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Smith School of Business at Queen's University is an exceptional place for scholars to develop their academic careers.
Here, you as a faculty member are positioned to succeed. You can count on generous support for your research, because we pride ourselves on being a school that generates new knowledge. You will be motivated by an inquisitive and accomplished faculty, because we value collaboration. And you will have time to refresh your batteries and enjoy what Eastern Ontario has to offer, because we are committed to a healthy work-life balance.
Smith School of Business is part of the larger Queen’s community, a university with a reputation for quality, excellence, and global reach. Queen’s consistently ranks at the top for awards per full-time faculty in Canada and in the top for research intensity. We are consistently ranked among the top five universities in Canada for the highest proportion of students who graduate.
We encourage to learn more about Smith School of Business as a rewarding centre of personal and professional growth.
At Smith School of Business, faculty are positioned to succeed
As a new faculty member, you receive a three-year research initiation grant to help you establish your research program and to act as a bridge to external sources of funding. Additional internal funding to cover research assistants is available by competition. You’re also eligible for fellowships or professorships and course releases. We help build your reputation by highlighting your work on our research site, Smith Business Insight.
New faculty at Smith School of Business teach three half-courses a year for the first three years. After that, faculty usually teach four half-courses a year. We can usually arrange for you to teach your half-courses all in one term, making it more efficient in terms of prep time and allowing for an uninterrupted period for research during others periods of the year.
From your first campus visit, you feel looked after. Staff members bring you up to speed on the local real estate market, smooth the way with immigration issues, and offer advice and support on research grants and awards. More experienced faculty members act as mentors, sharing their perspectives and helping you navigate the collegial environment at Goodes Hall.
You quickly learn to appreciate Goodes Hall, home of Smith School of Business. Goodes was conceived and designed as a learning community. It combines an exquisitely restored 45,000-square-foot 120-year-old Victorian schoolhouse with 143,000 square feet of bold new design and structure. A new wing was opened in 2012, featuring state-of-the-art classrooms with the latest teaching technologies and a dedicated behavioural research lab.
Smith welcomes dual career couples and does its best to accommodate them. Guidance for partners/spouses seeking nonacademic employment at Smith or in Kingston is available from Smith's Faculty Recruitment and Support Program. Support includes an initial overview of the local labor conditions relevant to his/her field; networking assistance with potential employers and industry associations; and referrals for employment counseling.
At Smith School of Business, it is possible to thrive as a faculty member and have a full and fun life outside of Goodes Hall. Our faculty take full advantage of what Kingston has to offer, whether enjoying the best freshwater sailing in North America or taking in the rich cultural scene. We’re proud of our family-friendly environment and offer excellent parental leave provisions. New parents can apply to have their tenure decision postponed for births or adoptions.
Current Opportunities
MMA 900 - Experiential Learning Foundations
A position is open at the Smith School of Business at our Toronto facility to teach Experiential Learning Foundations in the Full-Time Master of Management Analytics (FTMMA) program as part of the Internship Program. The successful applicant will be required to teach 100% of one (1) section of Experiential Learning Foundations, with an anticipated enrollment of approximately 50 students. The course will be delivered in person at the Toronto facility, beginning in the Fall 2026 term and continuing through the academic cycle of the program, with several concluding sessions extending into late Fall 2027.
View MMA 900 - Experiential Learning Foundations details COMM 381 - Business Law I
A term adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our main campus in Kingston, in a lecture-style undergraduate course in the Commerce program. The position is to teach Business Law I – Comm 381 in the fall term. There are two sections of this course available. Teaching one (1) section of Comm 381 will generally include teaching twenty-four “one-and-a-half hour” sessions from September to December 2026. The successful applicant(s) will be required to teach 100% of one or more sections of COMM 381 with a maximum enrollment of 55 students.
View COMM 381 - Business Law I details MMA 831 - Marketing Analytics
A Term Adjunct position is available at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach online in our Master of Management Analytics (MMA) program. The position is available to teach the Marketing Analytics course in our Graduate Program at Smith School of Business for the fall term.
The successful applicant will be required to teach 100% of one (1) section of Marketing Analytics with an anticipated enrollment of approximately 35-70 students. Please note that all sessions of our MMA Blended program are delivered online using Zoom. There is no additional technical support for Zoom sessions, so it is very important that candidates have experience with Zoom including the creation and opening of breakout rooms, using quizzes/polls, sharing slides and documents, recording classes and monitoring the student body for questions and interactive opportunities. Instructors also have the opportunity to provide asynchronous content. This will reduce lecturing during the synchronous sessions which can be saved for interacting with the class.
COMM 412 - Blockchain: Implications for Business and Society
A term adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our main campus in Kingston, in a lecture-style undergraduate course in the Commerce program. The position is to teach Blockchain: Implications for Business and Society – COMM 412 in the fall term. Teaching one (1) section of Comm 412 will generally include teaching twenty-four “one-and-a-half hour” sessions from September to December 2026. The successful applicant(s) will be required to teach 100% of one section of COMM 412 with a maximum enrollment of 55 students.
View COMM 412 - Blockchain: Implications for Business and Society details COMM 395 - Digital Strategy and Transformation
A term adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our main campus in Kingston, in a lecture-style undergraduate course in the Commerce program. The position is to teach Digital Strategy & Transformation – Comm 395 in the fall term. Teaching one (1) section of Comm 395 will generally entail teaching twenty-four “one-and-a-half hour” sessions from September to December 2026. The successful applicant will be required to teach 100% of one or more sections of COMM 395, with a maximum enrollment of 55 students.
View COMM 395 - Digital Strategy and Transformation details COMM 370 - Business Communication in North America
A term adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our main campus in Kingston, in a lecture-style undergraduate course in the Commerce program. The position is to teach Business Communication in North America – Comm 370 in the fall term. Teaching one (1) section of Comm 370 will generally include teaching twenty-four “one-and-a-half hour” sessions from September to December 2026. The successful applicant(s) will be required to teach 100% of one or more sections of COMM 370 with a maximum enrollment of 89 students.
View COMM 370 - Business Communication in North America details COMM 111 - Intro to Financial Accounting
A term adjunct position is open at the Smith School of Business for an instructor to teach at our main campus in Kingston, in a lecture-style undergraduate course in the Commerce program. The position is to teach Intro to financial Accounting – COMM 111 in the fall term. There are two (2) sections available. Teaching one (1) section of Comm 111 will generally include teaching twenty-four “one-and-a-half hour” sessions from September to December 2026. The successful applicant(s) will be required to teach 100% of one or more sections of COMM 111 with a maximum enrollment of 89 students.
View COMM 111 - Intro to Financial Accounting details 
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Ceren Kolsarici
Associate Professor & Distinguished Faculty Fellow of Marketing
Joined Smith School of Business faculty in 2009
“I was pretty clear on what I was looking for in an academic setting: a school that supports and rewards high quality research and teaching, and one that has distinguished students who would challenge and push me to do better. I was looking for an environment with a continuous motivation to change, adapt, and improve.”
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