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The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is seeking a highly-motivated scientist capable of developing a modern, relevant research program in a Museum focused on connecting people with the natural world. The Museum seeks a strong communicator that can inspire, connect, and engage with a broad audience on the importance and relevance of science and nature.
The successful candidate will develop a research program in the area of human origins that advances the Museum’s long legacy in anthropological research. The ability to connect the human evolutionary story to natural history is a top priority of the CMNH. The candidate will be expected to leverage the extensive collection of over 1800 hominoid and primate fossil casts and the modern human and primate osteological collections to develop an interdisciplinary research program on human origins. Research could include, but is not limited to, morphological, functional, or ecological human evolution. The successful candidate will be part of the anthropological curatorial team strategizing across specialties and overseeing the Museum’s broad anthropology collections. Collections are housed in modern compactors adjacent to a lab offering traditional bench space for analyzing fossil and bone material. In addition, the Museum offers a molecular laboratory where more sensitive chemical analysis can be conducted, a casting lab, 3D scanning systems, photography equipment, and computational resources.
The curatorial staff at the CMNH are expected to develop research programs, in their appointed area, that integrate with Museum strategy and vision, collaborate across the Museum and the region, incorporate student training, incorporate public outreach, support public programs, enhance institutional collections, and attract external funding. A strong commitment to connecting people with nature through science and natural history is desired. The CMNH maintains an affiliation agreement with Case Western Reserve University for curator adjunct appointments, within the Department of Biology, that enables both teaching and graduate student advisement. Curators at the CMNH also provide oversight and direction of the collections through collaboration and interaction with the collections management staff. The CMNH is strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly in its candidate selection and hiring process.