Course Lecturer Application Form
听
For External candidates see the instructions HERE / (贵谤补苍莽补颈蝉)
For Internal candidates (you must be connected to the VPN), see the instructions / ()
听
The Department of Mining and Materials Engineering is inviting applications for the following Winter 2026 Course Lecturer Positions
听
Deadline to apply: October 15, 2025 @ 11:59 pm (the posting will expire at midnight)
Salary: $11,479
听
MIME 322 Fragmentation and Comminution
Overview: Principles of drilling, penetration rates, and factors affecting the choice of drilling method. Characteristics of explosives, firing systems and blast patterns. Blasting techniques in surface and underground workings. Special blasting techniques at excavation perimeters. Vibration and noise control. Mechanical and continuous approaches to fragmentation, including longwall shearing and fullface boring. Economics of drill/blast practice, interface with transport and crushing systems, drivers for mine-to-mill integration including energy considerations. Modelling of fragment and particle size distributions; comminution as a transfer function. Comminution technology: crushing, grinding, size classification. Integrated analysis of fragmentation and comminution operations.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: PhD in mining engineering or related field preferred
Experience: Prior teaching and industrial experience is preferred; some experience Deswik Cad or similar software is an asset
Additional Information: Strong communication skills. Eligibility for registration with a Canadian professional organization as either a P.Eng. or P. Geo.
听
MIME 323 Rock and Soil Mass Characterization
Overview: Mining & Materials Engineering: Characteristics of soil and rock masses and the stability of mine workings. Mechanical properties of rocks and soils related to physical/chemical properties. Characterization of rock mass discontinuities. Laboratory and in-situ techniques to define mechanical properties of soils, rocks and discontinuities. Permeability and groundwater flow principles. In-situ stresses and their measurement. Rock mass quality and classification systems.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: PhD preferred; Master's degree depending on concentration and abilities
Experience: Prior teaching experience preferred
Additional Information: Strong Communication Skills - Eligibility for professional registration as a member of a Canadian professional engineering association.
听
MIME 325/526 Mineral Industry Economics
Overview:
MIME 325: Geographical distribution of mineral resources. Production, consumption and prices of minerals. Market structure of selected minerals. Economic evaluation aspects: grade-tonnage considerations; capital and operating cost estimation; assessment of market conditions; estimation of revenue; taxation; sensitivity and risk analyses; economic optimization of mine development and extraction.
MIME 526: Mineral project evaluation techniques and applications. Topics covered include grade-tonnage relationships, capital and operating cost estimation techniques, assessment of mineral market conditions, taxation, discounted cash flow analysis, risk analysis, and optimization of project specifications with respect to capacity and cutoff grade.
Teaching Qualification Requirements:
Education: Master's degree in mining engineering preferred.
Experience: Prior teaching and industrial experience preferred
Additional Information: Specialization in mineral economics.