Assistant, Associate or Full-Professors in Finance

4 PROFESSORS (ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE OR FULL) IN FINANCE (Lille Campus)

In response to its continuous growth, IÉSEG School of Management is looking for full-time professors in Finance at the Assistant, Associate or Full Professor level (Lille Campus, starting September 2026). He/She/They will be a part of the department of “Finance”. In particular, we are looking for candidates who demonstrate proven expertise in one of the following fields:

• International Finance
• Financial Markets
• Financial Economics (especially with a focus on the macro-economic environment and monetary policy)
• Risk Management
• AI in Finance/NLP Methods

Knowledge of Bloomberg, experience in Executive teaching or the ability to teach in French are additional assets for the position.

ABOUT IÉSEG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

• IÉSEG holds the “triple crown” of international accreditations (AACSB, AMBA & EQUIS) and is a member of the “Conférence des Grandes Écoles”. The School offers Bachelor, Master and Post-Graduate Degrees as well as Executive Education programs.
• IÉSEG is one of the leading French business schools in terms of research. The IÉSEG Research Center is accredited by the French CNRS (National Center for Scientific Research). The school actively promotes research, provides resources for active scholars and offers financial bonuses for high quality international peer-reviewed research publications.
• IÉSEG offers a dynamic and international work environment with over 40 different nationalities represented. Crucial to the school are its core values: Accomplishment, Responsibility, Integrity, Solidarity and Engagement. The school’s ambition is to empower changemakers for a better society. The school offers employees a competitive salary, a relocation allowance and housing search assistance, French social security benefits, complementary health insurance, meal vouchers, a profit-sharing plan, and a contributory pension scheme. Our satisfaction survey among new hires shows that 100% of the respondents were (very) satisfied with the organization of their arrival on campus.
• Our Lille Campus is in the heart of the Northern French city of Lille (within the triangle made up by London, Paris and Brussels). Our Paris Campus is located in the biggest European business district of “La Défense”. Both premises have an excellent classroom infrastructure as well as an energizing research environment.

More information about IÉSEG School of Management is available online at: http://www.ieseg.fr/en/

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

The department of “Finance” consists of over 40 full-time academic staff who is involved in several programs, including the Grande Ecole Program, the Master in Finance, the Apprenticeship program in Financial Institutions: Risk Management and Compliance as well as the Executive Program in Financial Management. The School provides ample resources to support a variety of research interests and other teaching activities (WRDS and Bloomberg, among others). An overview of our diverse group of professors can be found here: Finance Department

ABOUT THE POSITION

Research will be a strong focus of the selected candidate as he/she/they will contribute to the vibrant research community at IESEG through their commitment to research excellence. He/she/they is therefore expected to hold a PhD, have a strong publication record (or potential for Assistant Professors) in top-tier refereed journals listed in AJG, as well as a good international network.

In terms of teaching, the selected candidate will teach courses in Finance at the undergraduate, graduate and/or postgraduate level. In addition, he/she/they will contribute to the development of the Department’s programs. As such, we are looking for candidates with strong teaching skills, and who are fluent in English, as most courses are taught in this language. Professional experience and knowledge of French are a plus, but not a requirement.

Finally, we are looking for candidates who embody our core values of Accomplishment, Responsibility, Integrity, Solidarity, and Engagement, and fit our diverse and international culture in which 50 nationalities are represented. IÉSEG places tremendous value on diversity and inclusion, and we therefore encourage applications from all backgrounds. Underrepresented groups in academia (notably women, minority ethnic groups, people identifying as LGBTQIA+, people with a (non-)visible disability, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds and/or economically developing countries) are particularly encouraged to apply, as we are highly committed to ensuring that IÉSEG reflects and benefits from the diversity present in society.

Applicants for the position of Assistant Professor are expected to have the potential to secure publications in top-tier refereed journals in the near future. For an appointment at the Associate/Full Professor level applicants are in addition required to have (a) extensive higher education teaching experience; (b) a strong publication record in top-tier refereed journals; and (c) good networks in academia and/or professional circles at regional and international levels.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Apply by filling out the application form available at: https://recruitment.ieseg.fr/jobs/6648762-finance-4-assistant-associate-or-full-professors?promotion=1681451-trackable-share-link-akadeus

Please note that applications received by e-mail will not be reviewed.

When applying, please upload a single pdf file merging the following documents:

• A CV
• The names, affiliations, and email addresses of three referees (recommendation letters are required at a later stage in the application process)
• A cover letter explaining your motivation to work at IESEG
• A research and a teaching statement
• One working paper
• Recent teaching evaluations (if available)

For any further question, please contact us by e-mail at permanentfaculty.recruitment@ieseg.fr

APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UPON RECEPTION. THE PROCESS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE POSITION IS FILLED.