Published: October 29, 2018 Collections Manager
ExpiredThe Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is seeking a Senior Collection Manager for the Division of Fishes. The Fish Collection is located in a state-of-the-art facility in the center of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Main Campus in Albuquerque, a vibrant research and education facility associated with the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. The…
Published: October 26, 2018 Collections Manager
ExpiredThe Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences is seeking an Invertebrate Collections Manager for the National Ecological Observatory Network Biorepository (NEON). This project is expected to run for 30 years. For each project year, the NEON Biorepository at ASU will receive, process, store, and make available for research an average of 100,000 biodiversity occurrences sampled…
Published: October 26, 2018 Collections Assistant
ExpiredThe American Museum of Natural History is looking for a curatorial assistant in Paleontology. Responsibilities and Duties:The Curatorial Assistant will participate in the care and curation of the five Paleontology collections including assistance in collections moves, specimen loans, data entry and verification, visitor support, pest management, specimen inventory and rehousing, and other duties as assigned. Required…
Published: October 26, 2018 Jobs, Program/Project Manager
ExpiredThe Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) are seeking a Project Manager for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository. NEON (neonscience.org) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle. The project is expected to run for 30 years. For each project year,…
Published: October 23, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) is searching for a Museum Scientist to manage our invertebrate collection. About Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley, is one of the world’s most iconic teaching and research institutions. Since 1868, Berkeley has fueled a perpetual renaissance, generating unparalleled intellectual, economic and social value in California, the United States…
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: October 4, 2018 Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching
ExpiredThe University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and the Department of Anthropology invite applications for a tenure-track, joint position as Curator of Archaeology and Assistant Professor. Applicants should have a PhD with specialization in Archaeology, and museum experience. The position includes research, curating collections, and teaching archaeology and museum studies courses. The museum houses…
Published: October 4, 2018 Internships, Jobs, Research Position
ExpiredThe Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Internships (OFI) is pleased to call for applications to the 2019 Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program (SIFP) and affiliated programs. The Smithsonian Institution Fellowship Program offers opportunities for independent research or study related to Smithsonian collections, facilities, and/or research interests of the Institution and its staff. Fellowships are offered to graduate students,…
Published: October 4, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science is looking for a Bioscience Curator. The Bioscience Collection includes preserved plants, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and insects that represent the natural history of New Mexico and Southwestern North America (United States and Mexico), and to serve as a safe repository for in-house research specimens. The…
Published: October 4, 2018 Jobs, Research Position
ExpiredSchool Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Position Description The Harvard University Herbaria (HUH; http://huh.harvard.edu) invites nominations and direct applications for the Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship, a fellowship in plant science. We especially seek outstanding early-career scientists and collections professionals who see new opportunities and innovations for collections-based research. The…
Published: October 2, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredDo you have a passion for cutting-edge biodiversity science, sharing it with broader audiences, and making a real-world impact? The California Academy of Sciences is seeking candidates who specialize in western North American plants (especially Californian), examining a wide range of topics, including their evolution, diversity, or ecology. Candidates who could potentially work with our…
Published: October 2, 2018 Jobs, Program/Project Manager
ExpiredThe University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (BI), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education institutes in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, and evolutionary biology. The BI, one of the University’s designated research centers, reports to the KU Office of Research and comprises three units: Natural History…
Published: September 14, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH), founded in 1920, is located in the heart of University Circle, five miles east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Considered among the top 10 institutions of its kind in North America, the Museum offers an incredible visitor experience, attracting roughly 275,000 visitors a year. There are more than 140…
Published: September 12, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) seeks a Curator of Terrestrial Mammals to lead its research on urban mammals, to oversee the growth and care of collections, and to provide content for a variety of public programs. The successful candidate will conduct collection-based research in evolutionary biology and/or ecology broadly defined and will be a…
Published: September 11, 2018 Jobs, Registrar
ExpiredThe Denver Museum of Nature & Science in the Research & Collections Division is seeking a Registrar to join their team. This position ensures the Museum meets its public trust responsibilities by guaranteeing documented compliance of all collection activities with collection policy, procedure, regulations, and professional standards. This position works collaboratively with curators and collection managers to ensure…
