Professor (Geoscience)

PETRONAS; Perak; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading oil and gas company is seeking a qualified individual to enhance student learning and development. The candidate should have a PhD in Geoscience, with expertise in Structural Geology being preferred. Responsibilities include supervising students, contributing to research and securing grants, and driving academic excellence. This role provides an opportunity to engage with a diverse student body, pursue impactful research, and contribute to the field of Geoscience.

Qualifications

• Required PhD in Geoscience with a preference for Structural Geology.
• Demonstrated teaching, research, or industry experience.
• Affiliation with professional bodies like GSL is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute student learning and development.
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Contribute to research activities and secure grants.

Skills

Teaching experience

Research capability

Industry networking

Education

PhD in Geoscience

Job description

Perak, Malaysia

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Job Description

JOB PURPOSE

Enrich students’ learning experience towards becoming global graduates by planning and executing student learning and development, supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students, research grants, publications as well as contribution and services to ensure sustainable superior academic programmes.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Plan and execute student learning and development by undertaking teaching assignments with monitoring of T&L quality (e.g. Course Outcome Survey, Student Self Reflection Tools Survey (SSRT), Lecturer’s Reflection), teaching delivery method (e.g. Active Learning (AL), utilisation of ULearn) and assessment design and quality to provide effective educational delivery and achieve superior learning environment.

Supervise and provide guidance to (i) undergraduate students by overseeing and advising the final year projects, ETP/ STP/ TTP/ Capstone projects and internship/ research attachment programs as well as to (ii) postgraduate students for on time postgraduate completion to attain higher quality education.

Contribute to research activities by submitting and securing internal and external research grants endorsed by the Research Institutes to attain impactful and meaningful research, innovation, commercialisation and consultancy projects that benefit the industry, society and university.

Contribute to university’s publication works by publishing articles in Q1/Q2 journals with impact factor and other types of publications like indexed journals, conference proceedings, publications with international co-authorship, book chapters and book manuscripts to attain impactful and meaningful publications that benefit the industry, society and university.

Contribute and provide services by networking and collaborating with internal parties (e.g. internal reviewer, taskforce members, student societies, clubs, etc) as well as securing membership in relevant national and international level professional bodies to attain higher quality education that benefit the industry, society and university.

REQUIREMENTS

• Possesses a PhD in Geoscience preferred major in Structural Geology OR any related discipline
• Demonstrate teaching, research, or industry experience
• Affiliation with professional body (e.g., Geological Society of London (GSL), Board of Geologist Malaysia (BoG)) is an added advantage
• Strong academic and industry networking capabilities
• Publication in Q1 and Q2 journals are preferred

Priority will be given to candidates who possess knowledge, experience, or expertise in the following areas:

• Structural Geology, including but not limited to; Structural deformation and tectonics with strong knowledge in field-based structural analysis, stereographic projection techniques, and the integration of structural data in geoscience workflows, etc.
• Strategic Minerals, including but not limited to: Exploration and assessment of critical mineral resources, sustainability and policy in the strategy mineral supply chain, etc. (for next stage of recruitment, if permitted)

Note:

Applicants is required to submit their application with the following documents:

• Detailed CV with updated list of journal & publications, field of specialisation, citation data from Scopus and Google Scholar with links, Academic Qualifications (Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, PhD), Membership of Professional Bodies,Summary of Courses Taught,Students Supervised,and Complete List of Publications.

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Job Info

• Job Identification 24073
• Posting Date 01/29/2026, 01:35 AM