Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position(s) in Organizational Behavior or Human Resource Management

CEIBS Invites Applications for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position(s) in Organizational Behavior or Human Resource Management China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) invites applications for tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management. Ideal candidates hold a PhD from a highly regarded international doctoral programme in a field related to Organisational Behaviour or Human Resource Management, with a demonstrated capacity for high-quality research and a clear potential to publish in top-tier journals, such as FT50, consistent with the standards of leading business schools.

Newly appointed Assistant Professors benefit from a significantly reduced teaching load to support the development of a strong research pipeline. Promotion will be evaluated with high expectations for sustained, high-quality research and growing teaching effectiveness. Faculty compensation is internationally competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

In addition to an attractive base salary, CEIBS provides a generous housing allowance, an international school education allowance for children, international private medical insurance, and a private pension plan, along with generous research funding and further teaching load reductions or bonuses for high-calibre scholarly publications.

Faculty also benefit from CEIBS’ extensive network of executive students and alumni companies, which offers valuable opportunities for research collaboration and data access. CEIBS' working language is English, and faculty may choose to be based in Shanghai, Beijing, or Shenzhen. About the Department The Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management Department includes faculty with diverse disciplinary backgrounds in management, psychology, and industrial relations, with a shared passion for studying important business phenomena using an interdisciplinary perspective and a range of quantitative and qualitative approaches.

Faculty research spans a wide range of topics such as leadership, creativity and innovation, human-AI collaboration, organisational trust and ethics, strategic human resource management, and cross-cultural management, among many others. Our faculty include editors and editorial board members at major academic journals and officers in various professional associations.

In January 2026, five of our colleagues were named among Elsevier’s Highly Cited Researchers in China. Our faculty also publish regularly in journals such as the Administrative Science Quarterly , the Academy of Management Journal , the Journal of Applied Psychology , Journal of International Business Studies , Journal of Management , Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes and Personnel Psychology .

About CEIBS Founded in 1994 as a non-profit joint venture between the Chinese Government and the European Union, CEIBS is widely regarded as one of the leading business schools in Asia. The school offers a full range of programmes, including the MBA – ranked as #1 in Asia for the tenth consecutive year and #8 globally by the Financial Times , the Finance MBA, Part-time MBA, Global MiM (Switzerland), EMBA, Global EMBA – ranked among the global top two by the Financial Times for six consecutive years, Hospitality EMBA, DBA (Switzerland), PhD, and a broad portfolio of Executive Education programmes.

CEIBS operates campuses in Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Zurich, and Accra. CEIBS is accredited by both EQUIS and AACSB. Its faculty are internationally recognised for combining China Depth with Global Breadth in their research and teaching. The school’s research excellence is reflected in its strong performance in global scholarly rankings.

In January 2026, eighteen CEIBS faculty members were included in Elsevier’s Highly Cited Researchers in China list, the highest number among all business schools in China. In September 2025, seven CEIBS professors were named to the World’s Top 2% Scientists list. These achievements underscore the school’s growing impact on global management scholarship and its continued commitment to academic excellence.

Application To apply for Assistant Professorship, please visit https://apply.interfolio.com/109445 , submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, job market paper, and any other supporting materials. Inquiries may be directed to Ms. Daisy Li at ldaisy@ceibs.edu . All applications will be treated confidentially and reviewed until the positions are filled.

Applicants wishing to be considered for an interview during the 2026 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting must submit their application by July 24, 2026 . Alternatively, interviews can be scheduled on a rolling basis, with initial interviews held in Shanghai or online.

Ideal candidates hold a PhD from a highly regarded international doctoral programme in a field related to Organisational Behaviour or Human Resource Management, with a demonstrated capacity for high-quality research and a clear potential to publish in top-tier journals, such as FT50, consistent with the standards of leading business schools.

To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, job market paper, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available), and three reference letters. Inquiries regarding the positions may be directed to Ms. Daisy Li at ldaisy@ceibs.edu . All applications will be treated confidentially and will be reviewed until the positions are filled.

Interviews may be scheduled on a rolling basis or during the 2026 Academy of Management (AOM) Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Applicants wishing to be considered for interviews at the AOM Annual Meeting must submit their applications by July 24, 2026 .