Published: February 25, 2026 Internships, Jobs
Closing: March 13, 2026
Pioneer Trails Regional Museum https://ptrm.org/ Pioneer Trails Regional Museum in Bowman, ND is seeking a summer intern to work in the department of Paleontology. With preference to students specializing in biology, geology, or a related field, the positions are open to all students and recent graduates with a genuine interest and knowledge of paleontology, especially…
University of Iowa https://museumstudies.sites.uiowa.edu/ The University of Iowa’s Classics and Religious Studies invites applications for a 100% Visiting Assistant Professor in Museum Studies for the 2026-2027 academic year. Duties of this position include teaching 4 classes per semester and includes one section of MUSM:2001 (Introduction to Museum Studies) each semester, as well as courses related…
Published: February 19, 2026 Jobs, Preparator
Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University https://eastern.usu.edu/prehistoric-museum/ Overview The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a three-year, full-time fossil preparator position. This newly created position will spearhead the preparation of fossils from the Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry (CLDQ) at Jurassic National Monument. Those fossils were collected during a mitigation project at the…
Published: February 18, 2026 News
We invite you to submit a proposal for an organized session at TDWG 2026 that reflects the work that TDWG does and the ways that collections and standards contribute to our understanding and documentation of biodiversity. We strongly encourage you to consider the conference theme: Research and Robot-ready Biodiversity Data Standards. Deadline for session proposals:…
Published: February 13, 2026 Collections Assistant, Jobs
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition. The Mammalogy department…
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum https://www.bishopmuseum.org/ Employment Type: Full-Time, Salary, ExemptTemporary/Permanent: PermanentDeadline to Apply: This application will remain open until the position is filled.Rate of Pay: $72,100.00 – $92,000.00 annually, commensurate with experience. This wage band is set and not subject to negotiation. Job Purpose The Curator of Entomology initiates, develops, and directs original research projects…
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum https://www.bishopmuseum.org/ Employment Type: Full-Time, Salary, ExemptTemporary/Permanent: PermanentDeadline to Apply: This application will remain open until the position is filled.Rate of Pay: $72,100.00 – $92,000.00 annually, commensurate with experience. This wage band is set and not subject to negotiation. Job Purpose The Curator of Botany initiates, develops, and directs original research projects…
Published: February 4, 2026 Collections Manager, Jobs
Pacific Marine Specimen Bank, The Pacific Community https://www.spc.int/ Description The Pacific Community (SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our unique organisation works…
Published: February 3, 2026 Conservator, Jobs
Old Red Medical Museum https://www.utmb.edu/oldredmedicalmuseum Conservator (On-Site, 20 to 24 Months, Fixed Term) Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree in Archaeology, Biology, Zoology, Natural History, Conservation Science, or related field, and three (3) years of experience working in a conservation science-related field. Preferred Qualifications: Job Summary: Preserve History. Advance Science. Join UTMB as a Conservator. UTMB Health…
Published: January 28, 2026 Internships, Jobs
The Frost Entomological Museum, Pennsylvania State University https://ento.psu.edu/about/facilities/frost The Frost Entomological Museum at Penn State seeks two undergraduate summer interns, to assist with research projects related to butterfly biodiversity and collections. Training and experiences will be provided in the following areas: Required Skills and Experience: Compensation: Wage is set at $17.50/hour, with an expectation of…
Published: January 26, 2026 Computer Science, Databases/IT, Jobs
New York Botanical Garden https://www.nybg.org/ Position Summary A postdoctoral research associate is sought to develop tools to mobilize data in herbarium specimens for conservation action, as part of a project funded through the Bezos Earth Fund’s AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge. The postdoctoral research associate will report to Emily Sessa, Patricia K. Holmgren Director…
Published: January 15, 2026 Announcements, News
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections – 41st Annual Meeting7-11 September 2026Iziko South African Museum • Cape Town, South Africa Bridging Hemispheres: Collaborating for a Unified Natural Heritage You are warmly invited to attend the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), to be held from 7…
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History https://charleston.edu/mace-brown-museum/ About the Department The College of Charleston’s Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences invites applicants with a Ph.D. in Vertebrate Paleontology or a closely related field for a tenure-track faculty position to begin in August of 2026. The successful candidate will have research and teaching interests in Paleontology or…
Published: January 8, 2026 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: January 15, 2026
Mace Brown Museum of Natural History https://charleston.edu/mace-brown-museum/ Job Description The Museum Executive Director (ED) serves as the chief executive responsible for the overall leadership, operations, community engagement, and fundraising for the Museum. The ED aligns with the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History in the School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (SNES) at the College…
Published: January 8, 2026 Collections Manager, Jobs
Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability https://sustainability.stanford.edu/ This is a 3-year fixed-term position. Work will be conducted on-site in Stanford, California and at a nearby off-campus facility. Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability Geoscience Specimen Collection are seeking a full-time Assistant Collection Manager (3-year fixed-term) to perform a variety of tasks and functions in…
Texas Tech University https://www.ttu.edu/ Position Description The Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position of collections-based mammalogy to begin Fall 2026. Applicants from a wide range of mammalogy specializations that utilize natural history collections are invited to…
Published: December 10, 2025 Administration, Jobs
