Category: Jobs

Assistant Professor in Plant Systematics and Curator of the Herbarium at the Burke Museum

Published: September 14, 2022    Curator, Jobs, Teaching

Position Description The University of Washington (UW) Department of Biology is seeking a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Systematics to also serve as Curator of the Herbarium at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. Positive factors for consideration include experience with collections-based research, broadly defined as managing collections, curation, working with museum specimens,…

Research Outreach Coordinator, Alabama Museum of Natural History

Published: September 14, 2022    Jobs, Program/Project Manager, Public Outreach

The Alabama Museum of Natural History (https://almnh.museums.ua.edu/) at The University of Alabama seeks a Research Outreach Coordinator. This is a full-time, staff-level position with benefits located on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The position reports to the Director of the Alabama Museum of Natural History. The University of Alabama Museums (https://museums.ua.edu/) includes…

Assistant Curator of Mammalogy

Published: September 13, 2022    Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

The Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida (UF) seeks qualified applicants for a 12-month tenure-track Assistant Curator of Mammalogy. This position will be filled at the Assistant faculty level in the Florida Museum’s Department of Natural History. The Division of Mammalogy contains >35,000 specimens representing over 1,200 species from 25 of the 27 orders of mammals,…

Systems Administrator – Research Museum

Published: September 7, 2022    Computer Science, Jobs

Closing: September 16, 2022

Summary The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is hiring a Linux Systems Administrator to join a diverse team of professionals dedicated to successful advancement of educational and research activities. You will work with the Infrastructure team to create and support servers and provide other infrastructure services to Technology Services teams,…

Collections Manager, University and Jepson Herbaria

Published: September 7, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Application Review DateSeptember 7, 2022 Departmental Overview The University and Jepson Herbaria are separately budgeted units within the Vice Chancellor of Research Office and are a member of the Berkeley Natural History Museums Consortium. They are located within the Valley Life Sciences Building. Both units are closely associated with the Department of Integrative Biology and,…

BIODIVERSITY DATABASE DEVELOPER/PROGRAMMER

Published: August 31, 2022    Computer Science, Jobs

Closing: September 30, 2022

Job no: 499451Work type: Full-TimeLocation: Center City – Philadelphia, PACategories: Academy of Natural Sciences About the Academy The Academy of Natural Sciences was founded in 1812 for “the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences”.  Since then, it has sponsored global expeditions, conducted pioneering environmental and systematics research, and amassed remarkable collections containing more than 18 million specimens from around…

Exhibits Fabricator and Maintenance Lead

Published: August 31, 2022    Exhibits, Jobs

Closing: October 3, 2022

Position Overview The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (BI), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education centers in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, and evolutionary biology. The KU Natural History Museum is the iconic public face of the BI and serves public audiences through its four…

Application Systems Analyst, Intermediate

Published: August 31, 2022    Computer Science, Jobs

Closing: September 9, 2022

The Department of Technology Services in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA) at the University of Michigan seeks an Application Systems Analyst, Intermediate to join our Web & Applications Development Services (W&ADS) team. The College of LSA consists of close to 100 departments, centers and programs. The (W&ADS) team provides administrative information services to…

Director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

Published: August 24, 2022    Jobs, Museum Director / President

Requisition Number: 40811Location: Boulder, ColoradoEmployment Type: FacultySchedule: Full-TimeDate Originally Posted: 20-Jul-2022 Job Summary The University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for the Director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. The Director is the administrative head of the Museum with primary responsibility for leadership by offering new ideas and strategies for the future, working…

Collection Manager in Geology

Published: August 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), Faculty of Science, the University of Copenhagen is looking for a for a permanent fulltime position for a Collections Manager in geology, starting October 1, 2022 or as soon thereafter. The candidate will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the…

Collection Manager in Vertebrate Zoology

Published: August 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, is looking for a permanent fulltime position for a Collections Manager, starting October 1, 2022 or as soon thereafter. The candidate will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the Head of the Zoological Collection…

