Anticipated Salary Range: $160,000 - $210,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics, or related fields, although ABD near completion (before July 1, 2027) will be considered. Candidates should have a strong record or promise in both research and teaching within the finance discipline. This will be an entry level position and please note that we will only be hiring an Assistant Professor. The position is open to all areas of finance.

Successful candidates for the position must have:

• Demonstrated research potential in the field of Finance, as evidenced by top-tier journal publications and R&Rs, presentations at top-tier conferences, best paper awards, or other indicators of a strong research trajectory;
• Ability (a) to publish in top-tier business journals and (b) to maintain a highly productive research agenda;
• Ability to effectively teach finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, MFin, and PhD) levels;
• 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 6000 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo and 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. For more information, please visit http://www.wlu.ca/lazaridisschool.

Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is the 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).

Applications must include:

• A letter of application, that includes research and teaching accomplishments and agenda,
• A curriculum vitae,
• Arrangements for at least three academic referees to submit reference letters to the email address indicated below 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 Position Number 2026 FIN 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: FINPTAC@wlu.ca

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2026 FIN TT 01

Deadline for applications is Sept 13, 2026

Anticipated Salary Range: $160,000 - $210,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

Qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in Finance, Economics, or related fields, although ABD near completion (before July 1, 2027) will be considered. Candidates should have a strong record or promise in both research and teaching within the finance discipline. This will be an entry level position and please note that we will only be hiring an Assistant Professor. The position is open to all areas of finance.

Successful candidates for the position must have:

• Demonstrated research potential in the field of Finance, as evidenced by top-tier journal publications and R&Rs, presentations at top-tier conferences, best paper awards, or other indicators of a strong research trajectory;
• Ability (a) to publish in top-tier business journals and (b) to maintain a highly productive research agenda;
• Ability to effectively teach finance courses at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, MFin, and PhD) levels;
• 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 6000 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo and 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. For more information, please visit http://www.wlu.ca/lazaridisschool.

Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is the 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).

Applications must include:

• A letter of application, that includes research and teaching accomplishments and agenda,
• A curriculum vitae,
• Arrangements for at least three academic referees to submit reference letters to the email address indicated below 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 Position Number 2026 FIN 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: FINPTAC@wlu.ca

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2026 FIN TT 01

Deadline for applications is Sept 13, 2026