Published: May 18, 2020 Announcements, Meetings, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) and International Council of Museums Committee for Museums and Collections of Natural History (ICOM NATHIST) are hosting a virtual digital meeting from 8-12 June, 2020. Together, we are offering an online event tailored to foster conversation across our joint worldwide communities. Activities include a plenary…
Published: May 9, 2020 Announcements, News
The online virtual meeting will use Zoom video conferencing, and it is free to register for the event. Registration is necessary so we can send you links and Zoom password to the free online meeting.
Published: May 6, 2020 Computer Science, Jobs
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The Bishop Museum is looking for a Director of Informatics. Initiates, develops, and directs the Informatics Department across all collections and research activities, including data clean up, normalization, consolidation, integration, security, and sharing of data and associated media files, develops and enhances digital content, directs software development and implementation in support of digital assets across…
Published: May 6, 2020 Exhibits, Jobs
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The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (CMNH) seeks a Director of Exhibitions (DoE) to lead the department charged with creating, planning, developing and presenting innovative and engaging changing exhibitions, the permanent collection and traveling exhibitions.
Published: April 16, 2020 Announcements, Deadlines, News
Dear SPNHC/ICOM-NATHIST membership We are pleased to announce that SPNHC and ICOM-NATHIST have decided to hold a virtual conference in lieu of the cancelled physical conference that was due to be held in Edinburgh, Scotland. We have a virtual conference organizing committee that has been set up to organize the event and planning is underway. …
Published: April 6, 2020 Announcements, News
Projections indicate that the COV-19 outbreak and stay at home orders will have a deep and lasting impact on many aspects of our lives and work. In order to document the affect of the crisis on biodiversity collections and those who use and care for them, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), the Biodiversity Collections Network…
Published: March 26, 2020 Announcements, News
Dear friends and partners of the SPNHC & ICOM NATHIST Joint Conference, It is with great disappointment that we have to inform you that due to the continuing escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Conference due to take place from 7th – 13th June this year will be postponed until 5th – 11th June 2022,…
Published: March 17, 2020 Jobs, Museum Director / President
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Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically- acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. General Purpose:…
Published: March 17, 2020 Jobs, Museum Director / President
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The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History seeks an Assistant Director. We seek a highly motivated and self-directed individual who will work with museum staff as well as on- and off-campus partners to elevate the impact of public programs of the museum. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the overall direction, supervision,…
Published: March 17, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is seeking a Collection Manager of Fungi. The fungarium is part of the larger MICH Herbarium ( an outstanding, diverse and collaborative group of researchers in evolutionary biology, ecology, and biodiversity science.), located at the new state of the art Research Museums Center (RMC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The MICH…
Published: March 12, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Field Museum is hiring a Collection Manager to manage its world-class Herpetology collections. The Field Museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of zoological specimens. The 306,000-specimen Amphibian and Reptile Collection is comprised of over 286,688 catalog entries. The collection is a major research resource for the national and international scientific communities. Containing…
Published: February 27, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (https://sols.asu.edu/) is seeking a full-time Research Specialist who will act as Vertebrate Collections Manager. The position is part of a dynamic, collaborative Biocollections and biodiversity data science group of faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and other researchers that recently relocated into a unified, 28,000 sq. ft. facility.…
Published: February 26, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Field Museum is hiring a Collection Manager to manage its world-class Herpetology collections. The Field Museum houses one of the world’s largest collections of zoological specimens. The 306,000-specimen Amphibian and Reptile Collection is comprised of over 286,688 catalog entries. The collection is a major research resource for the national and international scientific communities. Containing…
Published: February 25, 2020 Collections Assistant, Jobs
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The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge (UK) is inviting applications for a full-time Collections Assistant to assist in the maintenance and organisation of the collections following the Museum’s recent transformative redevelopment. Collections still in nearby storage in the need to be assessed, processed and brought back to the museum stores. This work will uncover new…
Published: February 24, 2020 Curator, Jobs, Teaching
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The Department of Biological Sciences seeks applicants for a 12-month, full-time Herbarium Curator and Lecturer. This is a renewable, non-tenure track position with opportunity for promotion. The regionally focused collection includes approximately 90,000 specimens of vascular plants and lichens that is the second largest herbarium collection in South Carolina and part of the Bob and…
