Category: Collections Manager

Natural History Curator

Published: March 26, 2025    Collections Manager, Curator, Exhibits, Jobs

South Carolina State Museum https://scmuseum.org/ Are you looking to be part of an innovative team of professionals dedicated to telling the stories of all South Carolinians? As the storytellers of South Carolina, the South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) strives to share the rich natural and cultural diversity of the state through its permanent collections, programs,…

Collections Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: March 25, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County https://nhm.org/ Salary Range: $69,000.00 To $69,000.00 Annually The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLAC) seeks a Collections Manager of Vertebrate Paleontology. NHMLAC’s Vertebrate Paleontology (VP) collection contains over 150,000 catalogued specimens, primarily from California, the southwestern United States, and northwestern Mexico. They include representatives of every class of…

Collections Manager, Echinoderms

Published: March 25, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Natural History Museums of Los Angeles of Los Angeles County https://nhm.org/ Salary Range:$69,000.00 To $69,000.00 Annually The Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) include the Natural History Museum in Exposition Park, La Brea Tar Pits in Hancock Park, and the William S. Hart Museum in Newhall. They operate under the collective vision to…

Collection Manager of Marine Invertebrates

Published: March 19, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/specimen-collections/ Requisition No: 847300  Agency: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Working Title: OPS F&W BIOLOGICAL SCIENTIST II – 77901628  Pay Plan: Temp Position Number: 77901628  Salary:  $20/hr, depending on experience  Posting Closing Date: 04/01/2025  Total Compensation Estimator Tool The posting is available here: https://jobs.myflorida.com/job-invite/847300/ Duties & Responsibilities Managing biological specimen collections. …

Assistant Head of Zoology

Published: March 14, 2025    Administration, Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

Swedish Museum of Natural History https://www.nrm.se/ The Swedish Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce an open, permanent position for the Assistant Head of the Department of Zoology. Apply at https://recruit.visma.com/spa/sv/public/apply?guidAssignment=ffcb51cd-a057-4f97-b6ea-96967fcccd82&description=True (in Swedish) by 31 March 2025. About the museum The Swedish Museum of Natural History is the largest museum in Sweden and a…

Collection Manager, Invertebrate Zoology

Published: March 6, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: April 8, 2025

Natural History Museum of Denmark https://snm.dk/en The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, is seeking a permanent full-time position for a Collection Manager, starting August 01, 2025, or as soon as possible thereafter. The candidate will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will…

Vertebrate Collections Manager

Published: February 4, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Arizona State University https://www.asu.edu/ Job Profile: Lab and Research Specialist 2 Job Family: Lab and Research Support Time Type: Full time Max Pay – Depends on experience: $64,700.00 USD Annual Job Description: The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (https://sols.asu.edu/) is seeking a full-time Research Specialist who will serve as the Vertebrate Collections…

Preserved Collections Manager

Published: January 8, 2025    Collections Manager, Jobs

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew https://www.kew.org/ Apply: Preserved Collections Manager – Careers | Kew Gardens This position offers an opportunity to play a key role in Kew’s large and globally important  science collections. Reporting to the Head of Collections, the post holder provides leadership and oversight to the Preserved Collections (Herbarium Collections Management Unit, Spirit, Fungarium…

Curator

Published: January 7, 2025    Collections Manager, Curator, Exhibits, Jobs

Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert Gardens https://www.utep.edu/centennial-museum/ Hiring Department: The Centennial Museum and Chihuahuan Desert GardensPosting End Date: Open until filled.Hours: 40 hours per week, standard Monday- Friday 8:00am- 5:00pm, flexibility is required on evenings and weekendsFLSA status: ExemptEarliest Start Date: 01/02/2025Salary: $43,234 annually.Required Application Materials• Resume• Cover Letter• List of three references The primary…

Collections Manager, Insects

Published: November 18, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: December 16, 2024

The Field Museum https://www.fieldmuseum.org/ Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history. The Field Museum is hiring a Collection Manager to manage its world-class insect collection! The Field Museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of biological specimens. The Insect Collection’s holdings of…

Staff Curator (Collections Manager) for Ichthyology and Herpetology

Published: November 4, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Texas A & M University https://www.tamu.edu/ Job Description We seek an individual with the curatorial experience to jointly manage the Collection of Fishes and Collection of Amphibians and Reptiles, housed within the Texas A&M University Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections (BRTC) in College Station, TX. The Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections were established in the…

Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager

Published: November 1, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

University of Alabama https://museums.ua.edu/ Collection Manager (Invertebrate Paleontology) at the University of Alabama The Department of Museum Research and Collections within the University of Alabama Museums is hiring a collections manager of invertebrate paleontology. The paleontology collection is located on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA. The new hire will reorganize the invertebrate paleontology collection, consisting of ~400,000…

Herbarium Manager

Published: October 28, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: November 7, 2024

University of Mississippi https://olemiss.edu/ Herbarium Collections Manager and Instructional Professor of Botany (Open Rank) Location:   University, MS, US, 38677 Department:  Biology (10000832) Employee Designation:  Regular Full-time (Benefits Eligible) Note for Current UM Employees Current employees must apply internally via connectU > connectu.olemiss.edu Position Description The Department of Biology at the University of Mississippi is seeking a highly organized,…

Collections Manager

Published: October 25, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: November 15, 2024

