Published: September 19, 2024 Conservator, 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 Assistant Conservator…
Published: September 19, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/ Job Description The Assistant Director of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is a senior management position that reports to the Director and is responsible for the strategic oversight, management, and leadership, and of multi-faceted museum departments. The Assistant Director is responsible for administration of…
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/ Job Description The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Senior Exhibits Coordinator is a mission-critical position that will provide management and leadership to the Exhibits department and help the Museum in achieving its long-term goals as an institution. The Senior Exhibits Coordinator will be responsible for…
Published: September 16, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
Idaho Museum of Natural History https://www.isu.edu/imnh/ Institution Information Idaho State University, established in 1901, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research and teaching institution, with a culture built on trust, compassion, stability, and hope. ISU serves over 12,000 students in Pocatello, Meridian, Twin Falls, and Idaho Falls. Students and faculty at ISU are leading the way in…
Rutgers University https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/about/library-and-information-science-department The Library and Information Science (LIS) Department and iSchool at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, invites applications for an open rank Library and Information Science faculty position (tenure-track at the assistant, associate, or full professor levels) in Archives and Preservation. Candidates should have an outstanding record of scholarship in archival studies, theory of…
Published: September 10, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Paleobiology is seeking one independent contractor to pack, stage, move, and organize fossil collections and associated material within and between NMNH facilities in support of the Paleobiology Collections Defragmentation Project. The contract period is for 12 months with an option to extend for…
University of Texas at El Paso https://www.utep.edu/ POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position for a Wildlife Biologist. We are particularly interested in highly collaborative candidates who specialize in the ecology, evolution, or conservation and management of mammals.…
Published: September 10, 2024 Conservator, Jobs, Preparator
National Park Service: Petrified Forest National Park https://www.nps.gov/pefo/index.htm Come work at Petrified Forest National Park. We are hiring two individuals from this advertisement. They will be working preparing and conserving fossil and other materials from the park. These are permanent subject to furlough positions that typically work through 50 weeks of the year. Applications will…
Published: August 30, 2024 Announcements, News
ISBER is presenting a Biobanking 101 Workshop online, Sept 11-12, 2024. Participants can choose one or the other day, depending on their location/time zone. The workshop will be delivered in English. The workshop will address the following 2 topics: You will find the links below: Price: $40 USD Members / $120 USD Non-Members. Format: Online, for a total duration…
Harvard University: Ernst Mayr and Botany Libraries (https://library.mcz.harvard.edu/ and https://huh.harvard.edu/libraries) Although this position will remain posted until filled, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by end of day on September 6, 2024. Apply here: https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/home/HomeWithPreLoad?partnerid=25240&siteid=5341&PageType=JobDetails&jobid=2009784#jobDetails=2009784_5341 Harvard Library seeks an innovative librarian with proven experience in natural history librarianship to develop a vision for the next phase of…
Published: August 21, 2024 Announcements, News
Join us in Okinawa and worldwide for the SPNHC-TDWG 2024 iNaturalist BioBlitz,August 28 – September 11, 2024. Will you be in Okinawa? Follow this link and join the project!https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spnhc-tdwg-2024-bioblitz-okinawa Not in Okinawa? You can still join the fun with our worldwide BioBlitz! Follow this linkhttps://www.inaturalist.org/projects/spnhc-tdwg-2024-bioblitz-worldwide Log into iNaturalist.org and show us what you find!
