Postdoc Position at IESE Business School – Chair of Family Business

IESE Business School is committed to the development of leaders who aim to have a deep, positive and lasting impact on people, firms and society through professional excellence, integrity and spirit of service. IESE attracts and develops talented professionals to run its diverse programs. IESE’s people live the school’s mission on a day-to-day basis, maintaining the institution as one of the top business schools in the world. IESE focuses on principles in the workplace that help cultivate an atmosphere of professionalism, integrity, service and respect and believes that organizations are communities of people.

IESE Business School invites applications for a two-year postdoctoral position at the Family Business Chair, based in Barcelona. The primary criterion for acceptance is research excellence in both theoretical and empirical papers, and an interest in studying topics related to family businesses. The position is full-time and is expected to start in September 2025 (or by mutual agreement).

We will accept applications on a rolling basis until April 15.

Description

The Postdoc will be responsible for conducting original research in line with the chair's research agenda to publish in top management outlets. The candidate will primarily work with Prof. Jeroen Neckebrouck. Projects may focus on a variety of topics related to the family business domain including but not limited to corporate governance and strategy, entrepreneurship and innovation, succession, strategic decision-making, human capital and human resource management, family science perspectives, role of private equity and family offices. One of the options is to assist in ongoing projects leveraging large scale administrative datasets with employee-employer matched information. More broadly, it is expected that the fellow will also become actively involved in the IESE Business School intellectual communities by regularly participating in research seminars, brown bag presentations, etc. No teaching is expected or required.

The ideal candidate will be thinking of this position as a stepping stone toward taking on a research professorship in the future.

Qualifications

• PhD in management or related field (e.g. economics, finance, organizational psychology, sociology) completed or near completion.
• Excellent academic record and work ethic. Demonstrated research ability excellence and enthusiasm for research to the highest quality.
• Strong interest in family business and corporate governance research.
• Experience with large-scale datasets and advanced statistical methods is beneficial, but not mandatory.
• Excellent level of spoken and written English.
• Work-permit for Spain, and willingness to relocate to Barcelona.
• Cover letter including any relevant information indicating experience in research or academic work.
• Full CV and Proof of qualifications.
• If possible, 2-3 letters of recommendation.
• Copies of 2-3 research papers.