Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship

TBS Education - Toulouse Campus Position of Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
Starting in September 2025

The Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation at TBS Education seeks to fill one faculty position in the field of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to maintain and develop its reputation for excellence in research and high-quality teaching. The position will be based in Toulouse. The department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation brings together 21 faculty members whose recent publications include articles in the following leading journals: Academy of Management Journal, Research Policy, British Journal of Management, Long Range Planning, Technovation. More information about the department and the research lab can be found on the SEI Department and E & S Lab pages.

Application deadline: Monday, January 6, 2025
Interviews will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2025, in Toulouse

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Candidates should hold a PhD in Entrepreneurship/Innovation and should possess excellent teaching abilities, as well as the potential to publish in leading academic journals. They may have demonstrated these qualities during their post-doctoral experience or during their previous employment. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in the teaching of entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy at the undergraduate and graduate levels, in both English and French. Additionally, they will be expected to develop lectures in their field of expertise for the graduate and the executive education levels.

TBS Education offers competitive working conditions, including continuous training possibilities, financial support to research, teaching loads coherent with research objectives and the support of a dedicated pedagogical innovation team. In addition to a competitive salary, you will benefit from French social security and complementary health insurance. Furthermore, the school will help you settle in Toulouse by providing help in relocating and support in learning French.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL:

Founded in 1903, TBS Education is among the 1% of business schools with the “triple crown” of international accreditations: AACSB (renewed in 2024 for 6 years), EQUIS (renewed in 2024 for 5 years) and AMBA (renewed in 2021 for 5 years). More than 110 nationalities and 6,000 students are present on its 4 campuses located in the heart of dynamic cities: Toulouse, Paris, Barcelona (Spain) and Casablanca (Morocco). In addition, it benefits from a network of over 240 partner universities on 5 continents with the most prestigious higher education institutions.

In 2022, TBS Education adopted the “Business for Good” status, with the following ‘raison d’être’: “Thanks to research with a societal impact, TBS Education trains diverse, open and enlightened learners, who will contribute to the development of a responsible and sustainable economy within their organizations”. More about TBS Education as Business for Good can be found at TBS Education Business for Good, and about its strategic plan at TBS Education 2026 Strategy.

Research at TBS Education is articulated around six Research Labs, three Centers of Excellence: Aeronautics and Space, Artificial Intelligence and Business Analytics, and CSR Sustainable Development, and two chairs: The Sirius Chair and the APEM Chair: High Impact Research TBS Education.

TBS Education is also highly committed to Pedagogical Innovation, as illustrated by the prizes awarded in France and internationally to its projects and which include the Eduniversal Pedagogy trophies in 2024, the AMBA & BGA Excellence awards in 2021 and 2022/23, the FNEGE “Coup de Coeur” in 2020, or the Babson Spotlight Award in 2020: Pedagogical Innovation TBS Education.

Toulouse is a dynamic business, cultural and educational center at the heart of Europe. Known in France as “La Ville Rose” (The Pink City) for its beautiful terracotta brickwork, it is ideally situated in the south-west of France, approximately two hours from the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Pyrenees mountains. European aerospace capital and home to more than 150 international companies, Toulouse offers a unique academic environment in a vibrant, cosmopolitan city: Discover Toulouse

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Candidates are invited to fill out the application form on TBS Education’s recruitment page by Monday, January 6, 2025: Faculty Application TBS Education

Candidates are invited to send the following application material:

• A cover letter
• A complete Curriculum Vitae with a list of publications and courses taught
• Samples of research (published or working papers)
• Teaching experience (list of courses, number of hours, and teaching evaluations)
• Three letters of recommendation or the names of three referees who can be contacted.

If you have any questions, please contact Marissa MANSHANDE, assistant to the Dean of Faculty’s office, at faculty.jobs@tbs-education.fr and/or the Head of the Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Department, Dr. Andrew BARRON at recruitment.sei@tbs-education.fr