Working at Laurier

Why Work at Laurier?

We are a community – it's what brings our students here and what keeps our people here. Faculty and staff take pride in building meaningful relationships with students and co-workers, and supporting their individual paths to success.

As a comprehensive university with more than 19,000 students, Laurier has grown rapidly in research intensity and graduate programming. Today, Laurier's research environment consists of more than 500 researchers in nine faculties forming a highly interactive and interdisciplinary academic community. Laurier was recently named the most sustainable campus in Ontario, number one in research-growth and number one in student satisfaction.

Vaccination and Mask Requirements

All Laurier employees and students are required to comply with the university’s COVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy until May 1.

Responding to the recent increase of COVID-19 cases in our local communities, Laurier will keep its mandatory face-covering policy in effect until May 31. We will reassess these requirements at the end of May.

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.

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

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.

Spotlights

Explore our stories and see for yourself what it's like to work at Laurier.

Laurier named a Waterloo Area Top Employer for fourth straight year.

Laurier named one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for third straight year.

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Carolyn Hawthorn works for a team of kind, motivated, collaborative individuals working to serve the Laurier community.

Jess Calberry's experience first hand as a student, guides a lot of the work she does as a staff member now.

Lindsay Lawrence aims to encourage students to push themselves and believe in their success.

Iman El Sousy communicates passion, purpose and the ultimate goals of projects to her team.

Bisi hopes for racialized people to find their voices, keep their head up high and lead within their sphere of influence.

Sorina Ciucurita aims to inspire the students by demonstrating commitment and passion in everything she does.

Grace Gao continuously learns new technologies and applies them to innovate her work.

Jenna Lowe finds inspiration when she makes an impact to her team.

Crystal Shadwell aspires to inspire the students she works with.

Christie Johnson finds inspiration in her career at Laurier by students, faculty and staff.

Dawn McDermott helps the Laurier community have better lived, learning and working experiences.

Laurie Brown aspires to be someone who others look to for guidance and support.

Collaboration between the Laurier community to create the best educational environment inspires Jennifer Ferfolja.

Kumudinie Kariyapperuma hopes to inspire graduate students and young researchers, especially women of colour, to become leaders in research or research administration.

Anne Lukin experiences Laurier as a great work culture, from tremendous colleagues to Laurier as a compassionate employer.

Kristin Bridge wants to inspire the entire Golden Hawk community by leading with kindness and empathy.

Lauren Eisler commits to inspiring lives of leadership and purpose through her administrative path.

Ryan Brejak hopes to provide students with the tools and experiences to help them in their life and career beyond Laurier.

Laurier named one of Canada's Greenest Employers.

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Why Work at Laurier?

Vaccination and Mask Requirements

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