Category: Collections Manager

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…

Anthropology Collections Manager

Published: October 23, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Denver Museum of Nature & Science https://www.dmns.org/ The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) seeks an Anthropology Collections Manager and NAGPRA Coordinator to serve as an integral part of the Integrative Collections Branch as a part of the larger Science Division. The Anthropology Collections currently hold approximately 500,000 artifacts in the disciplines of Archaeology…

Collections Manager

Published: October 20, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas https://www.angelo.edu/ Position Information Job Title Collections Manager of Angelo State Natural History Collections Position Number 998174 Department Biology Salary $34,611 – $38,752 Job Summary/Description Under supervision of the Curators and Department Chair, this position manages the specimen collections (teaching and scientific) and databases (Arctos and Symbiota) in the Angelo…

Collection Coordinator II

Published: October 12, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Michigan State University Herbarium https://herbarium.natsci.msu.edu/ Position Summary Characteristic Duties—Responsibilities Communications—Interpersonal Relationships Interact with: Responsibility for the Work of Others Impact on Programs—Services—Operations Work Environment Join our community of over 200 plant science faculty, embracing collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to foundational and applied research. MSU will extend its plant science leadership through a five-year recruiting initiative,…

Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager

Published: September 29, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/  29-Sep-2023  NZ/23101  Wellington – Wairarapa Category: Collections Management Position Type: Ongoing – Full Time Attachments:  FINAL_PD_Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Natural History.pdf (PDF, 228KB)Job Specification Application Close Date: 22-Oct-2023 Job Description Do you have a passion for the vertebrate fauna of New Zealand/Aotearoa and natural history collections? If so,…

Non-Live Collections Manager

Published: September 18, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Virginia Living Museum https://thevlm.org/ Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Grant-Funded (on-site)Department: Education General Statement of DutiesThe Non-Live Collections Manager supports the mission of connecting people to nature through educational experiences by overseeing the museum’s non-live collections. This position focuses on utilizing the museum’s non-live collection to its fullest potential by looking for greater opportunities to display, maintain and improve the…

Assistant Professor of Biology and Director of the Willard Sherman Turrell Herbarium

Published: September 13, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs, Teaching

Miami University https://www.miamioh.edu/ Biology: Assistant Professor (tenure-track) to teach courses in plant biology, evolutionary biology, or plant diversity, and an advanced course in evolutionary and molecular systematics; develop an active research program leading to publications and external funding; advise undergraduate and graduate students; provide service to the department and university including serving as Director of…

Curator (Collection Manager) of Freshwater and Marine Invertebrates

Published: August 16, 2023    Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

Auburn University Museum of Natural History http://aumnh.auburn.edu/ Job Summary: The Auburn University Museum of Natural History (AUMNH) is seeking a Curator (Collections Manager) for its Freshwater and Marine Invertebrate collection. The successful candidate will have curatorial experience in crustaceans, arthropods, mollusks, echinoderms, annelids, cnidarians, and/or other invertebrates. Our collections of ~45,000 lots are currently strong…

Collection Manager, Entomology (one year term)

Published: August 16, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Royal British Columbia Museum https://www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/ CAREER OPPORTUNITY Collections Manager, PPM, Entomology Research and Collections Management Archives, Collections and Research DivisionOne Full Time Position – One-year term until 2024 Heritage Resources Officer 18 Annual Salary Range: $ 62,255 – $ 70,557 JOB OVERVIEW Under the general direction of the Director of Research and Collections Management, this…

Collections Manager, Mineral Sciences

Published: August 3, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles https://nhm.org/ The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLAC) seeks a Collections Manager of Mineral Sciences. NHMLAC’s Mineral Sciences collection includes approximately 150,000 specimens, including minerals, rocks, meteorites, gems, and related synthetic materials.  The collection is worldwide in scope but has particular strengths in minerals from California, native gold,…

Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: July 31, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Carnegie Museum of Natural History https://carnegiemnh.org/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is among the top natural history museums in the country. It maintains, preserves, and interprets an extraordinary collection of artifacts, objects, and scientific specimens used to broaden understanding of evolution, conservation, and biodiversity. Carnegie Museum of…

Collections Manager, Invertebrate Paleontology

Published: July 24, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Yale Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/ The Yale Peabody Museum (CT, USA) is currently seeking an Invertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager. The Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager oversees the daily stewardship, use, and development of the fossil invertebrate and relevant microfossil collections and the associated staff, facilities, and resources of the division. The Collection Manager promotes and facilitates research…

Assistant Curator, Natural History

Published: June 20, 2023    Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Exhibits, Jobs

Closing: June 28, 2023

New Jersey State Museum, Trenton Under the general supervision of the Curator of Natural History in the State Museum, NJ Department of State, plans and implements natural history collection research, cataloging, care, and management, and plans and implements field research projects; initiates, plans, researches, implements, and evaluates exhibitions on natural history subjects; seeks, researches, and…

Associate Registrar/Repatriation Coordinator

Published: June 20, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs, Program/Project Manager

University Job Title: Repatriation Coordinator, Peabody NAGPRABargaining Unit: None – Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)Time Type: Full timeDuration Type: RegularCompensation Grade: Administration & OperationsWage Ranges: Click https://your.yale.edu/work-yale/careers/wage-ranges to see our Wage RangesWork Location: Central CampusWorksite Address: 170 Whitney AvenueNew Haven, CT 06511Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)Searchable Job Family: Museum/CuratorialTotal…

Supervisory Museum Specialist (Fishes)

Published: May 25, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.  The position is located within the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, NMNH.  The purpose of this position is to supervise the work of the Division as a first level supervisor in accordance with the established collections management…

Science Data Administrator

Published: May 22, 2023    Collections Manager, Computer Science, Jobs

Closing: June 20, 2023

Position: Science Data Administrator (reports to the Director of Integrative Collections) Hiring Range: $80,000-$93,000Position closes June 20, 2023 The Denver Museum of Nature & Science seeks a Science Data Administrator to work within the Integrative Collections Team to manage digital collections data and databases. This position is a vital member of the collections team, working to…

Vertebrate Technician

Published: May 10, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Job no: 527645Work type: StaffLocation: Long BeachCategories: Unit 9 – CSUEU – Technical Support Services, Temporary, Full Time, Research California State University Long Beach is hiring a new Vertebrate Technician; this position essentially serves as our Vertebrate Collections Manager. We have almost 40,000 vertebrate specimens. The hire would manage the teaching and research collections, help set up organismal diversity labs, and…

Ornithology and Mammalogy Collection Manager

Published: May 10, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

The Royal BC Museum is hiring a full-time Ornithology and Mammalogy Collection Manager for a 2-year term. The Collection Manager will support a full collections move to the museum’s new Collections and Research Building. The Royal BC Museum was established in 1886, making it one of the oldest continually operating museums in Canada.  Since its…

Assistant Collection Manager

Published: May 10, 2023    Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Jobs

This is a 3-year fixed term position and is posted at Assistant Collection Manager 1 and 2 level. Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability Geoscience Specimen Collection are seeking a full-time Assistant Collection Manager (3-year term) to perform a variety of tasks and functions in support of the long-term preservation, enhancement, and access…