Published: February 11, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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The Natural History Museum of Utah ( NHMU ) seeks a Collection Manager for its Vertebrate Zoology collections of approximately 90,000 specimens (44,000 mammals, 23,000 birds, and 23,000 reptiles and amphibians), including dry specimens (study skins & skeletal elements), fluid-preserved specimens (in ethanol), and tissues (in 95% ethanol). The collections are among the largest from…
Job no: 512811Work type: StaffSenior management: College of ScienceDepartment: GeosciencesLocation: Blacksburg AreaCategories: Other, Research / Scientific Job Description The Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences invites applications for a Museum Manager/Education Administrator for the Museum of Geosciences, to begin in spring of 2020. The Museum Manager is responsible for facilitating outreach, collection use, and general operation of the Museum of Geosciences as…
Published: February 5, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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Job Description Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History is accepting applications for a Paleontology Collections Manager to oversee the day-to-day care and use of the paleontology collections. The successful applicant will also oversee the fossil prep lab. This is a full-time, two-year position with potential for renewal after two years. Responsibilities: The…
Published: February 5, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs, Research Position
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The Royal British Columbia Museum is one of Canada’s great cultural treasures. Our collections, research and presentations enable us to tell the stories of BC in ways that enlighten, stimulate and inspire. As the ideal candidate, you will have a Master’s degree in biology, geology or a related discipline with a focus on palaeontology plus…
Published: January 31, 2020 Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator
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Job Summary The Vertebrate Paleontology Technician and Preparator operates and manages the Paleontology Preparation Laboratory within the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), and also cares for fossils in the vertebrate paleontology collection. The position reports directly to the Curatorial Associate, with indirect reports to the Faculty-Curator and MCZ’s Director of Collections Operations. Research priorities of…
The Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology invites applications for an Associate Director. The Museum of Geology consists of two distinct but interrelated components: the public museum and the James E. Martin Paleontology Research Lab. The successful candidate will be responsible for all the collections held by the Museum…
Published: January 24, 2020 Curator, Jobs
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Manages the artifact collection housed and exhibited at Dickson Mounds, and works with fellow Illinois State Museum curators and others to develop and improve access to collection information
Published: January 24, 2020 Jobs, Museum Director / President
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The University of Oklahoma seeks a Director for the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
Published: January 21, 2020 Announcements, News
ISBER is excited to announce its keynotes speakers for the 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibits: Drs. Dean Ornish (Preventive Medicine Research Institute, USA) and Nicolas Forraz (CTIBiotech, France)!
Published: January 14, 2020 Collections Manager, Jobs
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Fort Hays State University’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History is accepting applications for a Paleontology Collections Manager to oversee the day-to-day care and use of the paleontology collections.
Published: January 7, 2020 Jobs, Research Position
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Location Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) Open Date Dec 23, 2019 Description The openVertebrate (oVert) Thematic Collection Network (TCN)—funded by the US National Science Foundation—is seeking a postdoctoral scientist that will work with the oVert team to develop and fine-tune protocols for imaging using x-ray computed tomography (CT-scanning) and workflows for sharing digital anatomical datasets using…
Published: December 19, 2019 Collections Manager, Jobs, Registrar
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San Diego Natural History Museum seeks a full-time professional for the position of Entomology Collection Manager/Collections Registrar. While traditional collection management experience is necessary, we also expect the successful applicant to be involved in some field biology, taxonomic research, collection digitization, and cross-departmental registrar duties. Areas of responsibilities include: Maintenance, improvement, digitization, and use of…
Published: December 3, 2019 Announcements, Deadlines, News
Closing: February 14, 2019
We are delighted to inform you that we are now accepting abstract submissions. Submissions are invited in to many different open symposia and you can find the full list of them at http://www.spnhc-icomnathist2020.com/symposia/
Published: December 3, 2019 Announcements, Deadlines, News
Closing: December 23, 2019
ISBER is Accepting Abstracts for the ISBER 2020 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
Submission Deadline: December 23, 2019
For more information: http://meetings.isber.org/2020/
Published: December 2, 2019 Collections Manager, Jobs
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Collections, Exhibits, and Outreach Coordinator manages the collections of the Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (the Museum) and the Department of Geology & Environmental Geosciences (the Department). Collection management responsibilities include organizing and cataloging new and preexisting specimens, coordinating specimen loans and visits from external researchers, fossil preparation, training and supervising volunteer fossil preparators,…
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