Published: July 13, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe Collections Assistant will support all aspects of the Royal Tyrrell Museum’s Collection Management Program by undertaking day-to-day operation of the collection database. The Collections Assistant will assist with installation and removal of specimens from public galleries as required. They will provide preservation support, including inventory and cataloging of field collections, best practices in the…
Published: June 16, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredVertebrate Wildlife Museum – New Mexico State University Description: This is a full-time museum technician position to assist the curator (Dr. Jennifer Frey) with all functions of the Vertebrate Wildlife Museum in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Ecology at New Mexico State University. The museum is primarily used for education and consists of…
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: June 13, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredCompetition No. – S106632956 Posting Date – Jun 09, 2017 Closing Date – Jul 14, 2017 Position Type – Full Time – Operating Funded Salary Range – $62,877 to $87,627 per year Grade – 11 Hours – 35 This regular continuing position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: www.hrs.ualberta.ca. The University of Alberta is seeking a dynamic professional for the…
Published: June 9, 2017 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredLichens at the Natural History Museum, London Salary: £35,164 – £42,420 per annum plus benefits. Candidates with appropriate experience may be considered for the role of Senior Curator in Charge (SCiC) of Lichens, Slime Moulds and Bryophytes. This carries an additional 5% responsibility allowance. Embedded within the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division of the Department…
Published: June 8, 2017 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredThe Cambridge University Herbarium is seeking a full-time Curator. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, organising and developing the Herbarium, its collections, services and profile. The Herbarium holds a scientifically and historically important collection of 1.1 million specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, algae and fungi, together with an 8,000 photographic slide collection, 6,000+…
Published: May 25, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe Herbarium at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is now accepting applications for a full time (40 hours) Workroom Manager (Curatorial Assistant II). Application deadline: Friday, June 9, 2017. Job Summary: Assists herbarium staff in specimen preparation and routine collections management. Responsibilities include training and supervision of volunteers in specimen preparation; processing incoming and outgoing…
Published: May 18, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredMANAGER OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS (CONN HERBARIUM) ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION BIOLOGY (UCP VII) The University of Connecticut Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology seeks a Manager of Scientific Collections (UCP VII) to curate the CONN herbarium, which houses collections that support the teaching and research activities of a large academic department and other scientific users. The…
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: April 25, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs
Expired3 Streams Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Science and Technology Branch Harrow (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario) BI-03 Acting, Assignment, Deployment, Indeterminate, Secondment, Specified period $69,332 to $92,094 (Under review) For further information on the organization, please visit Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Closing date: 23 May 2017 – 23:59, Pacific Time Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian…
Published: April 14, 2017 Jobs, Preparator
ExpiredThe Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) seeks a Preparator to oversee the fossil preparation program for its vertebrate fossil collections. The successful candidate will manage the daily operations of the Preparation Lab in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. Preparation will be based on priorities set by the curatorial staff including new projects…
Published: April 5, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredJob Title: COLLECTIONS MANAGER Department: Biology Salary: $35,000 – $40,000 Job Summary: Under supervision of the Curators and Department Chair, manages the teaching and scientific specimen collections and Specify database in the Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC), including the Herbarium, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Herpetology, and Frozen Tissue collections. Serves to promote the ASNHC, department, and…
Published: March 29, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredCuratorial Assistant: Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab Jackson Museum of Earth History Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin The Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab is looking for a Curatorial Assistant. Duties include, but are not limited to, working with the Specify database, processing outgoing and returning loans, intake and accessioning of new fossil material, photography of…
Published: March 16, 2017 Curator, Jobs
ExpiredClemson University Location Long 132 Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular JOB SUMMARY: Manages the day-to -day operation of the Campbell Natural history museum, including preparation, maintenance, display and curation of all vertebrate specimens. JOB DUTIES: 50% – Essential – Curation: Identifies, labels, files, and fumigates specimens. Collects and solicits new specimen materials. Prepares, repairs, cleans,…
