The 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: June 11, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is seeking a Collection Manager for the Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Bird Division (lsa.umich.edu/ummz/birds.html), located at the new state of the art Research Museums Center (RMC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The UMMZ develops and maintains zoological collections explicitly for use in research and education, benefiting science, society, and…
Published: June 8, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is seeking a Collection Manager for the Museum of Zoology (UMMZ) Fish Division (https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz/fishes.html), located at the new state of the art Research Museums Center (RMC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The UMMZ develops and maintains zoological collections explicitly for use in research and education, benefiting science, society, and…
Published: May 16, 2018 Jobs, Registrar
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Job Description: Smithsonian’s National Zoo is seeking a Registrar to join our team. The Zoo Registrar serves as a member of the animal management team, responsible for maintaining the Zoo’s animal and biological records and permits according to industry and legal standards, assisting in the development and implementation of the Zoo’s collections management policies and…
Published: May 15, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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Department: Collections Effective Date: June 1, 2018 Reports to: Director of Exhibits Status: Full-time, salaried, non-exempt Position Summary: The EcoTarium, A Museum of Science & Nature, seeks a knowledgeable and experienced museum professional for its Collections Manager. The Museum’s collections house a very diverse range of materials including: natural history specimens, rocks and minerals, books…
Published: May 11, 2018 Jobs, Research Position
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Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin upon submission. Position Summary: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is seeking candidates for its 2018 Visitor Engagement Fellowship (a two-year term appointment). The Visitor Engagement Fellow is part of the Arboretum’s Education and Public Programs team and supports projects and initiatives that encourage visitors to engage with the Arboretum’s…
Published: May 10, 2018 Jobs, Preparator
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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) seeks a preparator to conduct fossil preparation for its vertebrate fossil collections. The successful candidate will work alongside colleagues in the “Dino Lab”, a public-facing preparation laboratory, within the Dinosaur Institute at the NHM. This position involves weekend hours (a Friday–Tuesday work week), and interaction with the public. Preparation will…
Published: May 8, 2018 Conservator, Jobs
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Location 2 vacancies in the following location: Harpers Ferry Relocation expenses reimbursed – You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy. Summary These positions are located in Harpers Ferry Center, in the Museum Conservation Services and Collections Program a the Harpers Ferry Center. This program works in close collaboration with parks to…
Published: May 4, 2018 Computer Science, Jobs
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The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) wants to move its website to a new platform and to add some additional functionality. The current website can be found here: http://www.spnhc.org/ We are looking for vendors to prepare a proposal to accomplish the task that includes timeline, cost, and deliverables. The following RFP…
Published: April 27, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
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Kimberly, OR Summary This position is located in John Day Fossil Beds National Monument. Please visit find a park for additional park information. This position is a Full-Time temporary position not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours (about 6 months) in a service year. Position may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs. Individuals selected under this vacancy…
Published: April 19, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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This position is located in the Cultural Resources Center (CRC), National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), Smithsonian Institution (SI). The employee oversees all aspects of storage, access, care, use, and disaster management planning for NMAI’s collection in all three NMAI facilities including NMAI-DC, NMAI-NY, and NMAI-CRC; works closely with the heads of Registration, Conservation,…
Published: April 12, 2018 Jobs, Museum Director / President
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This 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
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Indiana 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: April 10, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Registrar
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Associate Registrar, Loans & Exhibitions Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH) University of Utah, Salt Lake City Job Summary As Associate Registrar, you will be responsible for the museum’s centralized loan records, environmental data, image requests and registrarial issues related to exhibitions. You will work closely with colleagues to advance the museum’s mission. Additionally, you…
Published: April 9, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
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Reporting to the Curator of Collections at the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, the Collections Assistant is a full-time position that will contribute significantly to the management of the Peabody’s approximately 500,000+ archaeological and ethnographic objects from Native North America. In addition to daily management of this collection, the Collections Assistant will have a…
Published: April 9, 2018 Curator, Jobs
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The Natural History Museum, London is recruiting a Senior Curator in Charge with responsibility for the General Herbarium sections I & II and the European Herbarium. Role summary Embedded within the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division of the Department of Life Sciences, the Senior Curator in Charge (SCiC), General Herbarium I & II and European…
