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LAZARIDIS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY

CANADA

Canada Research Chair (Tier II) in Corporate Governance

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applicants for a Tier II Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Corporate Governance.  This is a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant professor or a tenured position at the rank of Associate professor to begin pending CRC approval.

Candidates must have an established externally-funded research record with demonstrated potential of becoming a global leader in corporate governance research. The candidate's record should include research pertinent to technology firms. Applicants will have completed their doctoral studies in general management or in a corporate governance related discipline, and have an emerging academic record with recognized potential for leadership in their field. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain a highly productive research program and provide effective teaching and supervision to graduate business students. The successful candidate will also play a leadership role within the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics and the recently established Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises.

The primary focus of the proposed Tier II CRC will be collaborative, inter-disciplinary research on the major issues of corporate governance as they apply to growing technology firms, to influence thinking of policy makers, corporate leaders and institutional investors. This could include developing and publishing research on a broad range of governance issues facing technology firms and their boards of directors that includes but is not limited to: executive compensation; board composition, evolution and governance; global governance; board effectiveness; CEO succession; legislative and regulatory changes related to governance; director fiduciary responsibilities; shareholder and stakeholder activism; proxy voting. 

The CRC will be expected to actively participate in the Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises. The Lazaridis Institute helps Canadian technology companies reach their next level of growth through world-class programs; leading-edge research in innovation, management and disruption in the tech ecosystem; and the connection of international research, best practices in global scaling, and curriculum. For more information, please see: http://www.lazaridisinstitute.ca

Tier II Canada Research Chairs, tenable for five years and renewable once, are intended for exceptional emerging scholars who were granted their PhD less than 10 years prior at the time of nomination.  Applicants who are more than 10 years from having earned their highest degree (and where career breaks exist including maternity, parental or extended sick leave, clinical training, etc.) may have their eligibility for a CRC Tier II assessed through the program's Tier II Justification Process. This nomination is subject to review and final approval by the Tri-Agency Institutional Programs Secretariat in Ottawa. Contingent on success of the CRC nomination, the successful applicant will be offered a position at the rank of Assistant or Associate professor. More information on the CRC program including eligibility criteria can be found at http://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca.

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics has over one hundred full-time faculty and more than five thousand undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, and a location in Toronto, Ontario. With a mission to achieve excellence in management education, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Honours BBA, MBA, MFin, and PhD. Laurier's undergraduate and graduate business programs are AACSB accredited. For more information, please visit http://www.wlu.ca/sbe.

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).

Applicants should send a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a 1-2 page statement of current and prospective research and teaching interests, reprints of recent papers, and should arrange for at least three academic referees to submit reference letters to jomacneil@wlu.ca at the time of application. All applications must include the Position Number 2017-02, and should be addressed to:

Dr. Peter Carayannopoulos

Associate Dean of Business,

Lazaridis School of Business & Economics

Wilfrid Laurier University

Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3C5

Email: jomacneil@wlu.ca - Electronic applications quoting Position Number 2017-02 are encouraged.

The deadline for applications is August 31, 2017.

Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the requirements of the Department of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the successful applicant will be required to prove they are legally able to work in Canada.

Members of the designated groups must self-identify to be considered for employment equity. Candidates may self-identify, in confidence, to Dr. Peter Carayannopoulos (contact details above). Further information on the equity policy can be found at https://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2465&p=10545

To obtain a copy of this job ad (or links referenced) in an accessible format, please contact Jordan MacNeil (jomacneil@wlu.ca)

The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. All nominations and applications shall be reviewed and considered under a set of criteria established by the Search Committee and a short list of candidates shall be interviewed. Only those applicants selected for the short list will be contacted.

NICOLE COVIELLO, PhD, DSc (econ) hc

Lazaridis Research Professor & Professor of Marketing

Research Director, Lazaridis Institute for the Management of Technology Enterprises

Field Editor, Journal of Business Venturing