Application Deadline: Tuesday, April 15, 2025, or until position is filled
Faculty of Business Administration
Reference # BUSI-2024-25-02
Category: Tenure Track Faculty Positions
Campus: Thunder Bay
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for one (1) tenure-track appointment in Finance in the Faculty of Business. The academic rank of the appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications of the successful candidate. The position will commence on August 1, 2025.
The Faculty of Business Administration is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Finance major in the Faculty of Business Administration participates in the CFA Institute University Affiliation Program.
The position will involve an active program of scholarly research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Finance, supervision of Masters students’ research, and service contributions to the Faculty and the University.
Eligible candidates will have a Ph.D. in Finance (or be close to completion). A demonstrated record of research and teaching in Finance and experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired. Experience with the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) program and teaching graduate courses in Finance is an asset.
Lakehead is a comprehensive university with a reputation for innovative programs and cutting-edge research. Our campuses are located in Thunder Bay on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850 and in Orillia on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, and Rama First Nation. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses and is committed to a relationship with Métis and Inuit and First Nations peoples. Lakehead has approximately 10,000 students and 2,160 faculty and staff. With an emphasis on collaborative learning and independent critical thinking and a multidisciplinary teaching approach, Lakehead offers a variety of degree and diploma programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels through its nine faculties, including Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health and Behavioural Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Science and Environmental Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities, Graduate Studies, and Faculty of Law. For further information, please visit: www.lakeheadu.ca.
For further information, please contact Dr. Wing Him Yeung, Chair of the Appointment Committee, Faculty of Business Administration at whyeung@lakeheadu.ca. Detailed information on the Faculty and our programs is available at: https://business.lakeheadu.ca/
Review of applications will begin on April 16, 2025 and continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) quoting Reference # BUSI-2024-25-02 should include: a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (including a statement of teaching philosophy, course outlines and teaching evaluations for previously-taught courses), a statement of a research plan (current and future interests), copies of the three most significant publications, and the names and contact information of three references. A completed Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada.pdf form must accompany your package. This form is available on our website at:
https://www.lakeheadu.ca/faculty-and-staff/departments/services/hr/employment-opportunities
Applicants should submit their electronic application to:
Dr. Wing Him Yeung
Chair, Appointment Committee
Faculty of Business Administration
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
Email: position.business@lakeheadu.ca
Lakehead University is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals including women, racialized persons, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities and other equity-seeking groups. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. This is in accordance with Canadian immigration requirements.
Lakehead University has an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan 2019-2024 with a goal to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as measured by increasing representation of under-represented groups among applicants, candidates and hires. We encourage candidates to self-identify, if you are from an under-represented group, and prefer candidates with the knowledge, competencies and relationships derived from lived experience. Experience working with Indigenous or racialized communities, and/or members of other equity-deserving groups is a strong asset. A lived experience or worked experience of any of these issues is preferred.
We appreciate your interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be notified. Lakehead University is committed to supporting an accessible environment. Applicants requiring accommodation during the interview process should contact the Office of Human Resources at (807) 343.8010 ext. 8334 or human.resources@lakeheadu.ca to make appropriate arrangements.
This position is subject to budgetary approval.
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