Lecturer - Finance (1-year Limited Term Appointment)
About The Position
The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics (Lazaridis School) at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for TWO one-year Limited Term Appointments in the Finance area, commencing September 1, 2026. These positions are subject to budgetary approval. 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 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
- Have an MBA or a MFin.
- Evidence of teaching excellence at the undergraduate and/or graduate (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.
- 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.
- Strong commitment to collegiality, and ability and willingness to work collaboratively within the department.
- University-level experience teaching in a large class format in a business school environment.
- Experience teaching Finance courses at the university level.
- Applicants must include a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, including all teaching experience, and a statement regarding teaching experience and interests.
Nice To Haves
- CFA or CFP designations would be desirable.
- Experience in teaching both core and advanced elective Finance courses is preferred.
- Experience teaching courses on Personal Financial Planning, Fixed Income Analysis, and Options, Futures and Swaps will be desirable.
Responsibilities
- Primarily responsible for teaching core and elective Finance courses in the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Finance (MFin) programs.
- Service work for the Finance area.
- 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).
Benefits
- Actual salary to be commensurate with experience.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
