Information for new and prospective faculty

Don't be afraid to negotiate during the hiring process. You can negotiate your salary, start-up funding, and moving expenses. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) has a handbook (PDF) for new faculty on negotiating starting salaries (We also recommend the article "Yes, You Should Negotiate" on Inside Higher Ed).

In addition to the long list of campus resources available to all faculty, Human Resources (HR) has a list of resources specifically for new employees, including relocation, community, and immigration information. There is also a Finance Department page for new employees.

Indigenous faculty members (or candidates) might want to connect the Office of Indigenous Relations, and Black faculty members (or candidates) with the Black Faculty Collective. 

The Centre for Career Action supports partners of new faculty members in their local job search, including one-on-one meetings. Partners can contact Sue Fraser at the CCA to book an appointment.

If you're new to Canada, Legal and Immigration Services can help, particularly Frances Hannigan, Senior Immigration Specialist, who can help you with all of your immigration questions and paperwork.

The International Spouses group is a great way for faculty members' partners to meet people and get to know the community.

The Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE) has programming for new faculty members, and the University asks that faculty undertake specific workshops to ready themselves for teaching Waterloo students.

The New Faculty Planning Committee (CTE, FAUW, and Human Resources) coordinates new faculty orientation days in September and January each year, as well as a new faculty and family dinner event in late September. All new faculty who've started since the previous September 1 or couldn't attend an earlier orientation are invited. If you do not receive an invitation by late August, please contact Laura McDonald.

Our Academic Freedom & Tenure Committee runs a workshop for new tenure-track faculty each year. We also hold new faculty socials a few times a year. Watch our events section and your email for announcements.

For a list of doctors accepting new patients, contact Jenna Petker at the Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce: jpetker@greaterkwchamber.com or 519-749-6043.