NOTICE OF POSTING
For Sessional Faculty
(DeGroote School of Business)
The Department of Strategic Management invites applications for the following teaching position to be offered in the 2026 Fall session.
Department Contact: Dr. Nick Bontisi, Area Chair, Strategic Management.
Course Name(s)/Number(s): 1EN3, Entrepreneurial Discovery I
Term: Fall 2026
Number of Section(s) Available: 1
Number of Units per Section: 3
Location (on/off campus): McMaster Central Campus (in-person)
Projected Enrollment: 65 students
Projected TA Support: 65 hours
Start Time and Duration: Schedule TBD
Wage Rate: $9,750.00
Students learn to spot problems worth solving through industry immersion, customer observation, and beginners-mind inquiry. Core skills include opportunity framing, basic market sizing, and structured customer interviews. Short workshops introduce problem statements and simple experiment design. Students work individually or in teams and receive peer and mentor feedback. Deliverables include a validated problem statement, interview log, and insight briefs.
Required Qualifications:
A Master's degree in a relevant subject area and/or 5 years of managerial/professional experience in Strategic Management, or a related business function.
Preferred Qualifications:
A Ph.D. preferred in a relevant subject area, demonstrated teaching excellence at McMaster or another university, more than 5 years of related managerial/professional experience.
This position requires regular on-site attendance at a McMaster University campus to support operational requirements. Flexible work arrangements may be available where operationally feasible and in accordance with the University's Flexible Work Guidelines.
*Supplemented Fees- Article 15.02 The employee may be eligible to receive supplemented fees in accordance with Schedule B of the Collective Agreement. The actual rate of pay when in excess of the base rate of pay is deemed to include any supplemented fees owing, to the extent of the excess amount. If the actual rate of pay is less than the sum of the base rate of pay and the supplemented fees owing, then the employee shall receive the difference.
