Management sciences – governance of transitions (m/w) (f/h)

Environnement et contexte de travail

MINES Paris - PSL forme depuis sa création en 1783 des ingénieurs de très haut niveau capables de résoudre des problèmes complexes dans des champs très variés.

Première école d'ingénieurs en France par son volume de recherche contractuelle, MINES Paris - PSL dispense une importante activité de recherche orientée vers l’industrie. Ses domaines de recherche s’étendent de l'énergétique aux matériaux, en passant par les mathématiques appliquées, les géosciences et les sciences économiques et sociales. L’école d'ingénieurs développe également la création de chaires d’enseignement et de recherche sur des thèmes émergents.

Notre établissement fait partie de l'Université PSL. Située au cœur de Paris, celle-ci fait dialoguer tous les domaines du savoir, de l'innovation et de la création. Classée parmi les 50 premières universités mondiales, elle forme au plus près de la recherche des chercheurs, artistes, ingénieurs, entrepreneurs ou dirigeants conscients de leur responsabilité sociale, individuelle et collective.

Structure d'accueil

Mines Paris-PSL is one of the most prestigious engineering schools in France. Mines Paris-PSL is a public institution that trains generalist engineers through an innovative and multidisciplinary educational approach (engineering sciences and social sciences and humanities). Its affiliation with PSL University, which ranks among the top 50 in international rankings, represents a real opportunity to enrich academic paths.

Your environment :

The Centre de Gestion Scientifique (CGS), a member of the Interdisciplinary Institute for Innovation (i³, CNRS Joint Research Unit 9217), is a leading research center in management sciences. It combines theoretical modeling and empirical studies of collective action and has contributed to major scientific advances that help address contemporary transitions—such as design theory (C-K theory), the concept of the physical internet in logistics, and the governance of innovative companies (including the société à mission model).

The center has a strong record of collaborative and partnership-based research. It leads several teaching and research chairs and participates in national and international research programs. Its faculty regularly publish in leading journals and have received numerous awards and distinctions. The center contributes high-level teaching to all programs of Mines Paris – PSL, with the ambition of preparing students—both in initial and executive education—to meet the socio-economic and environmental challenges of the future.

Mission

Your challenges and responsibilities :

Mines Paris – PSL’s CGS seeks to strengthen its expertise in management sciences in the field of responsible corporate governance and, more broadly, the governance of just transitions.

Contemporary transitions (ecological, energy, and others), whose urgency is exacerbated by current impasses and shortcomings, call for new models of collective action—models that are both effective and capable of addressing issues of social justice among interdependent socio-economic actors at all scales.

If companies can credibly and sustainably innovate around social and environmental issues, the governance of transitions nevertheless raises many challenges. How can we foster diversity in transition pathways beyond the mere aggregation of local improvements? How can coherence be achieved among governance mechanisms (rules of sharing, rights, and responsibilities) that operate at very different levels—individual, organizational, territorial, national, and international? How can individual corporate commitments be coordinated within broader ecosystems while maintaining fairness among actors? And how can the instruments supporting transitions (sustainability metrics, labels, incentive policies, taxes, etc.) be transformed to encourage cooperative and creative trajectories?

Mines Paris has been a pioneer in developing contemporary approaches to corporate governance, which now play a central role in its curricula. The school now seeks to build on this leadership by advancing research and teaching on the governance of transitions.

The candidate will contribute to ongoing research on governance of transitions, notably within the framework of the research program of the Chair “Theory of the Enterprise: Governance Models and Collective Creation.” He or she will also contribute to teaching at the CGS, particularly within the Ingénieur Civil program (core curriculum, elective courses, and specialized modules coordinated by the CGS). The candidate will be expected to help develop and adapt these courses in connection with their research activities and in response to the growth of both initial and executive education programs at the school.

Informations - Recherche

Compétences attendues

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The successful candidate will hold a PhD in Management Science (or a related field) from a university or a leading higher education institution and will demonstrate solid experience in management research. He or she will have the ambition to contribute to theoretical and empirical advances in the fields of corporate governance and social responsibility, as well as in design theory, thereby fostering progress in understanding the governance of transitions and organizational responsibility in the context of these transitions.

The candidate should have a strong record of academic publication and active engagement in international scholarly networks. Teaching experience in a relevant field is required.

The position will start in 2026. Candidates are invited to submit their application—including a CV, a cover letter, and a research proposal—via the online platform before November 14, 2025. Shortlisted candidates will be notified and interviewed before the end of December 2025.

The main skills required for this post are :

The candidate is expected to demonstrate strong modeling abilities, enabling the use and development of theoretical frameworks addressing issues of governance of transitions and corporate responsibility; as well as significant experience in intervention research conducted within or across organizations and ecosystems engaged in transitions.

· Knowledge and skills :

A solid understanding of the business world and of engineering sciences is essential for this research and teaching agenda.

Excellent command of both spoken and written English is required.

· Soft skills :

Ability to work collaboratively within a team environment;

Commitment to the ethical and professional standards of academic research and teaching;

Capacity to adapt to developments in the research field and to innovative pedagogical methods.



…And about us ! Working at Mines Paris - PSL also means :

· Joining a prestigious institution with a rich history

· Playing a part in the digital transition and the transition to carbon

neutrality to tackle the climate emergency

· Belonging to PSL University, ranked 34th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities



Mines Paris - PSL is committed to supporting and promotin quality, diversity and inclusion through an open and transparent

recruitment process.

Mines Paris - PSL is also committed to promoting the professional integration and career development of people with disabilities.