Graduate Program Chair - Business Faculty

Join one of Canada's fastest-growing universities as a Graduate Program Chair (Business Faculty), where you will play a key leadership role in the growth of a graduate business program and help shape the future of business education at IBU.

About the Role

As the Graduate Program Chair (Business Faculty), you will provide academic leadership and strategic direction for a growing graduate business program. Reporting to the Executive Dean and Vice-President, you will oversee program quality, curriculum development, faculty engagement, student success initiatives, and continuous improvement efforts while maintaining an active commitment to teaching, research, and academic service.

This role is ideal for an accomplished scholar-practitioner who is passionate about graduate education, academic leadership, innovation, and developing the next generation of business leaders and researchers.

Title: Graduate Program Chair (Business Faculty)
Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Department: EDVP Office
Reporting to: Executive Dean and Vice-President
Location: Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid)
Existing Vacancy: Yes
Openings: 1Compensation Range: $110,000 - $130,000 annually

Why Join IBU

Located in downtown Toronto, IBU is one of Canada's fastest-growing universities, committed to innovation, academic excellence, and preparing graduates to thrive in a rapidly changing global economy.
As Graduate Program Chair, you will have the opportunity to shape the future of a growing graduate business program, collaborate with talented faculty and academic leaders, and make a meaningful impact on students, research, and institutional growth.

What You'll Do

• Provide strategic leadership for the graduate business program and ensure alignment with institutional priorities.
• Lead curriculum development, review, and continuous improvement initiatives to maintain academic excellence and market relevance.
• Support program growth through innovative academic planning and student-centered program enhancement.
• Maintain responsibility for academic quality, learning outcomes, student progression, and program effectiveness.
• Coordinate faculty teaching assignments, research activities, and graduate supervision.
• Teach graduate-level courses using engaging, evidence-based, and innovative instructional approaches.
• Supervise graduate research projects, major research papers, and other scholarly activities.
• Foster a culture of scholarship, innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement.
• Support academic planning, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and accreditation-related activities.
• Maintain an active research agenda and contribute to the University's academic reputation through scholarly publications and professional engagement.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen program quality and student outcomes.
• Participate in academic governance, university committees, faculty meetings, and institutional initiatives.
• Contribute to a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative academic environment that supports student, faculty, and institutional success.

This is a hybrid role based in Toronto, requiring in-person attendance as needed.

What You Bring/Who You Are

• PhD or equivalent research-focused doctorate from a recognized and accredited institution in Business Administration or a closely related discipline.
• Preference will be given to candidates who qualify as Scholarly Academic (SA) faculty under AACSB standards through a strong record of peer-reviewed intellectual contributions and ongoing research productivity.
• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed scholarly publications and an active research agenda.
• Expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Strategic Management
  • Global Business
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Behaviour
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Business Analytics
  • Digital Transformation
  • Technology Management
  • Sustainability and ESG
  • Organizational Change and Transformation
  • Applied Business Research
• Demonstrated experience supervising graduate students, major research papers, theses, dissertations, or equivalent scholarly projects.
• Strong understanding of qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, and applied research methodologies.
• Minimum three years of graduate-level teaching experience.
• Experience serving in an academic leadership role such as Program Chair, Program Director, Department Chair, Graduate Coordinator, or equivalent. Demonstrated excellence in teaching, mentorship, and student engagement.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Experience with online, hybrid, and technology-enabled teaching and learning environments.
• Experience supporting program development, quality assurance, accreditation, or academic governance activities is considered an asset.

Application Packages should contain the following: 

• A cover letter
• A current CV
• A statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., examples of peer and/or student evaluations)
• A research plan (up to two single-spaced pages)
• Sample publications or a research portfolio
• Indigenization, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (I-EDI) Statement
• Contact information of three referees 

Note: Application materials should be submitted as a single combined PDF file, with a file name that identifies the applicant. The posting remains open until the position is filled, and the position is subject to budgetary approval. Any questions may be sent to [email protected]. 

Additional Information

To support the overall well-being and success of our employees, IBU offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which may include the following, based on role eligibility: 

• 100% employer-paid extended Health & Dental benefits 
• 24/7 access to an Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP) and virtual healthcare services
• Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long-Term Disability insurance
• Competitive paid time off, starting at three weeks 
• Tuition Benefit Program 
• Access to preferred corporate membership rates with GoodLife Fitness 
• Engaging employee appreciation and community-building events