Geological Database Assistant
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Job summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented Remote Geological Database Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will support our Senior Database Geologist in managing geological data with a primary focus on cleaning and checking assay data from laboratories. This is a fully remote position where you will work from anywhere in Nigeria
Min Qualification:
Degree
Experience Level:
Entry level
Experience Length:
2 years
Working Hours:
Full Time
Job descriptions & requirements
Responsibilities:
Assay Data Processing & Reconciliation:
- Receive monthly laboratory assay reports and validate against original request submissions
- Identify missing analyses, incomplete results, and data gaps
- Reconcile sample IDs, assay batch numbers, and quality control blanks
- Flag duplicate analyses, failed quality control checks, and contamination issues
- Create comprehensive Excel reconciliation reports documenting discrepancies and resolutions
- Clean and standardise assay data (formatting, units, nomenclature consistency)
- Validate assay results against expected ranges and geological context
- Prepare control charts and trend analysis for assay batches
Quality Control & Validation:
- Perform routine quality-control checks using established validation queries
- Identify inconsistencies, missing values, and anomalies and document them for review
- Prepare routine QA/QC statistics and control charts
- Assay-specific QC: precision, accuracy, blank contamination thresholds
- General geological data validation as required
Drillhole Data Entry & Management:
- Enter, validate, and maintain drillhole data, including collar, survey, lithology, and structural information
- Process and validate geological logging data collected from digital field tablets and logging software
- Support integration of field logging data into master geological databases
- Maintain lookup tables, controlled vocabularies, and standardised geological terminology
Database Support & Integration:
- Enter validated geological data into master databases (assay, collar, survey, lithology)
- Maintain sample ID integrity and spatial relationships across all data types
- Assist with historical data cleanup and standardisation of legacy datasets
- Document workflows and contribute to data dictionaries and procedural guides
Reporting & Documentation:
- Prepare monthly assay reconciliation reports and Excel-based summaries
- Create pivot tables and summary dashboards for data statistics
- Develop automated Excel tools for routine validation workflows
- Document data lineage and procedural workflows
Requirements:
- HND/BSc in Geology, Earth Sciences, Mining, or related field
- 2 years of experience
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