Published: August 19, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), University of Copenhagen, is seeking to appoint two permanent fulltime positions as Collections Managers in geology, starting 1 October 2024, or as soon thereafter as possible. The candidates will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the Head of the Geology…
Published: August 16, 2024 Computer Science, Jobs
Biodiversity Data Coordinator, Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change The Biodiversity Data Coordinator will join a team of researchers and informaticians at the Center for Biodiversity and Global Change at Yale University to manage, build, and analyze geospatial biodiversity datasets to support conservation science and decision-making. They will prepare global, regional, national, and local geospatial species…
Published: August 16, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum (BI/NHM; https://biodiversity.ku.edu/), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education institutes in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and archaeology. Working with the director, advisory board, the KU Endowment Association development officer, and other staff of the…
Published: July 25, 2024 Curator, Jobs
Closing: August 12, 2024
Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University https://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/ The closing date for this position has been extended to August 12th. We are pleased to announce that the position of Curator III, Curator of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University is now open. See this link for more information and to apply: https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Curator-III_R15153 The Ada…
Published: July 24, 2024 Jobs, Research Position
Closing: September 1, 2024
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew https://www.kew.org/ The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous, collections-based scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections as well as its expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. It has two main botanic garden sites: Kew Gardens in south-west London,…
Published: July 24, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: August 18, 2024
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew https://www.kew.org/ The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous, collections-based scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections as well as its expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. It has two main botanic garden sites: Kew Gardens in south-west London,…
Published: July 17, 2024 Jobs, Request for Quote, Research Position
Smithsonian Institution, The National Museum of African Art https://africa.si.edu/ The National Museum of African Art seeks contract services for a provenance researcher in support of their Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns policy. For Request for Quote, Statement of Work and Office of Contracting required documents see: https://africa.si.edu/about/jobs-and-contracts/ Please note that all responses are due by…
Published: July 15, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
Yale Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/ Yale University is delighted to announce an open post at the Yale Peabody Museum for a Senior Preparator in the division of Vertebrate Paleontology. This is a regular full time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Position FocusReporting to the Curator-in-Charge, supports research in Vertebrate Paleontology (VP) at the…
Published: July 10, 2024 Jobs, Lab Manager
The Negaunee Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum https://nirc.fieldmuseum.org/ Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history. The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago seeks a laboratory manager for its new X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) Facility. Join our vibrant research…
Published: July 8, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Public Outreach
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ We are inviting applications for the post of Museum Assistant, supporting two of the University Museum of Zoology’s key functions: Assisting with the care of our collections, and ensuring our visitors gain the best possible experience of their visit to the museum. On Sundays you will be working with the…
Earlybird registration ends July 8, 2024. Register now to catch the discount rate! SPNHC MEMBER IN-PERSON FULL REGISTRATIONSpecial Earlybird registration $575Standard member rate, after 8 July $675 NON-MEMBER: Special Earlybird registration $675; Standard rate, after 8 July $775. Join SPNHC here! Students, post-docs, not-working, low/middle-income economy countries – see special discount rates for in-person and virtual.Spread the word: virtual registration is free to those…
Published: July 1, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Closing: July 19, 2024
Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability https://sustainability.stanford.edu/ The Stanford Geoscience Specimen Collection is seeking a full-time Collections Assistant. This is a two-year position with the possibility of extension. Please visit Collections Assistant 2 or 3, Stanford Geoscience Specimen Collection for position details and application instructions. Position overview: Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability…
Published: July 1, 2024 Jobs, Request for Quote
Closing: July 12, 2024
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is seeking to contract a Biorepository Technician. The contractor shall provide professional, technical, non-personal services to the Department of Invertebrate Zoology by coordinating with United States Fish and Wildlife Service partners to establish, maintain, and grow a centralized biorepository of freshwater mussel genetic resources.…
Published: June 24, 2024 Curator, Jobs, Research Position
Closing: June 27, 2024
Jepson Herbarium at UC Berkeley, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Research Botanist and Curator of the Jepson Herbarium Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t13-a.pdf]. A reasonable estimate for this position is $88,000-…
Published: June 24, 2024 Jobs, Request for Quote
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ CONTRACT POSITION: Cataloging Technician UC Riverside: Davis, Green & MacGregor Kimberlite Xenolith CollectionContractor shall provide professional, technical, non-personal services to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences, Division of Petrology and Volcanology, National Rock and Ore Collections. Contractor will organize, catalog and capture specimen…
Published: June 24, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Closing: July 1, 2024
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Biodiversity Collection https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/specimen-collections/ Our organization: The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities…
Published: June 24, 2024 Archivist, Jobs, Research Position
Closing: July 5, 2024
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The National Museum of Natural History and the National Collections Program, both part of the Smithsonian Institution, are seeking shared contract services. These contract services shall provide provenance research and coordination in support of the new NMNH Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Program, as well as support and implementation…
Published: June 14, 2024 Announcements, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the annual meeting. …
Published: June 13, 2024 Jobs, Research Position
Closing: June 28, 2024
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to: 1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority as determined by the museum or through request…
