Course Lecturer – Lab Section MIME 200 And MIME 250 – Mining And Materials Engineering

Fall 2026 Course Lecturer Position

Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, McGill University

MIME 200 Introduction to the Minerals Industry (Lab Portion) and MIME 250 Introduction to Extractive Metallurgy (Lab Portion)

The course lecturer will be in charge of the laboratory section of the two courses.

MIME 200: Economic importance of the minerals industry. Mining: legislation, regulations, criteria for exploiting an ore: mining methods, equipment. Extractive metallurgy: mineral processing, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy. Environmental protection.

MIME 250: Introduction to physical, hydrochemical, electrochemical and thermochemical processing in the production of metals and materials; description of the industries, basic processing concepts, unit operations and an introduction to environmental exchanges. Size reduction and classification, particle separation, stoichiometric and mass balance calculations, chemical equilibria, aqueous processing, smelting and refining.

Teaching Qualification Requirements:

Education: Graduate level training in mining or materials engineering with PhD preferred

Experience: Hands-on experience setting up and teaching mineral processing and metallurgy in a laboratory setting

Other qualification requirements: Professional Engineering License, P.Eng., preferred

Salary: $11,824

Course runs from August 31, 2026 to December 4, 2026

Please note that courses will be taught in person. Training and assistance is available through Teaching and Learning Services (TLS).

Immigration Stipulation (Obligatory for non-Canadian candidates without permanent residency who will reside in Canada only): In accordance with Canadian and Quebec law, the present offer is conditional upon your obtaining the appropriate work authorization from any or all of the following as applicable: Citizenship & Immigration Canada, Immigration Quebec and Employment & Social Development Canada (ESDC).

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located. McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Hiring Unit: Mining and Materials Engineering

Course Title: Introduction to Extractive Metallurgy

Subject Code: MIME 250

Location: Wong Lab 2470

Schedule: F 01:35 pm - 03:25 pm

Deadline to Apply: 2026-06-12

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