Assistant Professor - Strategic Manangement (Tenure Track

Faculty/Academic Area:
Lazaridis School of Business & Economics

Department:
Strategic Management

Campus:
Waterloo

Employee Group: WLUFA

Requisition  Lazaridis School of Business & Economics

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track Position) – Strategic Management Area

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada invites applications for three tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level in the Strategic Management Area, commencing July 1, 2027. The positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Anticipated Salary Range: $120, 000, 000 to $170, 000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics has over 150 full-time faculty and more than 6000 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 undergraduate and graduate business programs are AACSB accredited.

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Waterloo is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is home to several leading high technology firms, insurance companies and educational/research institutions (e.g. University of Waterloo, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics).

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Strategic Management or related field, or completion of Ph.D. within one year and have a strong record or promise in both research and teaching.

Successful candidates for the position must have demonstrated ability to:

• conduct research in the field of Strategic Management;
• publish in top-tier peer-reviewed academic business journals;
• maintain a highly productive and coherent research agenda;
• effectively teach multi-section core strategic management courses to undergraduate business students using a common course outline;
• communicate the relevance of their research to a business audience;
• work collaboratively and enhance a culture of inquiry, collegiality and creativity.

Applications must include:

• A letter of application / a cover letter
• A curriculum vitae,
• A teaching statement / Teaching Dossier / a statement regarding teaching experience and interests
• A research statement / a statement of current and prospective research interests / copies of publications
• The names and emails of at least three academic referees

Applicants may also include teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching ability.

Only complete applications will be considered. All applications must include the Position Number SM TT 2026-01, and should be addressed to:

Professor Ling Chu

Associate Dean of Business:
Faculty Development & Research

Lazaridis School of Business & Economics

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5

Email:

Final date to receive applications is August 31, 2026

Diversity and creating a culture of inclusion is a key pillar of Wilfrid Laurier University’s Strategic Academic Plan and is one of Laurier’s core values. Laurier is committed to increasing the diversity of faculty and staff and welcomes applications from qualified members of the equity-deserving groups. Indigenous candidates who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contact the Office of Indigenous Initiatives at  Candidates from other equity-deserving groups who would like to learn more about equity and inclusive programming at Laurier are welcome to contact Equity and Accessibility at

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, as per Canadian immigration laws, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. To comply with the Government of Canada’s reporting requirements, the University is obligated to gather information about applicants’ status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizen ships; however, all applicants must include one of the following statements in their cover letter:

Yes, I am a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada;
No, I am not…