Published: April 4, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Invertebrate Zoology and Geology Department at the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) is seeking a Collection Manager for Geology. The Academy is the oldest natural history museum in the western United States and welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs to join us in achieving our mission to explore, explain and sustain life on…
Published: April 4, 2018 Collections Assistant, Jobs
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The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History seeks to fill a part-time (17 hours per week) position. The anticipated start date is early May 2018. Title: Curatorial Assistant Effective Date: March 20, 2018 Closing Date for Applications: Monday, April 16, 2018 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time Job Description: The successful applicant will work with dry and…
Published: April 4, 2018 Jobs, Preparator
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The American Museum of Natural History is hiring a Preparator for their Vertebrate Paleontology collections. Responsibilities & Duties: The responsibilities and duties of the position include preparation and restoration of vertebrate fossils, especially detailed microscope-based anatomical preparation, using a full range of mechanical and chemical methods; digital preparation such as SEM and CT image processing,…
Published: April 4, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Invertebrate Paleontology Department of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is searching for a Collection Manager. The Academy is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, and is situated within Philadelphia’s scenic Museums District on the Ben Franklin Parkway. The Invertebrate Paleontology collection consists of over 1 million…
Published: March 22, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee – Knoxville Description The TENN herbarium is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented individual to join our department as the Herbarium Collections Manager. This key team member oversees the day-to-day management, preservation, and accessibility of our plant and fungal biodiversity collection, which includes specimen curation, record keeping,…
Published: March 6, 2018 Internships, Jobs
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The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) has paid collection internship opportunities with anthropology, paleontology, or botany collections. Candidates will gain professional museum experience in registration and collections management while working in a region surrounded by remarkable landscapes and Native American cultures. Accredited by AAM, MNA is located in Flagstaff, AZ – a mountain town with…
Published: March 2, 2018 Curator, Jobs
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The Royal British Columbia Museum is one of Canada’s great cultural treasures. Our collections, research and presentations enable us to tell the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire. The Knowledge department has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic person with a passion for collections-based science and a desire to share BC’s outstanding paleontology…
Published: February 27, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Bioscience Collection at the NM Museum of Natural History and Science is looking for a Bioscience Collections Specialist. The mission of Bioscience Collection is to provide collections of plants, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, insects and mollusks that represent the natural history of New Mexico and southwestern North America (United States and Mexico), and to serve as…
Published: February 23, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Geoscience Collection at the NM Museum of Natural History and Science is looking for a Geoscience Collections Specialist. The Geoscience Collection houses fossils of vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants, as well as rocks and minerals, although vertebrate paleontology is the predominant collection. Job Description Why does the job exist? This position will be responsible for…
Published: February 13, 2018 Internships, Jobs
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The Division of Paleontology at the American Museum of Natural History is offering a small number of full-time, 8-week internships for graduate or undergraduate students in geology, invertebrate paleontology, life sciences, museum studies, or related fields (June 11, 2018 start). The interns will participate in an IMLS-funded project to curate the Mapes collection in the Invertebrate…
Published: February 13, 2018 Jobs, Research Position
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Open & closing dates: 02/07/2018 to 02/21/2018 Salary $45,972 to $59,762 per year Work schedule: Full-Time – Full-Time, Permanent Appointment type: Permanent – Federal Summary This position will provide technical support for molecular genetics research and collections in the Laboratories of Analytical Biology (L.A.B.), National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC (primary duty station is at the Natural…
Published: February 13, 2018 Collections Assistant, Internships, Jobs
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The California Academy of Sciences is hiring a part-time (16-24 hrs/week) Curatorial Assistant in Ornithology and Mammalogy. The application deadline is March 20, 2018. POSITION SUMMARY: Under supervision of the Collection Manager or more senior Curatorial Assistants in Ornithology and Mammalogy (O&M), performs duties related to specimen preparation, cataloging and archiving specimens, processing loans, collection maintenance…
Published: February 13, 2018 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey is looking for an individual with a passion for organizing geological samples and data. An ideal candidate will have a background in the geosciences, experience with samples, and the ability to think about collecting and storing geological data on a large scale. This position will manage our extensive geological sample collections,…
Published: February 6, 2018 Curator, Jobs, Museum Director / President
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The 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,…
