PhD Research Fellow

The candidate will have the responsibility to conduct internationally visible research in the project KOMET² “Komatiite metamorphic devolatilization and metal mobilization: Implications for orogenic gold deposit formation”. Your responsibility will be literature research, field work in Western Australia, sampling and sample preparation, petrography, whole rock geochemical analysis, P-T modelling of metakomatiite and investigation of a hypozonal orogenic gold deposit (petrography, geochronology, stable isotopes geochemistry). You are expected to interpret the data and publish research results in internationally recognized journals. You will be given the opportunity to prepare a PhD thesis.

We offer an attractive international work place with modern state-of-the-art geochemical lab equipment and access to the world-class analytical pool of the KIT. We have a strong team in economic geology, geochemistry and geochronology and a partnership with other researches at KIT. This project will be run in close collaboration with colleagues from other institutions and industry.

Persönliche Qualifikation

• You have an MSc degree (or equivalent) in geology with research interest in ore forming and metamorphic processes.
• You have a strong background in economic geology, metamorphic petrology and geochemistry.
• You have basic experience and strong interest in P-T modelling and ore petrology.
• You are motivated, open for new research fields and able to communicate with technicians, other researchers and industry.
• Excellent English skills are mandatory (C1 level preferred).
• Field work in western Australia is planned for spring 2026.

Organisationseinheit

Salary

Salary category EG 13 TV-L, depending on the fulfillment of professional and personal requirements.

Contract duration

Bitte geben Sie auf englisch die Vertragslaufzeit an.

Application up to

June 22, 2025

Contact person in line-management

For further information, please contact Dr. Simon Hector.

Application

Applications should include a letter of motivation and the usual documents (CV, complete publication list, certificates).