Lecturer - Accounting; Limited Term Appointment

Job Overview

Faculty/Academic Area:
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics. Department:
Business – Accounting. Campus:
Waterloo. Employee Group: WLUFA. Requisition .

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The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a one-year Limited Term Appointment at the rank of Lecturer in the Accounting area, commencing May 1, 2026
. This position is a full‑time teaching position with a home campus in Waterloo, Ontario. The position is subject to budgetary approval.

Salary Range: $89,919 to $125,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The Lazaridis School has more than 150 full‑time faculty and over 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo, Brantford, and Milton, Ontario. With a mission to achieve excellence in management education, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Honours BBA, MBA, MFin, MMA, and PhD. Laurier’s programs are AACSB accredited.

Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region, home to leading high‑technology firms, insurance companies, and educational/research institutions such as the University of Waterloo, the Balsillie School of International Affairs, and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics is also home to the Lazaridis Institute (), which helps Canadian technology companies reach their next level of growth through world‑class programs; leading‑edge research in innovation, management and disruption in the tech ecosystem; and the connection of international research, best practices in global scaling, and curriculum.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for teaching core and elective Accounting courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Graduate Diploma in Accounting (GDip), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Additionally, the candidate will contribute through service work for the Accounting area and/or the Lazaridis School. Teaching needs span financial accounting, management accounting, management controls, auditing, and taxation.

• Evidence of teaching excellence or the potential for teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate (GDip and MBA) levels;
• Proven ability to deal with technology, including remote teaching technology such as Zoom;
• Verifiable capacity to work as part of a faculty teaching team to ensure consistency across classes in a multi‑section course, including coordination of course content, meeting deadlines for drafting assignments and examinations, and returning graded assignments on time;
• Willingness and capacity to take on substantial service responsibilities as may be required;
• Willingness and capacity to teach in any or all of the three terms as needed (Fall, Winter, and Spring); class times range from 8:30 am–10:00 pm, Monday–Friday;
• Strong commitment to collegiality, and ability and willingness to work collaboratively within the department and the broader academic community.

• A letter of application
• A teaching statement / Teaching Dossier / a statement regarding teaching experience and interests
• Teaching evaluations for courses taught at university level (if available)
• Names and contact information of three academic referees

Only complete applications will be considered. All applications must include the Position Number _LT_01 and should be addressed to Professor Ling Chu, Associate Dean of Business:
Faculty Development & Research, Lazaridis School of Business & Economics. Electronic applications should quote Position Number _LT_01
.

The Final date to receive applications is March 9, 2026
.

Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to equity and values diversity. Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applicants from qualified members of equity‑deserving groups. Indigenous candidates wishing to learn more about equity and inclusive programming may contact the Office of Indigenous…