South Carolina State Museum https://www.scmuseum.org/ Job Responsibilities Are you looking to be part of an innovative team of professionals dedicated to telling South Carolina’s diverse stories?  As the storytellers of South Carolina, the South Carolina State Museum (SCSM) strives to share the rich natural, technological and cultural diversity of the state through its permanent collections,…

Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology

Published: October 24, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

The Natural History Museum of Utah, https://nhmu.utah.edu Job Summary The Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) seeks a Collections Manager for its Vertebrate Zoology collections of approximately 90,000 specimens (46,000 mammals, 21,000 birds, and 23,000 reptiles and amphibians), including dry specimens (study skins and skeletal elements), fluid-preserved specimens (in ethanol), tissues (frozen and in 95%…

Manager, Zoology Collections and DNA Lab

Published: October 7, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs, Lab Manager

Cincinnati Museum Center https://www.cincymuseum.org/ The statements below reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the major responsibilities of the identified position and are not to be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job. An asterisk (*) indicates that this is an essential function of…

Life Sciences Collection Manager

Published: September 16, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Idaho Museum of Natural History https://www.isu.edu/imnh/ Institution Information Idaho State University, established in 1901, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research and teaching institution, with a culture built on trust, compassion, stability, and hope. ISU serves over 12,000 students in Pocatello, Meridian, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls. Students and faculty at ISU are leading the way in…

Paleontology Lab & Collections Manager

Published: April 11, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator

The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern, https://eastern.usu.edu/prehistoric-museum/ The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a permanent, full-time Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager (Curator, Associate). This is a newly created position that will primarily serve as chief fossil preparator and paleontological collections manager. This position integrates all aspects of paleontology,…

Curatorial Associate – Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: March 8, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ Position Title Curatorial Associate Department Vertebrate Paleontology – 019 Position Summary The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a…

NEON Biorepository Invertebrate Collections Manager

Published: February 1, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository https://biorepo.neonscience.org/ The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences is seeking an Invertebrate Collections Manager (ASU position title: Research Specialist Sr.) for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository (https://biorepo.neonscience.org/). Fully initiated in 2019, NEON is expected to run for 30 years. For each project year, the NEON…

Herbarium Collections Manager

Published: January 23, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium https://herbarium.wisc.edu/ Job Summary: The Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS) within the Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants for a permanent Collections Manager. With a collection of >1.3 million specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, and microfungi, WIS ranks among the largest and most active herbaria in the world.…

Genetic Resources Collection Manager

Published: January 22, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Genetic Resources Collection Manager Overview: The Collection of Genetic Resources is one of the largest and most active collections of its kind. The candidate must have a strong background and interest in curating genetic resources and natural history collections with good experience in data management. The candidate should…

Ornithology Collection Manager

Published: January 22, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Ornithology Collection Manager Overview: The collections manager of the LSUMNS bird division oversees day-to-day operations in order to ensure the maintenance, use, and growth of the ornithological collection. Responsibilities include processing incoming and outgoing loans, organizing and participating in collecting expeditions, preparation and integration of new specimens,…

Mammal Collection Manager

Published: January 22, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Mammal Collection Manager Overview: The Collection Manager ensures the long-term stability, maintenance, and growth of the mammal collection while facilitating its use for research and education. The Collection Manager is responsible for all aspects of collection organization, specimen preparation, specimen data maintenance, documentation of collection use, loan…

Paleontology Collections & Lab Manager

Published: January 18, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs, Lab Manager

Closing: February 20, 2024

The Museums of Western Colorado, Dinosaur Journey https://www.museumofwesternco.com/visit/dinosaur-journey/ Job Title: Paleontology Collections & Lab ManagerDivision/Department: Paleontology / Dinosaur JourneySupervisor: Curator of PaleontologyPosition Status: Full-Time, Permanent, Non-ExemptPositions Supervised: Volunteers & Collections AssistantsSalary: $22.00 per hour + full benefits (including health/dental/vision insurance, retirement match, PTO, life insurance, long/short term disability)Position Overview: The Paleontology Collections and Lab Manager…

Collections Manager, Vertebrate Zoology

Published: January 9, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: February 11, 2024

Natural History Museum of Denmark https://snm.ku.dk/english/ The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), University of Copenhagen, is offering a permanent fulltime position for a Collections Manager, starting April 1, 2024 or as soon thereafter as possible. The candidate will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the head…

Herbarium Curator

Published: December 13, 2023    Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

Idaho Museum of Natural History https://www.isu.edu/imnh/ Idaho State University, established in 1901, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research and teaching institution, with a culture built on trust, compassion, stability, and hope. ISU serves over 12,000 students in Pocatello, Meridian, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls. Students and faculty at ISU are leading the way in cutting-edge research…

Collections Manager, Lepidoptera

Published: December 4, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: December 22, 2023

McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/mcguire/ JOB DESCRIPTION: The Florida Museum (FM) is hiring an experienced full-time Collections Manager (CM) for McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (MGCL) within the Department of Natural History. The Lepidoptera collection contains c. 10 million specimens used for research and education, and the Collections Manager is responsible for…

Botany Collections Manager

Published: November 29, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: December 6, 2023

COLO Herbarium, CU Boulder https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/botany-section-university-herbarium-colo Job Summary The CU Museum of Natural History is encouraging applications for The Museum Collections Manager – Botany position. The manager works collaboratively with the section Curator in meeting the goals of the section as they apply to the mission of the museum—contributing to the knowledge of the natural world…