Thunder Bay Career Opportunities

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Date Posted: November 20, 2025

Application Deadline: December 4, 2025

Winter Term: January 1, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Campus, invites applications for a Contract Lecturer in the Department of Faculty of Business Administration. Applications are requested to teach:

BUSI 2034 – Marketing Management II – In person (2 sections) (in person)

WA: Monday & Wednesday (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)
WB: Monday & Wednesday (2:30 PM – 4:00 PM)

Building upon the concepts and techniques introduced in Marketing I, this course introduces the major marketing policy decisions that influence the successful design and implementation of the organization's marketing strategy. Emphasizing a decision-making perspective, this case course requires students to consider formulation and management of the firm's product policies, pricing strategy, promotional programs and distribution channels. In addition, students are introduced to selected topics of current interest to marketing managers.

BUSI 3019 – Corporate Finance (1 section) (in person)

Tuesday & Thursday (4:00 PM – 5:30 PM)

Focuses on the application of corporate financial theories from the perspective of business managers. The analyses of problems, mini-cases, and assigned cases are a dominant feature of this course. Topics covered include capital budgeting, valuation, risk analysis, cost of capital, capital structure, dividend policy, raising capital, and mergers and acquisitions.

BUSI 3413 – Project Management (1 Section) (in person)

WA: Monday (7:00 PM – 10:00 PM)

Focuses on developing conceptual understanding and practical skills necessary for project managers to contribute value to an organization. Covers technical project management skills, including project quality, scope, time, cost, risk, procurement and integration management, and managerial concepts, including leadership, strategy, communication, and team and stakeholder management. Introduces the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) and prepares students for the Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM) exam.

BUSI 4039 – Financial Institutions Management (1 section) (in person)

Monday and Wednesday (10:00 AM – 11:30 AM)

This course is designed to improve the management skills of those who intend to pursue management careers in one of the several Canadian financial institutions. The course involves the study of the important types of financial institutions such as chartered banks, trust companies, sales and consumer finance companies, insurance companies, mutual funds, caisses populaires, credit unions, pension funds and investment dealers.

Please note: This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Instructors should refer to the online timetable prior to the start of classes.

Qualifications Preferred: The ideal candidate will have either:

A PhD in a field related to the course, or
A master’s degree in a related field and relevant professional experience and/or designation.
A CPA designation with experience will be considered an asset for applicants to the courses in Accounting
Experience teaching at the post-secondary level is preferred.
Candidates lacking the specific degree qualification, but who possess an appropriate combination of academic and professional experience may be considered.
Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.

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 the Faculty of Business Administration at position.business@lakeheadu.ca. Detailed information on the Faculty of Business Administration at https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/business

Review of applications will begin on December 5, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) should include: a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests and/or evidence of teaching effectiveness. A completed Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada.pdf form must accompany your package. We encourage applicants with the Right of First Refusal (as outlined in article 19.03.02 of the LUFA/LU Collective Agreement) to indicate their status in their application.

To apply click the Google Form: Application Form

Or Applicants can submit their electronic application to:

Department of Faculty of Business Administration

Lakehead University

955 Oliver Road

Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1

Attn: Dr. Subramanian Sivaramakrishnan, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration

E-mail: 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.cato make appropriate arrangements.

This position is subject to budgetary approval.