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Full-time faculty position in Mining Engineering

IUGB Profile

The International University of Grand-Bassam (IUGB) is an independent institution, established as a private-public partnership, offering an American-style curriculum in English. IUGB opened in 2005 and was formally accredited as a University in Côte d’Ivoire, by the promulgation of Decree n° 2007-477 on 16 May 2007. IUGB offers Bachelor degree programs in the School of Business and Social Sciences (BSS), and in the School of Science and Engineering (SSE). Our Undergraduate Preparatory Program trains students for university-level work through courses in English, technology and mathematics.

Mission

The mission of IUGB, as a world class, not-for-profit, American-style institution, is to deliver an English-language liberal arts education in fields critical to Côte d’Ivoire and West Africa’s growth and development. The University’s core values, which include caring, ethics, equal opportunity, gender equality, and lifelong learning, underpin its teaching, research, and service activities to produce innovative, entrepreneurial, and socially responsible leaders.

Location and Languages

IUGB is located in Grand-Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire, a coastal city about 20 miles east of the economic capital, Abidjan. While all instruction and University management are conducted in English, IUGB is located in a French-speaking country.

Position Description

The faculty will be expected to teach courses in the appointed subject area, engage in applied researchand render services as required by IUGB administration. Materials and course development as well as providing learning support to students are integral responsibilities of this position.

Qualifications:

  • A Ph.D. in Mining Engineering or a closely related field, preferably earned from an accredited institution in an English-speaking country. a Master’s degree with solid industry experience may be accepted and will be considered for the position of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer depending on experience.
  • Native-like fluency in English.
  • Familiarity with the US-style of higher education.

Experience:

  • Essential:
  • At least three years teaching experience at university level
  • Publications in peer reviewed journals in area of specialization or closely related fields.
  • Ability to teach several mining engineering courses such as Mining Geology, Petroleum Geology, Metallurgical and Materials Thermodynamics, Surface & Underground Mining Methods, Mine Design & Planning, Rock Mechanics, Drilling & Blasting Engineering, Mineral Exploration & Evaluation, Mine Valuation, Mineral Processing, Solution Mining and Processing of Ores, Mine Ventilation, Mine Health-Safety and Environment, Explosives Engineering, Excavation Project Management, Mine System Analysis, Geostatistics, Mine Finance, Mine Economics & Management, Sustainable Mining Practices, etc.

Highly recommended:

  • International teaching experience and/or study or extended stay in an English-speaking country.
  • Experience using software tools such as Fundamentals for 3D Data Analysis and Mine Planning, Surpac, Datamine, Vulcan, Leapfrog, Whittle, ArcGIS, AutoCAD, etc.
  • Practical experience in Industry or Research and Development.

Essential Skills and Personal Qualities:

  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in teams.
  • Commitment to high quality teaching and research.
  • Commitment to contribute to the growth and development of a young, innovative institution.
  • Participate in academic advising, student support, and departmental committees.
  • Contribute to the development of the new Mining Engineering program and its accreditation

process.

  • Engage in outreach, partnerships, and collaborations with industry and research institutions.
  • Familiarity with ABET or American-style curriculum frameworks.
  • Knowledge of international mining standards, such as NI 43-101, JORC Code, ISO safety standards
  • Basic engineering literacy.
  • Willingness and ability to integrate educational technologies into teaching and course management.
  • Creativity and interest in learning materials development.

To ensure consideration

Candidates should send the following documents electronically to the Office of Human Resources, at [email protected] by March 13, 2026.

a. A letter of motivation stating the candidate’s interest in the position and qualifications.

b. A curriculum vitae including the names and contact details of at least two referees;

c. Evidence of effective teaching, for example, copies of teaching evaluations;

d. Official transcripts of graduate studies completed.

Very Important Notice: Before submitting your application via email, be sure to include in the subject

line the Vacancy Announcement number: SSE#2026/04

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Fatima Doumbia Koné is a Mathematics lecturer at the international University of
Grand-Bassam (IUGB). Among the courses she taught we have the following: Introduction to
Differential Equations, Elementary Statistics, Calculus(I,II,III), Transforms in Applied Math,
Introduction to Linear Algebra, Operations Research and Abstract Algebra.
She has a Bachelor degree in Mathematics (IUGB), a Master degree in Pure and Applied
Mathematics (AUST) and she is currently enrolled for a PhD in Mathematics at the African
University of Science and Tecnology (AUST), Abuja. She has also been an intern at the
Institutional Banking Group department within GTBANK CI (Garanty Trust Bank Côte
D’Ivoire).
She is a former IUGB student and she was the president of the science club in 2015.
Academically, her goal is to be a great researcher and innovator on the topics of asymptotic
theories in Fuzzy Probability Theory and their various applications to image processing. She
has good programming skills (JAVA, LaTeX, C++) and she is bilingual (French and English).
Over the years, she has been developing a method of teaching which not only put students at
the center of the learning process but also which deconstruct most of the stereotypes about the
inaccessibility of mathematical knowledge to everybody.
Regarding her research activities, she has been working since 2018 on the topic of integration
on Banach spaces and a preprint of an interesting work is available at
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1905.04480. She is continuing with her research on integration but now
her PhD studies focus on Random Sets Integration in Probability Theory. Professionally, she
is a very active lecturer at IUGB and she is currently the faculty advisor of the SHE CLUB,
which aims at promoting women empowerment by providing learning, leadership and
networking opportunities.

I am currently Associate Professor of computer and data science in the school of science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) at the International University of Grand-Bassam (IUGB).
From 2000 to 2018, I successively worked as a research scientist at Independent Computing Research in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Assistant Professor at the department of computer science and
engineering at Université Laval in Québec, Canada; Research Associate at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) where I also received a Ph.D. degree in computer science in March 2000. Upon receiving a master's degree in mathematical and computing science
from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT) in 1990 in Japan, I worked as a research scientist at National/Panasonic, one of the most prestigious companies in Tokyo.
I am involved in research on Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Semantic Web and its applications in a wide range of fields. Besides, I designed the current Data Science program in effect
since September 2021 in STEM. In addition, I am also one the founders and current President of the
Ivorian Association of Artificial Intelligence and member of ORBICOM, the Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication headquartered in University of Quebec in Montreal (UQUAM), Canada.

Kwame Simpe Ofori is an Assistant Professor in Finance at the school of Business and Social Sciences. He holds a doctorate degree in Finance, a master’s degree in finance and a master’s degree in Telecommunications Technology. He is also currently a PhD student at the School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He has taught courses in the areas of finance, computer science, computer and electrical engineering, and telecommunication engineering. Before joining IUGB he lectured in several universities in Ghana. He also worked with Ghana Telecommunications Company as a support engineer. His research interests are in the areas of consumer behaviour, technology adoption and trust in online systems and in recent times financial econometrics. His papers have appeared in several CABS-ranked journals such as Information Technology and People, Journal of Cleaner Productions, Quality Management Journal, Marketing Intelligence and Planning, International Journal of Bank Marketing, Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, Journal of African Business, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology and Society and Business Review.