Structural Geologist

at  Manitoba Government

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGIST

GE3 Geologist 3
Regular/full-time
Economic Development, Investment, Trade and Natural Resources
Manitoba Geological Survey, Minerals, Petroleum and Geoscience Division
Winnipeg MB
Advertisement Number: 42735
Salary(s): GE3 $82,915.00 - $107,875.00 per year
Closing Date: June 22, 2024
The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).
Employment Equity is a factor in selection for this competition. Consideration will be given to women, Indigenous people, visible minorities and persons with disabilities.
An eligibility list may be created for similar positions and will remain in effect for 12 months.
Candidates who do not meet all essential criteria may be considered on an underfill basis at a commensurate rate of pay.
This is a highly specialized position responsible for all aspects of the structural geology of Manitoba’s Precambrian bedrock including Paleoproterozoic and Archean ages. The incumbent is responsible for designing, planning, conducting and reporting on geoscience projects focused on Precambrian geological systems and processes, their mineral resources and evolution with time. Emphasis is on ancient greenstone belts and sedimentary basins that constitute a large portion of Manitoba’s bedrock geology and host significant mineral resources, including gold and critical minerals such as copper, zinc, nickel and cobalt. Through field and laboratory studies, including the integration of structural geology, U-Pb geochronology; Sm-Nd tracer isotopes, geophysics and geochemical datasets, the incumbent provides information on the mineral deposits and related geology of a region and reports results of studies in technical publications, oral presentations and posters.
Applicants are required to submit a resume, cover letter and application form to be considered. Please see the link below to access the application form.

• Designs, plans and implements detailed and specialized geoscience projects with focus on structural geology studies and tectonic interpretations of Precambrian terranes in Manitoba through independent or team-based work including definition of objectives, benefits and products of individual projects.
• Develops budgets (staffing and expenditure projections) necessary to carry out projects.
• Within assigned resources, conducts professional geoscience studies through field work, laboratory work, and data analysis. The purposes of these studies will be varied but in general will have as a primary focus the study and interpretation of structural geology and associated mineral deposits as well as tectonic interpretations of Precambrian terranes in Manitoba.
• Works independently and with the Precambrian Geoscience geologists and other MGS staff when needed to develop new geoscientific data that can be incorporated with ongoing projects (250 000 or 1:1 000 000 scale geology compilation maps, tectonic domain boundary maps) and emerging studies or products to refine interpretation of tectonic and mineral deposits of the Precambrian terranes in Manitoba.
• Conducts, field or desktop and computer evaluations, and provides advice, written assessments and/or presentations on structural geology, tectonics and mineral deposits related issues. Represents the Manitoba Geological Survey (MGS) to a variety of audiences both internally (Government of Manitoba) and externally (public, stakeholders)