Assistant/Associate professor in AI and Data Marketing

Assistant/Associate professor in AI and Data Marketing (research oriented)

(Campus of Bordeaux or Paris)

Marketing Department

KEDGE Business School is a vibrant business school with 4 campuses in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille and Toulon), 5 international campuses (2 in China, 2 in Africa, and 1 in India), as well as 4 associated campuses in France (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne, and Mont-de-Marsan). KEDGE Business School offers an international environment, which includes 16,000 students (32% foreign students), 220 full-time faculty members (46% of whom are international) and close to 370 international academic partners. Ranked 34th amongst European Business Schools and 28th worldwide for the Executive MBA by the Financial Times, KEDGE Business School belongs to the elite 1% of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA, and is a member of the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles.

Its Marketing Department invites applications for 1 position at Assistant/Associate professor in AI and Data Marketing (research oriented).

Responsibilities :

• Teaching and educational development (undergraduate, graduate and post graduate level)
• Publication 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 :

• PhD in marketing or a related field PhD (or show evidence of being in their last year of PhD)
• Strong research orientation, with a track record (or potential for the position of assistant professor) in top-tier international journals related to AI, Data Science and Marketing
• Teaching experience in AI and Marketing, Big Data, Data Analytics and Visualization
• Skills in programming (e.g. Python, R or other languages) and/or automation tools (including low or no code environments)
• Strong interest in collaborative research within our Marketing & New Consumption research center, especially in areas as AI application to Martketing, data-driven consumer insights, consumer perceptions and acceptance of AI and data-driven technologies
• Ability to teach courses in fluent English (French would be appreciated as well)

Procedure of application

Interested candidates should provide the following elements :

• 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 and experience in research projects engineering
• a teaching statement, including course details and recent course evaluations 
• a research statement
• two references that can be contacted 
• for doctoral students in their last year of PhD, a letter from the thesis director indicating the state of progress of the PhD and the estimated date of defense

Compensations and benefits:

Permanent contract/ Full time

Status: Executive

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

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

Others benefits: lunch vouchers + mobility bonus + complementary health insurance

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

Starting date: September 2026

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:

Stéphanie Petzold
Head of Marketing Department

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