Why Join Our Team

Our role as a university isn’t much different from our role as an employer –

As an educational institution, we inspire lives of leadership and purpose in our student community. As an employer, we seek, foster and value the same qualities of leadership and purpose in our employee community.

We aspire to be a diverse community, and it is this commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion that keeps the needs of our students and our employees at the heart of all that we do.

And when it comes down to the “purpose” that we value, Laurier employees know that by doing what they do each and every day, they are part of something much bigger: they are each helping to shape the future for our students. They are inspiring lives of leadership and purpose.

  • Waterloo Area's Top Employers

    Laurier has been named by Canada's Top 100 Employers as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers in recognition of its high-quality workplace policies and programs.

    Learn more about the reasons why Laurier has been selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers for 2019.

  • Canada’s Top Employers for Young People

    Laurier has been named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People. Laurier is one of only two post-secondary education institutions selected for the honour, and the only one in Ontario.

    Learn how Laurier offers one of the nation's best workplaces for young people starting their careers.

  • Canada's Greenest Employers

    A commitment to carbon-neutrality by 2050, advanced sustainability research and progressive green initiatives earned Wilfrid Laurier University the designation of one of Canada’s Greenest Employers.