Lecturer - Accounting (Taxation) LTA

Wilfrid Laurier University • Waterloo, ON

2d • CA$89,919 - CA$125,000 • Onsite

About The Position

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 September 1, 2026. This position is a full-time teaching position with a home campus in Waterloo, Ontario. The position is subject to budgetary approval. The Lazaridis School has over 150 full-time faculty and more than 6,000 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. Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is the home to several 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).

Requirements

• Canadian CPA designation
• Master of Taxation, Master of Accounting specializing in Taxation, or completion or near completion of the CPA Canada tax in-depth program
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Primarily responsible for teaching taxation courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Graduate Diploma in Accounting (GDip), and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs.
• Contribute through service work for the Accounting area and/or the Lazaridis School.
• Deal with technology including remote teaching technology such as Zoom.
• 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.
• Take on substantial service responsibilities as may be required.
• Teach in any or all of the three terms as needed (Fall, Winter, and Spring).
• Work collaboratively within the department and the broader academic community.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level