Lakehead University (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Appointment
Digital Technologies, Flourishing, and Educational Transformation
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on July 6, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.
Faculty of Education
Reference # EDUC-2026-27-03
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay campus, invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Education (Thunder Bay Campus), in the area of Digital Technologies, Flourishing, and Educational Transformation. The position will commence on September 1, 2026, or soon thereafter.
This position strengthens Lakehead University’s commitment to sustainability and human flourishing by guiding responsible, equity-focused, and ecologically aware uses of digital technologies in Education. Preference will be given to candidates with expertise in some combination of the following: the development and pedagogical application of digital technologies in K-12 education; the impact of generative AI on literacy and learning; applications of gamification, maker spaces, immersive virtual environments and play; questions of digital surveillance and privacy in K-12 Education; data literacies; ecomedia literacy; digital citizenship; design thinking; and innovative assessment practices for a changing classroom. Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.
About the Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education has 24 full-time faculty members and offers concurrent and consecutive Teacher Education Bachelor of Education (Primary/Junior and Intermediate/Senior divisions), HBEd (Indigenous), BA/BEd (Indigenous Learning Major), the Indigenous-led Keewatinase Initial Teacher Education Program, in-service Professional Development in Education programming, MEd, and PhD programs. The Faculty of Education is committed to working with local Indigenous community partners through innovative, collaborative, and community-based educational initiatives. We are in the process of expanding Indigenous Education at the Orillia campus.
Qualifications:
Applicants should have an earned PhD in Education and be in the process of establishing an active research program. PhD candidates who are nearing completion are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will:
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Have the ability to work collaboratively with others on the continued development of the academic and research cultures of the Faculty and be able to contribute to the teaching and development of courses within the undergraduate Pre-service Teacher Education and graduate programs.
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Have experience in teaching in elementary or secondary schools as this would be an asset.
Experience with experiential learning and online or alternative modes of delivery is highly desired.
Compensation
The expected compensation range for this position is:
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Assistant Professor: $88,094 - $133,223
Salary will be determined in accordance with the collective agreement and will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
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, 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 Law. For further information, please visit: www.lakeheadu.ca.
For further information, please contact Dr. Wayne Melville, Dean Faculty of Education at [email protected]. Detailed information on the Faculty of Education and our programs is available at: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/education
Review of applications will begin on July 6, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The electronic application (in the form of one PDF document) quoting Reference # EDUC-2026-27-03 should include:
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a letter of interest,
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curriculum vitae,
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evidence of teaching effectiveness (including a statement of teaching philosophy, course outlines and teaching evaluations for previously-taught courses),
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a statement of a research plan (current and future interests),
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copies of the three most significant publications,
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the names and contact information of three references,
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And a completed Confirmation of Eligibility to Work in Canada.pdf form must accompany your package.
Applicants are to submit their electronic application quoting the above reference number to:
Attn: Dr. Wayne Melville, Dean
Faculty of Education
Lakehead University
955 Oliver Road, Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 5E1
Email: [email protected]
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[email protected]to make appropriate arrangements.
This position is subject to budgetary approval.
