Director, Mineral Exploration Research Centre & Tenure-track Faculty Position in Economic Geology
Laurentian University
Laurentian University, located on Atikameksheng Anishnawbek territory in Sudbury, Ontario, serves over 8000 students and is one of two bilingual universities in the province of Ontario. Committed to its bilingual, tri cultural mandate, Laurentian University offers an outstanding university experience in English and French with a comprehensive approach to Indigenous education. Laurentian’s beautiful, forested campus is surrounded by fresh-water lakes, conservation lands and hundreds of kilometres of cross-country and hiking trails while situated in the geographic centre of Greater Sudbury, northern Ontario’s major urban centre (population 170,000). Laurentian University has close and productive ties to Science North, SNOLAB, Health Sciences North and multiple post-secondary institutions.
Laurentian University is an inclusive and welcoming community committed to employment equity. Applications are encouraged from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations and gender identities/expressions. Laurentian University's bilingualism policy (Section 7.3.b) provides a provision regarding the language requirement for persons self-identifying as First Nations, Métis or Inuit (https://laurentian.ca/bilingualism). The successful candidate will be part of the Laurentian University Faculty Association (LUFA). Candidates are encouraged to consult the Collective Agreement at www.lufappul.ca.
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Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Palaeontology (SSP)
Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS)
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University invites applications for a tenure-track Associate Professor, or tenured Full Professor position in Economic Geology, with an initial 5-year appointment (renewable) as Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) to start
preferably on July 1st, 2026.
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Applicants for this position will have achieved international prominence in mineral exploration or ore systems research, will have demonstrated leadership in managing large, multidisciplinary, collaborative geoscience projects, and will have a strong understanding of the system and mechanics
of publicly funded research within and outside Canada.
We seek an innovative individual who will provide leadership for national and international research programs that target ore systems through the integration of multiscale geoscience (tectonic, structural, geophysical, mineralogical, geochemical, isotopic, and surficial) data, and who will contribute to the growth of our programs. Teaching responsibilities will primarily be at the graduate level and will relate to ore deposit geology and processes. The individual will work closely with the school director to continue to increase student enrolment at the graduate level, and to advance the graduate programs, including collaboration on the development and delivery of industry short-courses. This will be a tenure-track position at the Associate Professor level. Outstanding candidates may also be considered at the Full Professor level.
The successful candidate will have the following essential qualifications:
* An earned PhD degree in Earth Sciences or related field. Candidates must have completed a PhD degree by the start date of the appointment.
* Evidence of high-quality research and scholarship with the potential to work with colleagues and industry, secure independent funding, and build internal and external collaborations.
* A drive to raise awareness of the importance of mineral exploration research for regional and national economic development, and train geoscientists in mineral exploration research techniques.
* A commitment to promoting a diverse, inclusive and vibrant academic and work environment.
A complete application package should be sent as a single PDF file to the Office of the Provost and Vice-President Academic at academic-careers@laurentian.ca with the following subject line: Application for Faculty Position in Economic Geology
A complete application includes the following:
● A cover letter (including one of the two statements about citizenship/resident status specified below)
● An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae
● A summary of current research or mineral exploration achievements
● A summary of the candidate's views on collaborative applied research directions in Economic Geology
● The names and contact information for two academic references and two industry references.
Applicants should also arrange to have four letters of reference, two academic and two industry, sent
to the email address above.
Review of applications will begin on January 5, 2026. Applications will be
accepted until the position is filled.