ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (RESIDENTIAL)

About the programme

Business today cannot be separated from technology. Data, software and artificial intelligence now

sit at the centre of how firms compete, how markets work and how value is created, and the

managers who lead well are those who understand both the logic of business and the workings of

the technology transforming it. The four-year BBA (Honours) is built for that reality. It is a

greenfield programme, designed from first principles rather than adapted from an older model, to

prepare graduates who can reason across business, technology and society and contribute from

their first day at work.

The programme is delivered in partnership with an international university, which gives it an

international dimension from the outset. The partnership begins with visiting faculty, shared

courses and summer courses, and will grow into faculty exchange, credit-bearing mobility and

research and internship pathways, so that students learn within a global academic community

rather than a purely local one.

The curriculum rests on four academic cores, taught in an integrated way rather than in isolation:

Business; Technology and AI; Liberal Studies; and Entrepreneurial and Workplace Readiness.

Learning follows the LEAP framework of Learn, Engage, Apply and Practice, which combines

rigorous coursework with sustained experiential and industry-embedded work. Every student

takes two of four concentrations (indicative): Analytics and Decision-Making; Venture Building and

Innovation; Health Systems and MedTech; and Global Affairs and Geopolitics. Concentrations

replace conventional specialisations, giving students depth in an emerging domain while keeping

the breadth to navigate a changing world. The programme overall lets students learn not only

about organisations but from them. The first cohort begins in September 2026 on the Bengaluru

campus, aligned to the National Education Policy 2020.

The four tracks

● Business: the analytical and functional foundations of management, spanning marketing,

economics, finance, accounting, strategy, operations, analytics and law, taught as the core

discipline of how organisations create and sustain value.

● Technology and AI: computational thinking, data analytics, machine learning and

generative AI, together with the practice of building digital products and platforms, so that

students can both use and reason about the technologies now central to business.

● Liberal Studies: writing, reasoning, ethics, and Indian philosophy and knowledge systems,

developing the breadth, judgement and human understanding that distinguish good

managers.

● Entrepreneurial and Workplace Readiness: the entrepreneurial mindset, design thinking,

negotiation, leadership, communication and professional excellence, developed largely

through practice so that graduates are productive from day one.

The role

We invite applications for full-time residential Associate Professors to provide academic depth,

leadership and continuity across the four tracks. Associate Professors will lead core courses,

anchor curriculum and research quality within a track, and help mentor a young faculty. They will

also serve as preferred leads for the programme's concentrations as these launch. We seek

established scholars with a strong record of teaching, research and academic contribution.

Eligibility (mandatory)

- A PhD in the relevant discipline.

- At least five years of teaching, research or industry experience, of which a minimum of two

years is post-PhD

Desirable

- A sustained, high-quality record of publications, cases or other scholarly contribution.

- Experience of doctoral or research supervision.

- Demonstrated curriculum leadership and programme-building experience.

- Global exposure through teaching, research or collaboration.

Key responsibilities

- Lead course and curriculum design within a track, and lead concentration design as

concentrations launch.

- Teach two to three core and specialized courses.

- Drive research, publications and case development, and support external and industry

collaboration.

- Mentor junior faculty and represent the programme at the Board of Studies and in

accreditation.

Why join

For established scholars, the institution offers the opportunity to shape a founding curriculum, lead

a track and a concentration, and mentor the next generation of faculty and students, with the

backing of one of India's leading education groups and access to Bengaluru's research,

technology and enterprise networks.