Senior Exploration Geologist - Democratic Republic of Congo

The role

You will lead evaluations of potential properties, generate targets, and design and oversee field programs. You will work with multidisciplinary teams and data scientists to guide field programs and decision-making.

What you will do

• Demonstrate commitment to health, safety, environment, and community relations.
• Analyze geoscientific datasets to determine exploration potential and prioritize targets.
• Design, budget, permit, and execute field programs from grassroots to large drilling programs.
• Provide technical guidance and support to local in-country project teams.
• Work collaboratively with data scientist colleagues to implement analytical methods.
• Assist in local community engagement and stakeholder communications.

Required qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge of one or more ore deposit types.
• Excellence in generative analysis of large datasets.
• Good field skills and experience conducting field programs from grassroots to advanced projects.
• Baseline level of proficiency in standard desktop software packages (e.g., ArcGIS or QGIS).
• Strong leadership skills to motivate others and work in interdisciplinary teams.
• Previous experience in coaching and training geoscientists.
• Demonstrated commitment to high standards of health and safety.
• A minimum of 10 years experience in the mineral exploration industry.
• Fluent in French and English.
• A resident within the Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration.
• Willing to work directly with geologists in the field.

Nice to have

• Experience working on sediment-hosted stratiform copper, magmatic sulfide, or lithium deposits
• Working knowledge of one programming or scripting language (e.g., Python, R, C/C++)
• Knowledge of geostatistics and/or other statistical methods relevant for analysis of geoscientific data
• Experience across more than one mineral system, particularly if that includes mineralization within felsic igneous systems, or in the Central African Copperbelt

Before you apply

• Only accepting applications from Congolese nationals.
• All candidates must be legally authorized to live and work within Democratic Republic of Congo.

About the company

KoBold is an AI native mineral exploration, mine development, and technology development company. The company integrates artificial intelligence, human intelligence, and new technology to discover minerals.