The Benthic Invertebrate Collection – UC San Diego museum scientist performs curatorial, preparatory, research, training, collection facility and clerical activities for the SIO Benthic Invertebrates research collection. Expand, develop, upgrade and maintain the Collection, collection database and reprint library. Develop and maintain best practices for specimen curation, storage, and mailing as well as data handling, and data sharing. Develop and maintain the Benthic Invertebrates website, including the online database and image library. Manage collection transactions: track institutional loans, including those for teaching purposes. Ensure proper permits and documentation are current for field collection and museum exchange of specimens. Serve as a point of contact for logistics on specimen transactions. Assist the curator in identifying and applying for available extramural funding. Make recommendations to curator-in-charge for expanding collection.
Train and supervise volunteers or visiting students in the use of the Collection. Assist curators, faculty, scholars, and students in obtaining and identifying specimens for their research projects. Support institutional fund-raising efforts by providing tours and information regarding the collection. Host meetings and present talks to schools and special interest groups on research and collection activities. Organize displays presenting collection materials and research activities. Ensure commonly accepted EH&S protocols are followed in collection lab spaces. Under general supervision, research and publish on invertebrate group/s of interest.
- Must be able to work around alcohol and other preservatives. Must be able to go to sea/remote locations for collection purposes. Possess or be able to acquire a SCUBA diving license.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Graduation from college with specialization in invertebrate diversity, and systematics and four years of experience in curatorial work, including one year in a supervisory capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledge and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
- Experience in invertebrate diversity, systematics, scientific nomenclature and invertebrate literature.
- Experience with website creation and maintenance, with components which encompass a digital image library and an online database.
- Experience with DNA extraction and sequencing.
- Knowledge of: preserving techniques for large and small invertebrates; museum/collections operations and procedures; collections data systems and loan invoice record-keeping system.
- Working knowledge of Environmental Health and Safety guidelines for laboratory and office environments.
- Working knowledge of digital photography and post-process editing.
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