"Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Operations and Decision Sciences (ODS)"

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for multiple one-year and two-year limited-term appointments at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the ODS area, one commencing May 1, 2026, others commencing September 1, 2026. Each position is subject to final budgetary approval.

Anticipated annual salary range: $89,919 – $125,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The Lazaridis School has over 150 full-time faculty and more than 6000 undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo and Brantford and a location in Toronto, Ontario. With a mission to achieve excellence in management education, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Honour BBA, MBA, MFin, MMA and PhD. Laurier’s undergraduate and graduate business programs are AACSB accredited. For more information, please visit www.wlu.ca/lazaridisschool.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for teaching core and elective courses for the ODS Area in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs and for service work in the ODS area. It will be an asset to have teaching expertise in Business Decision Models, Operations Management, Data Analytics, and Management Information Systems. Some multi‑campus teaching could be involved.

Applicants for this position must have the following qualifications:

• Degree Information: Master’s or PhD in operations and/or decision sciences or in a related field.
• Evidence of teaching excellence at the undergraduate or graduate (MBA) levels.
• Industry or research experience in operations and supply chain management or related fields.
• Demonstrated ability to handle student management issues such as timely grade assessments and academic misconduct.
• Verifiable capacity to work as part of a faculty teaching team to ensure consistency across classes in a multi-section course, including but not limited to teaching coordinated course content, meeting deadlines for drafting assignments and examinations, meeting deadlines for marking assignments and examinations, and meeting deadlines for return of assignments and examinations.
• University-level experience teaching in a large class format in a business school environment.
• Proven ability to handle in-class and out-of-class technology, including remote teaching technology such as Zoom.
• Willingness and capacity to take on substantial service responsibilities as required.

Applications must include:

• A letter of application (please specify if you are applying to start May 1 or September 1)
• A curriculum vitae
• A teaching statement regarding teaching experience, accomplishments, and interests. The statement MUST include a summary table listing the courses taught within the past 3-5 years and number of students/sections in each course.
• 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 2026-ODS LTA-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: ODSPTAC@wlu.ca

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2026-ODS LTA-01.

The application deadlines are March 8, 2026 (for the position starting May 1) and May 15, 2026 (for positions starting September 1).