"Limited Term Appointment Lecturer in Accounting"

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a one-year Limited Term Appointment at the rank of Lecturer in the Accounting area, commencing May 1, 2026. This position is a full-time teaching position with a home campus in Waterloo, Ontario. The position is subject to budgetary approval.

Salary Range: $89,919 to $125,000. Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for teaching core and elective Accounting courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Graduate Diploma in Accounting (GDip), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs. Additionally, the successful candidate will contribute through service work for the Accounting area and/or the Lazaridis School. We have teaching needs in various sub-disciplines of Accounting, such as financial accounting, management accounting, management controls, auditing and taxation.

Applicants for this position must have the following qualifications:

• Canadian CPA designation;
• Evidence of teaching excellence or the potential for teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate (GDip and MBA) levels;
• Proven ability to deal with technology including remote teaching technology such as Zoom;
• 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;
• Willingness and capacity to take on substantial service responsibilities as may be required;
• Willingness and capacity to teach in any or all of the three terms as needed (Fall, Winter, and Spring). Class times range from 8:30am-10:00pm from Monday to Friday;
• Strong commitment to collegiality, and ability and willingness to work collaboratively within the department and the broader academic community.

Applications must include:

• A letter of application
• A curriculum vitae
• A teaching statement / Teaching Dossier / a statement regarding teaching experience and interests
• Teaching evaluations for courses taught at university level (if available)
• Names and contact information of three academic referees

Only complete applications will be considered. All applications must include the Position Number 2026_ACC_LT_01 and should be addressed to:

Dr. 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 2026_ACC_LT_01

The deadline for applications is March 9, 2026.