"Assistant Professor in Accounting (Tenure-Track)"

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the Accounting area, commencing July 1, 2026. This position is subject to budgetary approval.

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Accounting or related field. Candidates near the completion of their Ph.D. are eligible to apply providing the requirements for the Ph.D. degree will be completed within one year. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to excellence in research and scholarship through high quality peer reviewed publications in their areas of expertise. The position is open to all areas of Accounting.

Successful candidates for the position must have:

• Demonstrated research potential in areas that include financial accounting, managerial accounting, assurance, and/or taxation
• Clear potential to develop an independent and robust research program
• Exhibited a capacity for generating scholarly outputs, such as publications, research funding, and engagement in interdisciplinary collaboration, commensurate with the candidate’s level
• Obtained experience or demonstrated an interest in actively participating in the training and mentorship of both graduate and undergraduate students within their research program
• A professional accounting designation is considered an asset, with a Canadian CPA preferred
• The ability to effectively teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels (BBA, Graduate Diploma in Accounting, MBA, and/or PhD)
• Demonstrated desire to contribute to service
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a teaching team to ensure consistency across sections in a multi-section course
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively and enhance a culture of inquiry, collegiality and creativity
• Demonstrated ability to communicate the relevance of their research to a business audience

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics has over 150 full-time faculty and more than 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, Graduate Diploma in Accounting, MBA, MFin, MMA and PhD. Laurier’s undergraduate and graduate business programs are AACSB accredited. For more information, please visit www.wlu.ca/lazaridisschool.

Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is the home to a number of 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).

Applications must include:

• A letter of application / cover letter
• A curriculum vitae
• A teaching statement / teaching dossier / statement regarding teaching experience and interests
• A research statement / statement of current and prospective research interests / copies of publications
• A working paper of your current research
• Arrangements for at least three academic referees to submit reference letters to accptac@wlu.ca by the application deadline.

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 2025-ACC-TT-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: accptac@wlu.ca

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2025-ACC-TT-01

Deadline for applications is December 3, 2025