Assistant/Associate professor in Product Design

KEDGE Business School; Marseille; Sur place; EUR 40 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A vibrant business school in France is seeking an Assistant/Associate Professor of Product Design for its Marseille campus. The role involves teaching at the bachelor and master levels, supervising students, and conducting research projects. Candidates must have a Doctorate in Design and teaching experience in product design. This full-time position offers competitive compensation including paid leaves, lunch vouchers, and assistance for relocation. The ideal starting date is September 2026.

Prestations

35 days paid leave per year

Lunch vouchers

Complementary health insurance

Support for moving to France

Qualifications

• Doctorate/PhD in Design or related field and research production.
• Teaching experience related to product design and other fields of contemporary design.
• Ability to teach courses in English and in French.

Responsabilités

• Teaching and educational development (bachelor and master level).
• Students supervision and coaching.
• Research projects with companies or international institutions.

Connaissances

Teaching experience related to product design

Fluent English

International openness

Ability to conciliate theory and practice

Strong interest in creativity and design practice

Formation

Doctorate/PhD in Design or related field

Description du poste

Overview

Assistant/Associate professor of Product Design (Campus of Marseille). Strategy, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship Department.

KEDGE Business School is a vibrant business school with 4 campuses in France (Paris, Bordeaux, Marseille and Toulon), 5 international campuses (2 in China, 2 in Africa, and 1 in India), and 4 associated campuses in France (Avignon, Bastia, Bayonne, and Mont-de-Marsan). KEDGE offers an international environment with 16,000 students (32% foreign students), 220 full-time faculty members (46% international) and close to 370 international academic partners. It is ranked 34th amongst European Business Schools and 28th worldwide for the Executive MBA by the Financial Times and is a member of the elite 1% of business schools worldwide accredited by AACSB, EQUIS, and AMBA, as well as a member of the French Conférence des Grandes Écoles.

In the Strategy department, professors teach across higher education and Executive Education programs, encouraging educational innovation and online learning. Classes cover traditional management areas as well as social/sustainable entrepreneurship, business development and small business management, design thinking, eco-design, innovation and technology, responsible management, sustainability, new business models in the circular economy, industrial ecology paradigms, ethics and corruption, business & politics and health management. Faculty research spans undergraduate to doctoral levels, including Executive Education, and supports research chairs and international programs, conferences, seminars, and publications.

KEDGE invites applications for the following full-time Faculty position: Assistant/Associate professor of Product Design.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and educational development (bachelor and master level)
• Students supervision and coaching
• Pedagogical engineering
• Research projects with companies or international institutions
• Publication in academic and professional journals
• Participation in national and international calls for projects

Profile and skills required

• Doctorate/PhD in Design or related field and research production
• Teaching experience related to product design and other fields of contemporary design
• Ability to teach courses in product design and other fields of contemporary design
• Ability to conciliate theory and practice
• Strong interest and experience in creativity and design practice
• Ability to teach courses in English (fluent) and in French
• International openness and network; mobility to teach in Paris and abroad

Skills in project engineering

Procedure of application

Interested candidates should provide the following elements:

• a cover letter containing your motivation for the position
• an up-to-date curriculum vitae with a list of publications and most recent representative research papers and experience in projects engineering
• a teaching statement (including course details and course evaluations) and experience in pedagogical engineering
• a summary of your international cultural network
• two references who can be contacted

Compensations and benefits

Permanent contract / Full time

Status: Executive

Salary: to be negotiated / over 13 months / Bonuses (research, executive education, extra hours, etc.)

Paid leaves 35 days per year + 15 exemption days per year

Other benefits: lunch vouchers + mobility bonus + complementary health insurance

Support provided for moving to France (accommodation search, school for the kids, visa procedures, administrative procedures, French lessons, etc.)

Starting date: September 2026

Contacts

If you have questions regarding the position, please contact:

Dr Virginie VIAL
Head of Strategy, Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship Department
[e-mail]

Anne GOMBAULT
Head of KEDGE Arts School
[e-mail]

All of the School's employees are aware of the issues of inclusiveness, whether it be disability, gender or equal opportunity. Our school attaches key importance to inclusiveness, which is embodied in two of our strategic pillars: sustainability and inclusiveness.