Post doctoral Management of innovation - 1 year contract

ABOUT INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM BUSINESS SCHOOL

Business School of the IMT-Institut Mines-Télécom, the leading group of engineering schools in France, Institut Mines-Télécom Business School is a public and socially inclusive school that trains responsible, innovative and open managers and entrepreneurs around the world, to guide companies in the transitions at the heart of tomorrow's society, with strong digital expertise. It shares its campus with the engineering school Télécom SudParis, also a member of IMT. The school has 1,500 students, is listed each year in the ranking of the best French and European business schools, and is accredited by AACSB and AMBA. The school offers training courses ranging from post-Bac (Bachelor) to Executive Education through the Grande Ecole Program delivering a Bac + 5 diploma (Grade Master).

ABOUT INSTITUT MINES-TELECOM:

The Institut Mines-Télécom (IMT) is a public institution dedicated to higher education and research for innovation in the fields of engineering and digital technology. Always attentive to the needs of the business world, the IMT combines strong academic and scientific legitimacy, close ties with companies and a unique positioning on the major transformations of the 21st century: digital, energy, industrial and educational. Its activities are carried out by the Mines and Télécom Grandes Ecoles under the authority of the Minister for Industry and Electronic Communications, two subsidiaries and associated partners or partners under agreement. ITM is a founding member of the Alliance Industrie du Futur. It has been awarded the Carnot label for the quality of its research partnerships.

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MISSIONS:

The acceleration of digital transformation is based on the growing capacity of communications networks combined with innovative new applications, new business models and transformative technologies. IMT Business School is part of a significant project to investigate and contribute to the development of specific skills associated with the on-going deployment of the 5G mobile network and related innovations. This initiative, called IMTfor5G+, is supported by the French government through the “Future Competencies and Careers” (Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir) component of the France 2030 program, operated by the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations.

Project IMTfor5G+

The roll-out of the 5G mobile network is transforming digital communication, data processing and service infrastructure. This shift enhances the potential for the creation of services of greater complexity and diversity, in turn enabling greater innovative functionalities. This evolution requires the development of new hardware and software solutions, the design of complex architectures, and the adoption of efficient and secure management methods, as well as new business models. Faced with these upheavals, it is necessary to anticipate the skills that will be needed in future or working engineers and managers and to develop adapted training programs and methods.

As part of this project, IMT-BS is enhancing existing courses and developing new courses to integrate topics related to the technological and business innovations that will be facilitated by the rollout of the 5G network. Pedagogical innovation is programmed at different levels of undergraduate and graduate programs as well as in relation to executive education opportunities. Courses such as Management of Innovation and Technologies and Strategic Management, for example, are being revised to integrate new content and pedagogical activities related to this topic.

ACTIVITIES:

To further the development of expertise and appropriate material, the initiative also includes research activities in strategic management and innovation studies related to the development of enhanced communications networks and associated applications.

The postdoc position to be filled will involve participating to research and teaching activities in connection with the IMTfor5G+ project described above. The recruited candidate will also be encouraged to take initiatives and propose new research directions to the team, in areas of interest to the research teams within the LITEM laboratory (EA 7363) with the objective of publishing in ranked journals.

Level of training and / or experience required:

• PhD less 3 years or be close to completing a PhD in Management Science or a closely related field

• promising working papers and/or recent publications in recognized journals

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• Expertise is required in Strategic Management of Innovation and Technology, including (but not limited to) the following areas: R&D strategies, new product development (NPD), platform and ecosystem strategies, disruptive innovation, business models, digital innovation, sustainable innovation, open innovation

• Fluency in written and spoken English; proficiency in French would be considered an advantage

• Be actively involved in the academic community, with demonstrated integration in relevant scientific networks

Abilities and skills:

• Ability to work as part of a team within national or international research contracts, in collaboration with academic and industrial partners

• Curiosity

• Interest in new technologies

• Autonomy

• Ability to make proposals

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Application deadline: May 30th 2025

• Nature of the contract: 1 year contract renewable

• Category and profession of the position: II - P, Post-doctoral

• To apply, please send us (1 file) a CV, a cover letter, a resume including a list of publications indicating their ranking in the 2024 Academic Journal Guide published by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (https://charteredabs.org/academic-journal-guide/academic-journal-guide-2024), a separate document outlining past and future activities in teaching and research, the names and contact details (e-mail address) of two referees

• Location of the position : Evry-Courcouronnes (France)

• The positions offered for recruitment are open to all with, on request, accommodations for candidates with disabilities

• Working conditions: Teleworking possible, restaurant and cafeteria on site, accessibility by public transport (with employer's participation) or close to main roads, staff association and sports association on campus

• Contact person: benoit.tezenas_du_montcel@imt-bs.eu