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: 1
Compensation 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,…