Assistant Professor-Department of Biology; Biologist

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

The Department of Biology at Wilfrid Laurier University (Laurier) invites applications for a Tenure Track Faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. We are seeking a Microbial Systems Biologistworking with non-traditional experimental systems in the area of Environmental Sustainability tobegin July 1, 2026, subject to budgetary approval. The Waterloo campus will be the primary location for this position; however, teaching responsibilities may include instruction at the Milton and Brantford campuses via in-person or virtual delivery.

Anticipated Salary Range: $90,000 to $140,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The Department of Biology is a dynamic subunit within the Faculty of Science, with leading researchers in many fields and a commitment to building collaborative interdisciplinary research partnerships to address complex and diverse issues. Environmental Sustainability has been identified as an area of emerging research strength for the department and is one of the University’s . We seek to build capacity in this area, add expertise in non-traditional organismal models of systems biology and microbiome research, while also enhancing connections with our area of .

Our ecosystems are being challenged by numerous anthropogenic stressors, including a changing climate, spread of invasive species, increasingly resilient/pathogenic microbes, and expanding human population.
We are seeking an Assistant Professor using a fundamental systems biology and/or omics approach
to study microscopic eukaryotes and/or prokaryotes in the context of rapid anthropogenic change.The use of technologies, such as metagenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, high-resolution microscopy, in combination with a focus on non-traditional (i.e., non-yeast/E. coli) microscopic model organisms would be highly desirable. Examples of priority areas under the systems biology focus may include, but are not limited to, studying of inter-organismal interactions, determining genetic and other variables that interact to determine microbiome assembly, and/or the impact of a changing environment on microbial systems in terrestrial and/or aquatic biomes.

With this hiring, the Department of Biology will build capacity in microbial systems biology and further strengthen our strategic research themes.

The successful candidate is expected to contribute service to the University and academic community, and to scholarly and/or professional activities.

About Laurier Biology

The Department of Biology offers undergraduate degrees in Biology and Environmental Science, a MSc program in Integrative Biology, and a PhD program in Biological and Chemical Sciences (in conjunction with the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry).

The department values , and is involved in a number of efforts and initiatives to promote these values, including participation in the federal program aimed at addressing systemic barriers in research, and initiatives such as the annual that celebrates the career and accomplishments of its namesake and promotes women in science. The ability and interest of the applicant to contribute to or expand these equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives within the department would be desirable.

To learn more about the Department of Biology, our programs, initiatives and current faculty research interests, please visit the Biology . Applicants are encouraged to review Laurier’s .

The successful applicant will have access to extensive shared research infrastructure in the and the (CCRWS), which help to foster collaborative research programs. Cold regions and water science research have become a strategic focus of the University and are supported by substantial lab and field-based infrastructure and a growing complement of faculty focused on these broad areas of research.

Qualifications

To be considered, applicants must possess a PhD in Biological Sciences, orarelated discipline, with relevant post-doctoral experience in microbial systems biology related to environmental sustainability. The successful candidate will have a strong record…