"Assistant Professor in Strategic Management"

Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the Strategic Management Area, commencing July 1, 2026. This position is subject to budgetary approval.

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. For more information, please visit http://www.wlu.ca/lazaridisschool.

Waterloo is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is 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).

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 or International 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 including international strategy 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 2025 SM-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: POLPTAC@WLU.CA

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2025 SM-TT 01. Do not use the "Apply Now" feature- applications should be submitted directly to the above email address.

Deadline for applications is August 31, 2025.

Representatives from the Strategic Management Area will be attending the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, 25-29 July 2025 Copenhagen, Denmark. If you would like to arrange to meet with them to obtain further information on the position, please send an email to Dr. Scott Ensign (pensign@wlu.ca) or Dr. Anne Domurath (adomurath@wlu.ca).