Deputy Head of Faculty (Data Science, Economics and Finance)

OPEN POSITION - DEPUTY HEAD OF FACULTY (DATA SCIENCE, ECONOMICS AND FINANCE) – OPEN-RANK FACULTY POSITION.

EDHEC Business School is seeking a Deputy Head of Faculty (Data Science, Economics and Finance) based on the Lille campus. This role involves teaching, significant management responsibilities and minimal research duties.

ABOUT EDHEC: EDHEC Business School is one of Europe's leading business schools and a member of the select group of institutions worldwide to have earned all three international academic accreditations (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA). Finance programs at EDHEC are FT ranked in the top 10 worldwide. In order to maximise its societal impact, EDHEC has organised its plan around three main strategic areas: rethinking business models in the service of the common good (I), the need to educate students to transform (II) and accelerating the deployment of climate finance (III). EDHEC values diversity and provides an inclusive and equitable workplace.

Key Responsibilities:

• Staffing: identify needs for external lecturers, recruit and propose hourly rates.
• Onboarding & Integration: welcome new external lecturers and ensure their smooth integration.
• Curriculum Oversight: review and approve course syllabi, ensure content adherence and pedagogical quality in coordination with course leads.
• Examination Management: ensure consistency in grading, timely submission of grades, and debrief with course leads.
• Course Evaluations: distribute student feedback surveys, analyze results, provide feedback to lecturers and decide on contract renewals.
• Department Representation: attend programme events, School Councils, Teaching Committees (if delegated), parent meetings, Open Days, Campus Days, and Graduation Ceremonies.
• Corporate Partnerships (as needed): source case studies.

Candidate Profile:

• Ph.D. in Finance, Econometrics, Data Science, Statistics.
• Proven teaching experience and strong team-management skills.
• Fluent in English and French.
• Excellent organizational, pedagogical, interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Terms & Environment:

• Open-rank faculty position in a teaching track. The position requires 210 hours of teaching per year (incl. some repetition).
• Managerial and operational duties; very limited research requirement (i.e., one pedagogical case study every two years or one academic paper every three years).
• Competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience.
• The position is based in Lille.

How to Apply:

Please send a cover letter, CV, publication list, teaching evaluations, and two referee contacts to Abraham.Lioui@edhec.edu, Head of Department of Data Science, Economics and Finance. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.