Published: January 30, 2019 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Academy in 2019 With a mission to “explore, explain, and sustain life,” the California Academy of Sciences – based in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park – is a beacon for knowledge, inspiration and solutions, guiding the world toward a better future by providing both hope and critical information to an increasingly global audience. The…
Published: November 9, 2018 Museum Director / President
ExpiredCampus/Location: University Park CampusDate Announced: 10/18/2018Date Closing: open until filledJob Number: 83706Classification: ExemptWork Unit: College of Earth and Mineral SciencesDepartment: Earth and Mineral Sciences Museum and Gallery DESCRIPTION The College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS) at Penn State’s University Park campus is seeking a Director who will promote the mission of the EMS Museum and Gallery, namely…
Published: October 4, 2018 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredDirector of Natural Science Interpretation & Collections (full time, 35 hours/week) Position Description Purpose: The Staten Island Museum seeks a dynamic science leader to spearhead science-based initiatives utilizing the Museum’s historic natural science collections. The Director of Natural Science Interpretation and Collections will interpret the 137-year old collections for today’s audiences and provide access for…
Published: August 6, 2018 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredYale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. General Purpose: Reporting to the…
Published: June 23, 2018 Curator, Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Field Museum seeks a dynamic leader and researcher with museum experience to serve as Director of its Integrative Research Center and Full Curator. The Field Museum is one of the world’s leading natural history museums with globally important research in Natural History, including Anthropology, Botany, Geology, and Zoology. The Museum’s Integrative Research Center (IRC) is comprised…
Published: April 12, 2018 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThis position serves as Deputy Director, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution. The National Museum of Natural History is a science-based museum within the Smithsonian Institution’s complex of museums and research organizations. The NMNH is dedicated to understanding and explaining the natural world and is the most visited natural history museum in the world.…
Published: April 10, 2018 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredIndiana University seeks an experienced Executive Director of University Collections who will have broad responsibility for ensuring the appropriate stewardship of Indiana University’s collections, consistent with the university’s teaching, research, and service missions. The incumbent will establish close partnerships with directors and managers of all IU collections and will facilitate collaborative relationships among collections and…
Published: February 6, 2018 Curator, Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Science Museum of Minnesota seeks a paleontologist for the Fitzpatrick Chair of Paleontology, the department director and curator, for the Paleontology Department in our Science Division, to grow its scholarship, to curate and expand its fossil collections, and to help inspire public understanding of, and involvement in, science. The museum is growing and spans the scientific fields of anthropology,…
Published: November 21, 2017 Curator, Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Fundy Geological Museum is situated adjacent to the world-renowned Bay of Fundy in the town of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. It is one of Nova Scotia’s 28 provincial museum sites and has been operated by the Cumberland Geological Society (CGS) since its opening in 1993. Its mandate is to present the history of geological time…
Published: October 26, 2017 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County The Natural History Family of Museums shares over 35 million objects representing 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history with millions of visitors each year. The Family is comprised of three iconic Los Angeles-area locations, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) in Exposition Park, the La…
Published: September 18, 2017 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredDescription: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) seeks a motivated individual with a background and passion for natural history and the management of collections to fill a new and exciting position, Director of Integrative Collections. The Museum’s research, education, archives, and library collections have been consolidated under one functional area, and we are in search…
Published: June 16, 2017 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Illinois State Museum, an Office of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, seeks candidates for the position of Museum Director. Founded in 1877, the Illinois State Museum is the steward of 13.5 million objects that document the natural and cultural heritage of Illinois. The Museum has a long and distinguished history of scientific research,…
Published: May 17, 2017 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredUnder general administrative direction of the Dean of Sciences and Math, plans, directs, manages, oversees and provides leadership for Sierra College Natural History Museum. This position will also be responsible for establishing connections with the community via public outreach, through the coordination, marketing, event planning and general facilitation of museum tours, and lectures, including teacher-training…
Published: January 6, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe University of Alberta is seeking a qualified dynamic museum professional for the leadership position of Assistant Director (Collections Management), University of Alberta Museums. The University of Alberta located in Edmonton, Alberta, is one of the largest research collecting institutions in Canada with millions of objects and specimens primarily in natural science, contemporary and historical art, and humanities…
Published: December 6, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Manitoba Museum, a not-for-profit and charitable organization, is Manitoba’s largest heritage and science centre. We are unique in our combination of human and natural history themes, multi-dimensional interpretation, immersive dioramas, science and astronomy education, with quality school and public programs and exhibits. The Museum is currently embarking on a multi-phased capital campaign, which will…
Published: October 6, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) seeks a Director of Collections, an individual with a Ph.D. degree or equivalent experience, and the ability to provide a vision for the development, growth, enhancement, direction, and management of the Museum’s vast and diverse natural and cultural collections. NHM is the largest natural history museum…
Published: August 5, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology invites applications for an Assistant Director. The Museum of Geology consists of two distinct but interrelated components: the public museum, and the James E. Martin Paleontology Research Lab. The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall administrative duties associated with the…
Published: August 5, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Field Museum Director, Gantz Family Collections Center Chicago, Illinois The Field Museum, one of the world’s preeminent natural history museums, seeks a dynamic, imaginative, and collaborative science professional as its next Director of the Gantz Family Collections Center. The Director will provide strategic vision and direction for the Museum’s collections and programs, overseeing maintenance,…
Published: July 14, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredPOSITION: Museum Executive Director, St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm, St. George, Utah, United States SUPERVISOR: Foundation Board President and other Board members as assigned QUALIFICATIONS: The Director must have a Bachelors or higher degree in either museum services, a relevant scientific field, or other as determined by the Board The…
Published: February 29, 2016 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredUniversity of Minnesota Minneapolis/St Paul The University of Minnesota has an exciting opportunity for an Executive Director who will oversee the Bell Museum of Natural History and Planetarium’s (BMNHP) mission through its personnel, research/programs and facilities. The BMNHP mission is to ignite curiosity and wonder, explore our connections to nature and the universe, and create a better future…
Published: November 18, 2015 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredMildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden – UCLA Reporting to the Director of the Botanical Garden, the Assistant Director will work with the Garden Director and staff to (i) develop and oversee the horticultural plan for Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden (MEMBG); (ii) administer and curate the complex collection of gardens and plant collections that make…
Published: November 13, 2015 Jobs, Museum Director / President
ExpiredThe Field Museum collections are among the top natural history collections in the world for their breadth, scope, and quality. The Field is one of the few institutions with collections that cover planetary origins and the full history of life on Earth with botanical, zoological, geological, and anthropological specimens and artifacts. The Museum’s strategy in…
