Associate Professor / Full Professor of Law

ESSEC Business School invites applications for an Associate Professor / Full Professor of Law faculty position

As part of its growth strategy, the Law, Political Science & Society Department at ESSEC Business School invites applications for a faculty position in Law. The position is based at the ESSEC Cergy-Pontoise campus (Greater Paris area) and has a starting date of September 2026 or upon agreement. The position will be filled at the appropriate rank (Associate Professor or Full Professor), depending on the profile and experience of the successful candidate.

The Law, Political Science & Society Department places a strong emphasis on high-quality, high-impact research and excellence in teaching. Its faculty members publish in top-tier law journals and participate in impactful projects with the European Corporate Governance Institute, the European Commission, the United Nations, the World Bank, the Association Française Droit & Management, and many others.

Your Profile:

• Candidates must hold a PhD in Law
• Candidates should have a strong and recognized publication record in top-tier, English-language legal journals and are expected to continue publishing in these outlets
• Research in the following fields is welcome:

1. Business Law & Compliance
2. Legal Aspects of Sustainability (e.g., environmental law, energy and carbon law, green finance law)
3. Public Law and Human Rights
4. Law and AI, Data & Digitalization
5. Law & Innovation

• Candidates are expected to play a leadership role in research and teaching development
• Candidates must be able to teach in English, delivering practice-relevant law courses to mixed cohorts of future legal and business leaders and professionals across initial and executive education programs, and to contribute to pedagogical innovation and program development
• In addition to research and teaching excellence, a demonstrated history of active service, commitment to student success, and engagement in the life of a department is highly desirable
• French is not required; the ability to publish and teach in French is a plus

Our Offer

• Being part of a truly international business school with campuses in Europe, Asia, and Africa
• Being part of a young and dynamic research team
• A competitive international-level salary
• A substantial research budget
• Support for learning French (if desired) and for settling in France (relocation agency)

Application Process

Interested candidates must submit their application package Interested candidates should submit their application using this FORM.

In addition, three letters of recommendation must be sent separately by your referees directly to the following address: recruitdps@essec.edu, using the subject line “Recruitment — Professor of Law (Associate/Full)".

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled; however, the final deadline for application is 30 March 2026.

ESSEC Business School is one of Europe’s leading business schools (#9 in the Financial Times European Business School ranking), with campuses in Greater Paris, Singapore, and Morocco. The school was the first business school outside North America to receive AACSB accreditation. It offers BBA, MSc, Advanced Masters, MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD programs in business administration, as well as an LLM program in law. Its flagship Master in Management (Grande École) program is ranked #10 worldwide and #2 in Asia in the latest Financial Times ranking. The School maintains numerous strategic alliances and academic partnerships with leading institutions worldwide.

More information about the School and the Department is available at: https://www.essec.edu/en/pages/law-political-science-society-department/

ESSEC Business School is an equal-opportunity employer.

For further information, please contact:

Prof. Aurélien Colson
Head of the Law, Political Science & Society Department
colson@essec.edu