In response to its continuous growth, IÉSEG School of Management is looking for a part-time Professor of Practice in Finance at the Assistant, Senior or Principal Professor level (Lille or Paris 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 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

Teaching will be the main focus of the selected candidate by teaching 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. Knowledge of French is a plus, but not a requirement.

Professional experience is required in the area of Finance, as we are particularly looking for candidates who can contribute to the school’s development and its students through their professional experience.

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 over 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. 

WORKING AT IÉSEG

At IÉSEG, we are committed to providing a supportive and engaging work environment. To new faculty members (and their partner), we offer a wide range of resources to help them integrate into the country, culture and school, such as individualized French language courses, a relocation allowance, and housing search assistance. Moreover, all faculty members have access to a competitive salary, as well as benefits such as French social security, a complementary health insurance, meal vouchers, a profit-sharing plan, and a contributory pension scheme. Finally, the school actively promotes research, provides resources for active scholars (e.g., funding for conferences and data collection) and offers competitive financial bonuses for high quality international peer-reviewed research publications.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Apply by filling out the application form by clicking the 'Apply' button

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 teaching statement
• Recent teaching evaluations (if available)

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

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

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