Faculty of Business Administration – Tenure Track

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Application Deadline: October 27, 2024

Faculty of Business Administration.

Reference # BUSI-2024-25-01

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Business Administration, in the discipline area of Business Analytics and Information Systems. The academic rank of the appointment will be commensurate with the qualifications of the successful candidate. The position will commence on January 1, 2025.

The ideal candidate has a program of research and the ability to teach and develop a variety of courses in the discipline, including business analytics, large-scale data problems, data-driven operations management, and/or supply chain analytics.

Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.

The Faculty of Business Administration at Lakehead University is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and Chartered Professional Accountants Canada (CPA).
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. David Richards, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at (807) 343-8525 or [email protected]. Detailed information on the School and our programs is available at: http://business.lakeheadu.ca/.

Review of applications will begin on October 28, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) quoting Reference # BUSI-2024-25-01 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.

Applicants should submit their electronic application to:
Dr. David Richards,
Dean, Faculty of Business Administration
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
E-mail: [email protected]

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 [email protected] to make appropriate arrangements.

This position is subject to budgetary approval.

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