Lecturer - Accounting (1-Year 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 a number of 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
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
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
Yes, I am a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada OR No, I am not a current citizen or permanent resident of Canada

Responsibilities

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.
Contribute through service work for the Accounting area and/or the Lazaridis School.
Teaching needs in various sub-disciplines of Accounting (financial accounting, management accounting, management controls, auditing and taxation) with a strongest need in management accounting.
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).
Demonstrate Laurier's Employee Success Factors.