
- Experience on innovative projects in last-mile delivery - smart cities would be a plus;
- Relevant expertise in transportation and logistics, distribution networks, inventory management, sustainable operations, decarbonization would be a plus;
- Excellent oral and written communication skills both in English and in French and the ability to teach in both languages.
- a cover letter containing your motivation for the position
- an up-to-date curriculum vitae with a list of publications and most recent representative research papers
- a research statement
- a teaching statement (including course details and course evaluations)
- two references who can be contacted

**Compensations and benefits**:
Permanent contract/ Full time

Status: Executive

**Salary**: to be negotiated /over 13 months / Bonuses (research, executive education, etc.)

Paid leaves 35 days per year + 15 exemption days per year

Others benefits: lunch vouchers + mobility bonus + complementary insurance

Support provided for you moving in France (accommodation search, school for the kids, visa procedures, administrative procedures, French lessons, etc.)

**Starting date**: September 2025

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:
**Armand Bajard**

Full Professor

Head of Operations Management and Information System Department

**Frédéric Babonneau**

Full Professor

Head of the Center of Excellence in Supply Chain Innovation and Transportation
- All of the School's employees are aware of the issues of inclusiveness, whether it be disability, gender or equal opportunity. Our school attaches key importance to inclusiveness, which is embodied in two of our strategic pillars: sustainability and inclusiveness._