Economic Geologist

5 days ago

Albany, Oregon, United States Leidos Full time
Job Title: Economic Geologist

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Economic Geologist to join our team at Leidos, supporting the mission of the U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) in Albany, OR.

Job Summary:

This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects with global impact, alongside world-class engineers and researchers. As an Economic Geologist, you will contribute to the development of new mineral deposit models for domestic unconventional Critical Minerals and Materials (CMM) resources.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Apply knowledge of conventional mineral systems to design and implement studies of new, unconventional mineral systems.
  • Contribute to geological modeling and database tasks to support accurate resource prospectivity analysis.
  • Implement best practices for geologic resource evaluation and characterization.
  • Develop research projects aimed at describing the geological conditions that lead to economic concentrations of minerals.
  • Review, analyze, and interpret geological, mineralogical, and geophysical datasets to discover new insights about critical mineral systems.
  • Perform sample preparation and analysis with laboratory instruments such as XRF, XRD, LIBS, light microscope, and SEM.
  • Train and mentor new staff in lab operations and research methods.
  • Plan and develop proposals for DOE or external funding opportunities.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary group of science researchers to accomplish project tasks.
  • Build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients.
  • Lead and assist in the writing of science-based methods, results, and data interpretations for publications in high-quality, scientific peer-reviewed journals, and technical reports.
  • Develop and present results for oral presentations to staff, stakeholders, and at professional conferences.
  • Effectively document and communicate scientific results through peer-review journal manuscripts and technical reports.
  • Provide weekly and monthly technical updates to research team members and project management.
Requirements:
  • PhD in economic geology or geochemistry with 3+ years of experience equivalent practical experience working in a laboratory or industrial environment, or a Master's degree in economic geology or geochemistry, or related field with 6+ years of equivalent practical experience working in a laboratory or industrial environment.
  • Advanced knowledge in at least one of the following areas: geologic knowledge of coal and sedimentary basin systems; economic geology or mineral deposit systems; volcanic rocks and processes; metamorphic rocks and processes; structural geology or tectonics; geochemistry.
  • Advanced knowledge and skills in data management, data processing, and generating high-impact data visualizations.
  • Ability to operate and train/oversee junior level staff in the use of multiple laboratory instruments including XRF, XRD, LIBS, light microscope, and SEM.
  • Ability to lead a multidisciplinary team composed of geologists/geoscientists, data scientists, computer engineers, and other technical staff.
  • Ability to collaboratively work with geology and resource modeling geologists to refine existing models and establish new resource assessment methods.
  • Understanding of principles in mining and ore geology including the use, geologic setting, and mode of formation of naturally occurring economic concentrations of metallic raw materials.
  • Ability to develop and implement new standard operating procedures and work instructions for characterizing mineral systems and associated geologic processes.
  • Proven track record of publications and presentations related to research on geologic/mineral systems.
  • Experience managing time effectively; experience developing and meeting project milestones with little oversight.
  • Clear and effective communication, both in writing and in person.
  • U.S. Citizen.
  • Must be able to meet the requirements for gaining access to work on the NETL campus.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience with 3D geomodelling software (e.g., Leapfrog).
  • Ability to plan and develop proposals for DOE or external funding opportunities.
  • Evidence of substantive participation in the critical mineral geologic scientific community.
  • Experience working for a U.S. national laboratory or as a research site-support contractor.

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