Professor in financial accounting at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor

The Telfer School of Management invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in financial accounting at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor commencing on January 1st, 2027.

Title of position: Professor in financial accounting at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor. The rank is commensurate with experience.

Duties: Academic staff functions include, in varying proportions: teaching, research, and academic service activities.

1. Teaching activities include: i) strengthening quality teaching activities; ii) having excellent pedagogical practices and teaching-related scholarly activities; iii) providing an active contribution to increase our graduate programs and interdisciplinarity and iv) supervising graduate students.
2. Scholarly activities: Applications are invited from candidates with a proven strong capacity in securing competitive research funding, and who can maintain lofty standards of excellence with an active research agenda in the field of accounting and related areas such as auditing.
3. Graduate student supervision: Supervise students in the Accounting and Control field of Telfer’s Doctorate in Management and in the Accounting field of Telfer’s MSc in Management.
4. Academic service activities: The candidate will be an active member of the Accounting and finance section. Administrative duties will be agreed upon with the section and the Dean.

Terms: Vacant tenure-track position.

Wage: The salary scale for an assistant professor starts at $99,377 (as of May 1, 2025).

Benefits package: The University of Ottawa provides a complete benefits package, which includes long-term disability insurance, basic group life insurance, health insurance, University of Ottawa pension plan and optional life insurance, as well as reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses.

Location of work: Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Desmarais Hall, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5.

Contact information: Telfer Recruitment Team, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5. recruit@telfer.uottawa.ca.

Skills Requirements

• Education: Ph.D. in accounting or in a related discipline. A master's degree in accounting or a related field, together with a practice as a Canadian CPA for at least three years, may be considered.
• Work experience: A high-potential research program as demonstrated by articles published in high-quality and high-impact peer-reviewed journals in Accounting and related areas such as auditing. Applicants are expected to demonstrate a track record of success in attracting competitive research funding and an active engagement in the academic community.
• Language: Excellent communication skills in French. Passive knowledge of one’s second official language (English) is a requirement for tenure. English-French bilingualism is an asset.
• Other: Demonstrated ability to teach intermediate and advanced financial accounting in French at both undergraduate and graduate levels. In-depth knowledge of IFRS and ASPE is required. The ability to teach in English is an asset.

Preferences: Preference will be given to candidates who hold the Canadian CPA designation and to candidates with strong ability to teach in both official languages.

Application deadline: Applications received prior to August 9, 2026, will be given first consideration. Applications received after that date will be considered until the position is filled.

Applications must contain: 1) a cover letter, 2) a curriculum vitae, 3) a brief research statement showing alignment of the research program with Telfer’s vision, 4) a brief statement of teaching philosophy, 5) recent teaching evaluation reports, and 6) the names and contact information of three individuals who may be contacted for references.

More information regarding Academic Careers can be found online. Apply online through the University of Ottawa Careers portal.

General inquiries and reference letters may be sent to recruit@telfer.uottawa.ca.