Published: March 13, 2017 Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe La Brea Tar Pits and Museum (LBTPM, Los Angeles, California) seeks an Assistant Collections Manager to join an NSF-funded project to reconstruct paleo-food web models. As part of this grant, a classroom-based citizen science initiative to sort, process, and identify plant, insect, and/or other animal microfossil samples from Project 23 (deposits preserving late Quaternary…
Published: March 9, 2017 Jobs, Teaching
ExpiredOklahoma State University (http://integrativebiology.okstate.edu) invites applications for a Teaching Assistant Professor. We seek applicants with a Ph.D. in a life sciences field, a demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, and motivation to work with natural history collections. Applicants with expertise in vertebrate taxonomy are particularly encouraged to apply. Teaching responsibilities will include four courses per…
Published: February 15, 2017 Internships, Jobs
ExpiredPosition Summary: 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 12, 2017 start). The interns will participate in an IMLS-funded project to curate the Mapes collection…
Published: February 7, 2017 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredThe Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH; http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu) at the University of Florida (http://www.ufl.edu) invites applications for a full-time collections manager of the herpetology collections, effective 1 July 2017. This person will oversee and manage the curation of herpetological specimens, the accession of specimens into the collection, the maintenance of division records, reports, collections budget,…
Published: January 30, 2017 Jobs, Teaching
ExpiredThe University of Kansas Natural History Museum seeks a Museum Education Coordinator to teach and develop a range of science education programs and services. The museum educator is a key staff member in a small department. Responsibilities include teaching programs, research and development, and administration of engaging science programs. This person should be creative, enthusiastic…
Published: January 19, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe New York Botanical Garden Herbarium is seeking a Curatorial Assistant for algae, bryophytes and fungi. This is a full-time, core (i.e., not grant funded) position. BASIC JOB FUNCTION The Curatorial Assistant will participate in basic herbarium activities, e.g. collections processing, filing and specimen catalogues, loan request fulfillment for algae, bryophytes, fungi (including lichens). SPECIFIC…
Published: January 6, 2017 Collections Assistant, Jobs
ExpiredThe North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCSM) is looking to hire a 4 month, part-time project technician in the Mollusk Unit of the Research and Collections Section. This position will be funded via an US Fish and Wildlife grant. The person in this position will work closely with the Collections Manager of Mollusks in…
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: January 6, 2017 Internships, Jobs
ExpiredThe Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History seeks to fill a part-time (21 hours per week), 1-year internship with opportunity for 2-3 year renewal for a graduate or undergraduate student (or recent graduate) in invertebrate zoology, life sciences, taxonomy, museum studies or related fields. The intern will work with collection…
Published: January 6, 2017 Research Position
ExpiredCarnegie Museum of Natural History invites applications for a Post-Doctoral Fellow and Interim Curator for the Anthropocene. The primary responsibility for this position will be to work with the Director, museum senior leadership and science staff, as well as Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh central staff to develop an intellectual and infrastructural framework for the new…
Published: January 6, 2017 Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs
ExpiredCarnegie Museum of Natural History invites applications for the William and Ingrid Rea Assistant Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles. Successful candidates for this endowed position will have research interests involving the systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology, and/or conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles, especially – but not limited to – investigating the consequences of global change…
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: November 29, 2016 Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching
ExpiredThe University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder invite applications for a tenure-track appointment as Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology & Paleobotany and Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences. We seek a scientist who will conduct field and collection-based research in one or more of the following areas:…
Published: October 25, 2016 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredPosition: Collections Manager in the Department of Earth Sciences, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Posting end date: 11/20/2016 Museum introduction: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is the Rocky Mountain region’s leading resource for informal science education. Located in the heart of Denver’s City Park, and neighbor to the Denver Zoo, the Museum…
Published: October 25, 2016 Jobs, Registrar
ExpiredNatural History Museum of Utah 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 will support the registrar in handling…
Published: October 25, 2016 Collections Manager, Jobs
ExpiredAngelo State Natural History Collections Under supervision of the Curators and Department Chair, the Collections Manager manages the teaching and scientific specimen collections and Specify database in the Angelo State Natural History Collections (ASNHC), including the Herbarium, Mammalogy, Ornithology, Herpetology, and Frozen Tissue collections. This position serves to promote the ASNHC, department, and university through…
