L’essentiel de l’offre
- Poste : Programme Pré-Incubation MineTech Exploration Technology 2027
- Employeur : UNDP Africa (timbuktoo MineTech Hub)
- Lieu : Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambie et Zimbabwe
- Contrat : Programme de pré-incubation
- Date limite : 16 octobre 2026
- Niveau requis : Étudiants, diplômés, chercheurs, ingénieurs et entrepreneurs
Contexte
The timbuktoo MineTech Hub, together with the United Nations Development Programme and ecosystem partners across Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia and Zimbabwe, invites students, graduates, researchers, engineers, innovators, technical professionals and early-stage entrepreneurs to turn real world mining and mineral exploration challenges into practical technology solutions.
You do not need a finished product or an established company. A clearly defined idea or solution for how technology can be used to solve for the challenge briefs shared by the various UniPods is enough to apply.
Missions et responsabilités
- Turn real world mining and mineral exploration challenges into practical technology solutions.
- Develop clearly defined ideas or solutions using technology to solve for challenge briefs shared by the various UniPods.
- Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams at dedicated UniPods.
- Build low fidelity prototypes and proof of concept solutions.
- Participate fully in the programme and commit throughout its duration.
Profil recherché
- Multidisciplinary teams of 2 to 5 members.
- All members aged 18 to 35.
- All members based in the same country (Botswana, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia or Zimbabwe).
- Composed of students, recent graduates, researchers, engineers, technical professionals, innovators or early-stage entrepreneurs.
- Bring complementary skills across at least two relevant disciplines, including technical expertise such as Computer Science, Data Science, Mining Engineering, Geomatics or Software Engineering and other similar disciplines.
- Have a clearly identified problem in mineral exploration, mining or related environmental or operational activities, and an initial technology-based idea to address it.
- Define the role of each team member and commit to the programme throughout.
- Female applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
Conditions et avantages
- Technical mentorship from experts, universities, geological institutions and mining sector practitioners.
- Industry engagement and validation to test whether your solution meets genuine user needs.
- Prototype development support through UniPods, MineTech Hub facilities and relevant innovation infrastructure.
- Entrepreneurship and venture readiness support, including business models, market validation and routes to commercialisation.
- Networking with mining stakeholders, researchers, technology experts, investors and innovation organisations.
- Selected teams may also compete for seed funding to build low fidelity prototypes and proof of concept solutions, and high potential teams may progress to MineTech Hub incubation.
Dossier de candidature
- Valid national ID for each team member.
- Clearly identified problem in mineral exploration, mining or related environmental or operational activities.
- Initial technology-based idea addressing the problem.
- Defined role for each team member.
Comment postuler
Ready to turn a mining challenge into a technology solution? Apply before 16 October 2026.
Click here to apply: UNDP Africa Application Link
For more information, visit UNDP Africa.
Date limite : October 16, 2026
