University of the Witwatersrand Professor or Associate Professor for the JCL Chair in Mineral Resources and Reserves Jobs in South Africa

University of the Witwatersrand Professor or Associate Professor for the JCL Chair in Mineral Resources and Reserves Jobs in South Africa


Department Description

  • The School of Mining Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, is an internationally recognised mining engineering school, with about 600 and 200 registered undergraduate and postgraduate students, respectively, including international students

    Brief Description

  • The University is seeking a suitably qualified person to fill a vacant position of Professor (or Associate Professor) for the JCI Chair in Mineral Resources and Reserves, preferably in geostatistics or mine planning with a focus on resources-to-reserves conversion.

  • The School of Mining Engineering provides quality education towards the bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering. It also has a particularly strong postgraduate programme that includes coursework with courses on the evaluation of Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves.

  • The School has some full-time and part-time research students that undertake research in the evaluation of Mineral Resources and Reserves. The part-time students generally are working full-time in the mining industry and often carry out research relevant to their employer organizations.

    Qualifications and Experience:

  • An earned doctoral degree with a focus on the field of evaluation of Mineral Resources and Reserves (preferably in geostatistics); professional registration or eligibility for professional registration; suitable teaching experience; a good publications track record; high national and/or international standing in the evaluation of Mineral Resources and Reserves.

    Duties:

  • Contribute to the development of the professional discipline; lecturing at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; conduct research and supervise postgraduate students; fund-raise to sustain the Chair’s research activities; contribute to the administrative functioning of the School and perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School.

    How to Apply

  • For more information and job application details, see; University of the Witwatersrand Professor or Associate Professor for the JCL Chair in Mineral Resources and Reserves Jobs in South Africa

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