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Position

Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Structural Geology / Metamorphic Petrology

Employer

Lakehead University The Department of Geology at Lakehead University comprises six tenured and tenure-track faculty members within the Faculty of Science and Environmental Studies and offers undergraduate programs in Geology, Environmental Earth Science, and Water Science, as well as a Master of Science in Geology. The Department has an established national and international research profile, with strengths in economic geology, geochemistry, petrology, structural geology, tectonics, early Earth-ocean–atmosphere–terrestrial systems, and biogeochemistry. We are a small department with a strong commitment to experiential learning and well-established connections with local industry and government.

Homepage: https://www.lakeheadu.ca/programs/departments/geology

Location

Thunder Bay, Canada

Sector

Academic

Relevant divisions

Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Petrology & Volcanology (GMPV)

Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS)

Type

Full time

Level

Entry level

Salary max. 38256 € / Year

Required education

PhD

Application deadline

Open until the position is filled

Posted

4 November 2026

We are recruiting one Postdoctoral Fellow (PDF) and four MSc students for a five-year, industry-partnered research program on the structural and geochemical controls of gold mineralization in Archean granite-greenstone belts. The program focuses on the Great Bear gold project in the Red Lake greenstone belt of the Superior Province, in collaboration with Kinross Gold. The team will combine field mapping, drill core, microstructural analysis,



petrology, geochemistry and high-precision geochronology to investigate how shear zone-hosted gold deposits form.

Description The Postdoctoral Fellow (5 years) leads the structural and metamorphic framework and links deformation and metamorphism to gold enrichment and remobilization. The PDF will undertake field and regional structural mapping, EBSD analysis of crystallographic preferred orientations and misorientations, and geochronology; Raman zircon low-temperature thermochronology to constrain the timing and rates of tectonometamorphic events; metamorphic overprint of the intrusive rocks using pseudosection modelling and thermobarometry (conventional, Zr-in-titanite, Ti-in-quartz, chlorite, quartz-in-garnet Raman barometry); fluid composition by Raman and FTIR. The PDF will co-mentor the MSc students.

The position will be based in Thunder Bay, ON, Canada under the supervision of Dr Tobias Stephan and Dr Pete Hollings.

Qualifications

Postdoctoral Fellow: A PhD (completed or near completion) in structural geology, metamorphic petrology, economic geology or a related field.

Experience with microstructural analysis (ideally EBSD), metamorphic petrology and/or geochronology, and a record of peer-reviewed publications.

Experience in Precambrian terranes or orogenic gold systems is an asset.

How to apply

Send a single PDF to Dr.

Tobias

Stephan ([email protected]) with the subject line “Outstanding Bear – PDF”.

Include

- Cover letter (max. 1 page) stating your relevant experience

- CV

- Names and contact details of or three (PDF) referees

Review of applications begins 4 December 2026 and continues until the positions are filled. Anticipated start date is early 2027.

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📌 Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Structural Geology / Metamorphic Petrology (Thunder Bay)
🏢 European Geosciences Union (EGU)
📍 Thunder Bay