Audencia (https://www.audencia.com/) invites applications for a position as Associate or Full Professor in Accounting. The position is for a full-time, permanent contract and is based in Nantes.

Position requirements

We are looking for applicants specialized in Accounting in terms of both teaching and research. Applicants shall hold a Ph.D., they shall be able to demonstrate their ability to teach effectively a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Accounting and Management control. In accordance to our programs and in coherence with our school strategic axes, we particularly welcome candidates whose pedagogy, in addition to the above mentioned subjects, focuses on Sustainability. The teaching associated with the position will be in English and previous teaching experience in English is mandatory.

Position overview

The candidate should be able to contribute to the department’s effort to generate knowledge through interdisciplinary, original and high-quality scientific research that enables responses to the organizational, economic, technological, environmental and social challenges of today's world.

The new faculty member will join our Accounting, Management Control and Economics Department, consisting of 21 core faculty members. The research and pedagogy axes of the department are: Accounting Data Analytics and Sustainability issues in Accounting and Management Control. The department manages several programs such as MSc in Data management for Finance, Auditing Major, CFO and management control, BBA Big Data and Management, the Finance/Management Control specialisation in the 3rd year of the Bachelor in Management and MSc in Sustainability performance and management control.

Salary is negotiable and commensurate with potential and experience. There are a number of benefits attached to the contract including an individual research or pedagogical budget, the possibility to apply for additional internal funding opportunities, performance-based bonuses and family medical coverage.

The School

Audencia is triple accredited (AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA) and one of the leading European and French business schools. The school offers a wide range of programs including Bachelors, BBAs, the MS Grande Ecole, MScs, MBA, Executive MBA, European Master in Management, Doctorate and Executive Education Programmes, with 172 core faculty members from 39 countries. The school is very dynamic, has grown significantly in the most recent years and will continue to do so with new positions opening in the future. Audencia fosters both high-level research and high-level pedagogy and has a workload model that allows faculty to place emphasis on either of the two.

Environment

The school has campuses in France and abroad. This position is primarily based in Nantes but the successful candidate must also be willing to teach across campuses.

Nantes is just 2 hours away from Paris by train, serviced by an international airport. The eclecticism of its landscapes and architecture, its dynamic industries and the diversity of its cultural events, along with the quality of the environment which won it the label of European Green Capital, have regularly placed Nantes at the top of the best cities to live in. In addition to its pleasant environment (vineyards, royal castles, rivers, the sandy Atlantic coast…), the city also boasts a rich economic and industrial identity. As the 6th largest city in France, the metropolitan region of Nantes is amongst the most dynamic (number three in terms of economic attractivity around energy shift). In 2024, more than 70 300 companies are housed in the city.

Discover Nantes area attractiveness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8OvnohnWpo

Application

Candidates should send a cover letter, a recent curriculum vitae including a detailed list of publications, recent teaching evaluations, and contact information of three referees exclusively by e-mail to: Prof. Thibaut BARDON, Associate Dean for Faculty & Research: faculty-recruitment@audencia.com.

Please quote reference AMCE25-AFP-AUD in the subject of your email.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

For more information:

Accounting, Management Control & Economics Head of Department: Prof. Myriam MINCHENEAU, mmincheneau@audencia.com

Accounting, Management Control & Economics Head of Research: Prof. Ramzi BENKRAIEM, rbenkraiem@audencia.com

Audencia Accounting, Management Control & Economics department: https://www.audencia.com/en/faculty-research/departments/accounting-management-control-economics