Assistant / Associate Professor in Sustainability Management

About ESCP

ESCP Business School is an international business school with campuses in 6 European metropolises. Founded in 1819, ESCP is the oldest business school in the world. To date, the business school is regularly awarded with top positions in the Financial Times rankings.

Post description

The Sustainability Department of ESCP Business School invites applications for one open-rank position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level (for entry-level positions, this role will follow the European Tenure Track process and expectations, noting local regulations). The position is based on our London campus and is to be filled by September 2027.

Role Details

Type of employment: Permanent

Location: 527 Finchley Rd, London NW3 7BG

Assistant Professor Salary range: £59,141 - £64,426

Associate Professor Salary Range: £65,432 - £74,240

The Sustainability Department is composed of a multi-disciplinary team of 19 full-time faculty and 7 affiliate professors that have developed a strong expertise in sustainability integrating various fields of origin: organization theory, supply chain management, business model design, governance, responsible and sustainable consumption, among others. We have varied research interests, backgrounds and methodological approaches but we are all striving for an uncompromising ambition to change business research, curricula and practice. We protect principles of diversity, inclusion, and academic freedom.

Our faculty are publishing in leading academic journals such as the Academy of Management Annals, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of World Business, Ecological Economics, Journal of Consumer Research, PNAS, among others.

Applications should include:

1. A cover letter.

2. Your curriculum vitae with a list of publications.

3. Your “sustainability statement as a scholar” sharing your vision and your personal way of embodying the role of academic in sustainability management

4. Teaching evaluations from the past two years (if applicable).

5. Two references (providing contact details will be enough at the initial application stage).

The closing date for applications is 15th November 2026.

For further information, please contact Professor Joe Miemczyk, jmiemczyk@escp.eu

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We are looking for candidates with a PhD and a track record of publications and/or promising academic submissions in top-quality international journals in the Sustainability Management field, who will actively contribute to research, teaching, and program coordination in this area. Ideally, candidates would also be able to teach operations and supply chain fundamental courses. Candidates should demonstrate excellent teaching capabilities, a strong collaborative mindset.

Candidates must have a sound foundation in sustainability and should be able to teach courses covering both, major sustainability challenges (e.g. climate change and social impacts etc.), and sustainability management in organizations (e.g. governance, sustainable business models, etc.). For operations classes the candidate should be comfortable with teaching operations and supply chain models and frameworks. Teaching should address various audiences, from undergraduates to executives.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Birthday Leave
• Company pension scheme with excellent employer contributions
• Optional private Dental and Medical cover (after completion of 6 months service)
• Hybrid working available

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