Curator of Botany at the New York State Museum

Published: August 24, 2022    Curator, Jobs

Closing: September 30, 2022

The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) Office of Cultural Education is seeking candidates for a Museum Scientist 3 position in the New York State Museum. Under the supervision of the Director of Research and Collections, the incumbent will serve as the Curator of Botany within the Biology Program.  Duties of this position include, but…

Research Associate for Southeastern Vertebrate Museum

Published: August 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

Closing: September 7, 2022

Southeastern Louisiana University’s Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for the position of Research Associate. This position will primarily oversee the daily operations of Southeastern’s Vertebrate Museum, along with updating the museum’s database and establishing a presence online. Other duties include curating and re-curating ichthyological and herpetological museum specimens, as well as continuing outreach and…

Yale Peobody Museum Student Programs Academic Coordinator

Published: August 24, 2022    Jobs, Program/Project Manager

Student Programs Academic CoordinatorUniversity Job Title: Program AdministratorBargaining 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:…

Collection Manager II – Herpetology

Published: August 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

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 Natural History generates new scientific knowledge,…

Vertebrate Museum Collections Manager Position – Cal Poly Humboldt

Published: July 1, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: July 21, 2022

Cal Poly Humboldt’s Department of Biological Sciences is looking for a Vertebrate Museum Collections Manager.  Incumbent will maintain and expand our collection of over 15,000 specimens that serves as a center for specimen-based research and teaching in ecology, evolution, and conservation of vertebrates.  We welcome your application to join our team at one of the…

Systematic Zoology at LMU University and director of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology in Munich

Published: June 24, 2022    Curator, Jobs, Teaching

occupation date 04/01/2023 application time 07/15/2022 Professorship (W3) for Systematic Zoology (Chair) A professorship (W3) for systematic zoology (chair) has been appointed at the Faculty of Biology on April 1, 2023. The professorship is associated with the duties of a director (m/f/d) of the Bavarian State Collection for Zoology. We are looking for an experienced scientist (m/f/d) with strong…

Senior Curator Botany and Biodiversity Coordinator, National Museum Cardiff

Published: June 24, 2022    Curator, Jobs

Closing: July 6, 2022

Contract: Permanent contract, 35 hours per weekSalary: Grade E, £27,997 – £34,257 per annumClosing date: 6 July 2022 (by 5pm)Interview date: Week commencing 18 July 2022 What you’ll do…You will play a major role in delivering the Museum’s goal to safeguard and increase biodiversity across the Museum’s eight sites, by planning and coordinating field activity to produce a…

Senior Curator Entomology, National Museum Cardiff

Published: June 24, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: July 6, 2022

Contract: Permanent contract, 35 hours per weekSalary: Grade E, £27,997 – £34,257 per annumClosing date: 6 July 2022 (by 5pm)Interview date: Week commencing 18 July 2022 What you’ll do…Your work will be focused on increasing access to the entomology collection, both physical and digital, by a wider range of users. This will include taking a lead in the…

Curatorial Assistant, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology

Published: May 12, 2022    Collections Assistant, Jobs, News

Please visit Curatorial Assistant III for complete job posting and application instructions. ***Please note, Harvard University will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. Job Summary The Museum of Comparative Zoology Curatorial Assistant III reports to the Curatorial Associate in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology. The Museum of Comparative Zoology and the Department of Invertebrate…

Collections Manager, Paleobotany, The Field Museum

Published: April 18, 2022    Collections Manager, Jobs

Closing: May 6, 2022

The Field Museum has an immediate opening for a Paleobotany Collections Manager. This full-time, permanent position reports to the Head of Geological Collections in the Gantz Family Collections Center. The Collections Manager is responsible for the management and development of one of the largest fossil plant collections in North America, in collaboration with the curator of paleobotany. The Paleobotany Collections Manager position is focused on management of the paleobotany collection (80%), with some allowance for personal research activities (20%).