"Two One-Year Limited Term Appointments: Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Marketing"

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for two, one-year Limited Term Appointments at the rank of Lecturer/Assistant Professor in the Marketing area, commencing May 1, 2026. These positions are subject to budgetary approval.

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

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 a location in Toronto, 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.

The successful candidate will be primarily responsible for teaching core and elective Marketing courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs in both the Waterloo campus and in Toronto, and in engaging in service activities for the Marketing area and the broader school.

Applicants for this position must have the following qualifications:

• Degree Information: Minimum of a Master’s in Marketing or MBA degree.
• Evidence of teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate (MBA) levels: Applicants should demonstrate evidence of a strong teaching record through teaching evaluations, testimonials, letters of reference, etc.
• Ability to teach a broad range of courses will be of importance. The courses offered by the Marketing Area include Introductory Marketing, Marketing Research, Marketing Strategy, Consumer Behavior, High-tech Marketing, Services Marketing, Social Media Marketing, International marketing, B2B Marketing, Brand Communications/ Management, Marketing Communications, Sales Management, Marketing and Society, Sports Fan Engagement, Branding and Sports Sponsorship, and Sports Media Management. Applicants are encouraged to clearly identify their prior experience, and ability to teach (any of) the above-mentioned courses both at the BBA and MBA levels.
• Demonstrated ability to deal with student management issues such as timely grade assessments and academic misconduct
• Proven ability to deal with in-class and out of class technology including remote teaching technology such as Zoom (Note: All classes are currently held in person and not remotely)
• 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
• Experience teaching in a large class business school environment preferred
• Willingness and capacity to take on substantial service responsibilities within the Marketing area as may be required: Such activities may include course coordination, committee membership, student mentoring, etc.
• Applicants who are either engaged in conducting and disseminating research by publishing articles/cases/books, attending conferences, reviewing papers and books; or are engaged in industry professional activities including consulting, advice, boards of director activities, professional events that focus on the practice of business, management, and related issues, and/or other activities that place them in direct contact with businesses will be preferred.

Applications must include:

• A letter of application
• A curriculum vitae
• A statement regarding teaching experience and interests (clearly indicate the courses you are able to teach)
• Names and emails of at least three academic references

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_MKT_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: MKTPTAC@wlu.ca

Electronic applications should quote Position Number 2026_MKT_01

Deadline for applications is March 19, 2026.