Published: September 6, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredINTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION Internship Title: Collections Intern Internship Department: Biology – Collections Supervisor: Director of Collections Objective: The Chicago Academy of Sciences / Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum’s (CAS/PNNM) natural history collections are a library of the natural world documenting Midwestern biodiversity from 1830 to the present. Glass plate negatives from the audiovisual collection taken between 1898 to…
Published: August 30, 2018 Computer Science, Jobs
ExpiredThe Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) is seeking a Biodiversity Informatician for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository. NEON (https://www.neonscience.org/) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle. The project is expected to run for 30 years.…
Published: August 30, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe Carnegie Museum of Natural History has an immediate opening for a COLLECTIONS MANAGER OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES. This position will oversee the direct care, organization, management, and improved accessibility of approximately 242,000 preserved specimens of amphibians and reptiles and their associated data, based on current best museum practices. While there may be opportunities to assist with or conduct…
Published: August 23, 2018 Computer Science, Jobs
ExpiredThe Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) is seeking a Biodiversity Informatician for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository. NEON (https://www.neonscience.org/) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle. The project is expected to run for 30 years.…
Published: August 20, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences and Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (BioKIC) are seeking a Cryo-Collections Manager for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository. NEON (https://www.neonscience.org/) is a continental-scale ecological observation facility, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and operated by Battelle. The project is expected to run for 30 years. For each…
Published: August 9, 2018 Computer Science, Jobs
ExpiredThe Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute (TUBRI) invites applications for the position of Senior Manager of Biodiversity Informatics to continue the excellence TUBRI has established developing technology for accessing and using biodiversity specimens and data in research and education. TUBRI houses the Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection, the world’s largest collection of preserved, post-larval fish…
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: August 2, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) is seeking a Curator for its renowned late Pleistocene Rancho La Brea collections housed at the La Brea Tar Pits & Museum. The successful candidate will conduct collection-based research in evolutionary biology and paleoecology broadly defined to include systematics, biogeography, global change, and/or biodiversity science, particularly…
Published: August 2, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLA) seeks a Curator to lead its research on fish, to oversee the growth and care of its extensive ichthyological collection, and to provide content for a variety of public programs. The successful candidate will conduct collection-based research in evolutionary biology and/or ecology broadly defined, to include…
Published: July 31, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is seeking a Collection Manager in Invertebrate Zoology. This is a full time, exempt position. Responsible for the continued development and use of these collections, being predominantly marine and terrestrial mollusks, that contain over 3 million specimens. Position will also manage holdings of other invertebrate phyla, with the exception of insects.…
Published: July 31, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is seeking a Collection Manager of Vascular Plants at the University of Michigan Herbarium (https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium), located at the new Research Museums Center (RMC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Herbarium develops and maintains collections explicitly for use in research and education, benefiting science, society, and the university at large.…
Published: July 23, 2018 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe University of Montana Zoology Museum (UMZM) contains about 22,000 vertebrate specimens, most of them housed in a newly-constructed (2018) and equipped conservation collection. The collection is fully inventoried and is accessible nationally via Arctos. The Curator will curate and professionally manage all biological collections in the UMZM, including research and teaching collections of all classes of vertebrates. The…
Published: July 12, 2018 Jobs, Registrar
ExpiredSupervisory Registrar position open at the Smithsonian National Zoo; please see announcement #18R-LM-303758-DEU-NZP https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/504492100 from July 10-24, 2018 OR until the date 100 applications are received, whichever comes first. You must apply through USAJob.gov The incumbent serves as Registrar, responsible for the registration programs which ensure the accountability and legal control of the collections in the Zoo’s custody. The…
Published: July 12, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute seeks a collection manager to oversee its world-class research collections in vertebrate paleontology. The collections consist of extensive fossil vertebrate specimens, along with archives and library holdings. The collections have particular strengths in Paleozoic and Mesozoic fishes and Paleozoic tetrapods; fishes, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, pterosaurs and toothed birds from the Niobrara…
Published: June 25, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe California Academy of Sciences has a position as a Curatorial Assistant III open in the Botany Department. There is a link at the bottom or you can visit our web page, scroll to the bottom of the home page and you will find a link for “careers” at the bottom of the page. POSITION…