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding scholar and accomplished leader to serve as its next Dean of Collections (dean). This is an opportunity to lead the stewardship of one of the world’s most important natural history collections, ensuring its accessibility and relevance for generations to…
Published: December 1, 2025 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Brown University https://herbarium.brown.edu/ The Brown University Herbarium in Providence, Rhode Island is hiring a part-time (26 hours/week) Curatorial Assistant. Apply here: https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/staff-careers-brown/job/Bio-Med-Center/Herbarium-Curatorial-Assistant_REQ205146 The Brown University Herbarium contains approximately 120,000 specimens, many of which are significant to New England botanical history. Recently, the collection has acquired two large sets of uncurated vascular plant specimens and fungi…
Published: November 20, 2025 Collections Assistant, Jobs
California Academy of Sciences https://www.calacademy.org/ About the California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences is a globally renowned scientific and cultural institution located in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Home to a world-class planetarium, aquarium, research center, and natural history museum—all under one living roof—our mission is to regenerate the…
Published: November 17, 2025 Collections Assistant, Jobs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville https://www.utk.edu/ Job Description Reporting to the Curator of Natural History – Malacology, the Malacology Collections Specialist manages all aspects of the Paul W. Parmalee Malacological Collection, which is the official authoritative reference collection of freshwater and terrestrial mollusks in Tennessee, by overseeing documentation, safety, access, and direct care. The museum is…
Published: November 13, 2025 Jobs, Teaching
Closing: December 19, 2025
The University of British Columbia https://botany.ubc.ca/ The Department of Botany seeks candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the area of Non-Seed Plant Diversity with an expected start date of July 1, 2026. This is a full-time position with an expected starting salary range of $120,000 to $135,000 per annum. Applicants conducting innovative research in the…
Published: November 11, 2025 Collections Manager, Jobs
Closing: January 5, 2026
Florida Museum https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ Job no: 537851Work type: Staff Full-TimeLocation: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)Categories: Biology/Life Science, Libraries/MuseumsDepartment: 56021200 – NH-INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY The Florida Museum (FLMNH) is seeking an experienced full-time Collections Manager II or III as Director of Invertebrate Paleontology Collections within the Department of Natural History. The Invertebrate Paleontology (IP) division currently consists of two faculty curators, two full-time staff, one…
Published: November 7, 2025 Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Jobs
University of Tennessee, Knoxville https://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/ Job Description Reporting to the Curator of Natural History – Malacology, the Malacology Collections Specialist manages all aspects of the Paul W. Parmalee Malacological Collection, which is the official authoritative reference collection of freshwater and terrestrial mollusks in Tennessee, by overseeing documentation, safety, access, and direct care. The museum is…
Published: November 3, 2025 Collections Manager, Jobs
Field Museum www.fieldmuseum.org The Field Museum of Natural History has an immediate opening for a Collection Manager of Vertebrate Paleontology. The Field Museum’s Fossil Vertebrate collections are world-class and host an incredible diversity of specimens. These include our collections of fossil mammals (~73,000 specimens including a large collection of Oligocene-Pleistocene mammals from South America), fossil…
Published: October 21, 2025 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Dinosaur Isle Museum https://www.dinosaurisle.com/ The Isle of Wight Heritage Service is looking for a General Manager / Curator to lead the management and development of Dinosaur Isle, see: https://www.iow.gov.uk/jobs/detail/5783 Located on Sandown seafront on the Isle of Wight, Dinosaur Isle Museum is widely regarded as the home of the most important dinosaur collection in the…
Published: October 16, 2025 Curator, Jobs
Closing: November 15, 2025
Royal Ontario Museum http://www.rom.on.ca The Museum The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is Canada’s premier museum, featuring a comprehensive collection of Art, Culture and Nature. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, ROM has a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. ROM’s…
Published: October 15, 2025 Collections Manager, Jobs
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County https://nhm.org/ The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLAC) seeks a Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology (IP). NHMLAC’s IP collection consists of approximately 450,000 lots and about 6-7 million fossil specimens that span the Phanerozoic, but with strengths in Cretaceous and Cenozoic marine invertebrates (particularly mollusks) of western…
Published: October 15, 2025 Collections Manager, Jobs
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology https://lsa.umich.edu/ummz How to Apply A cover letter is required and should be attached as the first page of your CV. A 1-page Collection Management Vision Statement should describe the candidate’s motivation to be a collection manager, their skills and experience, and their vision on the roles and priorities of…
Published: October 15, 2025 Curator, Jobs
Closing: November 15, 2025
Royal Ontario Museum https://www.rom.on.ca/ The Museum The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is Canada’s premier museum, featuring a comprehensive collection of Art, Culture and Nature. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, ROM has a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. ROM’s…
Published: October 14, 2025 Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching
The University of Texas at Austin: Jackson School of Geosciences: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences LocationAustin, TX Open DateOct 10, 2025 Description The Jackson School of Geosciences (JSG) at The University of Texas at Austin seeks to hire two full-time, non-tenure track Professors of Practice (open rank) for multi-faceted roles including active contributions to the research…
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