Associate Professorship of International Business in Oxford

Saïd Business School and St Antony’s College are recruiting an Associate Professor of International Business. For this post, the School welcomes applications from early career candidates (i.e., scholars who have completed or will very soon complete their PhD), postdoctoral researchers (i.e., scholars who are currently in a postdoc position), and faculty who are already a tenure-track faculty member. At Oxford, the rank of Associate Professor includes faculty that would elsewhere be considered of assistant or associate professor rank. The position is tenable from 6 September 2027 or at a different date by negotiation. The position is associated with a non-tutorial fellowship at St Antony’s College.

We are inviting applications from those with a background in International Business, broadly defined, who are committed to a programme of intellectually rigorous and relevant scholarship in global strategy, comparative political economy of business, and international political economy, that is publishable in top academic management journals (as defined by those rated 4* on the CABS Academic Journal Guide and those on the FT list), top social science journals and as books with top academic publishers.

The successful candidate will join the International Business group which conducts research addressing pressing global issues, such as sustainability and labour standards in global value chains, innovation in emerging markets, digital transformation (including the adoption of artificial intelligence) and future of work, and state capacity and its implication for business. The group takes a distinct multi-level perspective to studying the political economy of international business. An important focus of the group, therefore, is to study how system-level institutions affect, and are affected by, organizational strategies, management and politics. Many of the group members engage actively with colleagues from other parts of Oxford in formal and informal research collaborations. The group is also committed to mixed methods in research, ranging from qualitative methods to experimental and quantitative methods. We therefore strongly encourage applicants from any methodological background as we continue to broaden the methodological interests of our group.

Please review the attached Job Description, which contains further information about the role including the list of duties/responsibilities, as well as the essential and desirable selection criteria. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon (UK time) on Wednesday 23rd of September 2026.