Our team includes the best of the industry in exploration geoscience, data science, software engineering, and business personnel. KoBold’s world-renowned geoscientists have made nearly 20 discoveries. They work on joint teams with outstanding data scientists, who have PhDs in physics, math, materials science, and geophysics. And our technology backbone has been built from scratch by our team of software engineers who are alumni of top Silicon Valley tech companies.
About the position
In this role, you will lead the hydrogeologic work for KoBold’s exploration projects, including pre-feasibility and feasibility engineering studies. You will help to identify, design, and execute all hydrogeologic field programs necessary to maximize the safety, feasibility, and value of our future mines. You will lead the development of state-of-the-science groundwater flow models in support of these goals. Your flow models will be an integrated component of KoBold dynamic mine-planning and operational guiding technology.
You will join an outstanding team of geoscientists, data scientists, and software engineers. You will be a core part of the project teams, advancing the science and practice of exploration. You will help develop novel data collection programs, and work closely with geologists and data scientists to build physics-based and data-driven models of the hydrogeology of our exploration sites. A key challenge will be to quantify uncertainties relevant to mining, and to identify efficient means for reducing these uncertainties as the project advances.
Responsibilities
The Computational Hydrologist will:
Qualifications
A great Computational Hydrologist candidate will have:
KoBold Metals is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity for people of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
This position is full-time, exempt.
Location: Remote from any location in the US or Canada.
KoBold Metals has physical offices in Berkeley, CA and Lusaka, Zambia, but all work can be performed remotely.
The US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $140,000 - $225,000
KoBold Metals is pioneering Digital Exploration by applying statistical modeling, big data aggregation, and foundational ore-deposit science to materially improve the pace and efficacy of natural resources exploration. We are deploying our Machine Prospector tool to discover new ethical sources of Ni, Cu, Co, and Li critical for the electric vehicle revolution.