Published: June 11, 2024 Jobs, Public Outreach
The Alabama Museum of Natural History https://almnh.museums.ua.edu/ The Alabama Museum of Natural History (https://almnh.museums.ua.edu/) at The University of Alabama seeks an Education 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…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Technical Writer
San Diego Natural History Museum https://www.sdnhm.org/ Position Summary: The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is seeking a Report Writer to join the Department of PaleoServices. The Department of PaleoServices specializes in paleontological resource management, with a particular emphasis on mitigation paleontology. Our focus is on the recognition, recovery, and preservation of the significant…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History is hiring three (3!) experienced and skilled fossil preparators for permanent, full-time, Federal positions. These positions will support the research, collections management, and outreach of the Department of Paleobiology in our behind-the-scenes Paleobiology Preparation Laboratory, as well as by…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart https://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/ The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS) with its two locations Museum am Löwentor and Schloss Rosenstein is one of the largest natural history museums in Germany with about 180 employees and sees itself as a future-oriented research and educational institution. Its zoological collections and exhibitions…
Published: May 17, 2024 Conservator, Jobs
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is seeking a full-time fixed-term Assistant Conservator. The post-holder will provide practical and preventative specialist conservation advice and treatment across the collections. The role offers a unique opportunity to work as part of a fast-paced team building practical experience working with natural history…
Published: May 17, 2024 Jobs, Technical Writer
The San Diego Natural History Museum Report Writer, Department of PaleoServices, SDNHM https://www.sdnhm.org/ The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is seeking a Report Writer to join the Department of PaleoServices. The Department of PaleoServices specializes in paleontological resource management, with a particular emphasis on mitigation paleontology. Our focus is on the recognition, recovery,…
Published: May 16, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
New York Botanic Garden https://www.nybg.org/ Apply Title Reports to Herbarium Curatorial Assistant Assistant Director of the Herbarium Position Summary: Assist in all basic functions of the Herbarium by carrying out a wide variety of daily herbarium tasks. Additionally, this position supports, through actions and conduct, NYBG’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility initiatives and helps…
Published: May 10, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Request for Quote
Closing: May 29, 2024
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Biorepository https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository The Smithsonian Institution is seeking a contractor to provide support services to the National Museum of Natural History Biorepository. Desirable skills: Work will be performed primarily at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD. Regular work must be performed between 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday – Friday.…
Published: April 30, 2024 Deadlines, News
The forms for the 2024 SPNHC travel grants are now available. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2024! The Fitzgerald Travel and Christine Allen Travel Grants are awarded each year and provide cash disbursement to support travel to the SPNHC annual meeting. PURPOSE: These grants financially assist the attendance of members, primarily studentsand emerging professionals,…
Published: April 24, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, 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…
Published: April 23, 2024 Computer Science, Jobs
Closing: May 31, 2024
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Department of Invertebrate Zoology https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and the NMNH Informatics and Data Science Center is seeking an independent contractor to assist with data science services related to analyzing digitized specimen-based occurrence data. Attached is the…
Published: April 11, 2024 Digitization, Jobs
Closing: April 17, 2024
iDigBio http://idigbio.org Florida State University’s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication (idiginfo.org) and Department of Biological Science (bio.fsu.edu) invite applications for a Digitization Resources Manager for the iDigBio project (idigbio.org). iDigBio is the US National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections and is based at Florida State University (FSU), University of Florida, and Arizona State University. Biodiversity collections curate such things as plants on…
The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern, https://eastern.usu.edu/prehistoric-museum/ The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a permanent, full-time Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager (Curator, Associate). This is a newly created position that will primarily serve as chief fossil preparator and paleontological collections manager. This position integrates all aspects of paleontology,…
Published: April 8, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: April 15, 2024
Natural History Museum of Denmark Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen https://snm.ku.dk/english/ The Natural History Museum of Denmark seeks to appoint a new Deputy Museum Director of Collections. The primary responsibilities are to lead and guide preservation and curation of all museum collections, including living, preserved and digital collections, to make them open and accessible…
Published: April 1, 2024 Curator, Jobs, Research Position
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/about/about-pri/ The Illinois Natural History Survey is searching for a Vertebrate Curator to lead a research program and serve as the head of either the Fish or Herpetology collection at INHS in Champaign, Illinois. This position was previously posted, however the search had to be re-opened due to…
Published: March 19, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: April 30, 2024
Illinois Natural History Survey https://inhs.illinois.edu/ Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We…
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/ The University of Michigan is one of the world’s leading public research universities, and our community works at the forefront of research, teaching, and innovation. With deep roots that stretch back to the founding of the University and international visibility, the University of Michigan Museum of Natural…
Published: March 18, 2024 Curator, Jobs
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/ Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we…
Published: March 8, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ Position Title Curatorial Associate Department Vertebrate Paleontology – 019 Position Summary 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…
Published: March 5, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The SPNHC-TDWG 2024 Call for Abstracts is out! Everything is you need to know is now on the conference site. https://www.tdwg.org/conferences/2024/call-for-abstracts/ At this time, we invite you to submit abstracts for 15-minute oral presentations, poster presentations, and lightning talks. Content may be presented in-person or pre-recorded. We are working on providing the technology to support remote…
Published: February 29, 2024 Curator, Jobs
Milwaukee Public Museum The Milwaukee Public Museum is seeking a Research curator of Paleontology. Here is a summary of the position and the link to apply. Position summary: The Milwaukee Public Museum is seeking a full-time Research Curator of Paleontology to oversee the museum’s geology and invertebrate/vertebrate paleontology department. MPM has extensive collections of Lower…
Published: February 19, 2024 Jobs, Operations
Lubbock Lake Landmark lubbocklake.ttu.edu The Lubbock Lake Landmark, a National Historic Landmark and a unit of the Museum of Texas Tech University, is seeking an operations manager to oversee the daily activities of this heritage property. The operations manager will be responsible for managing staff, budgets, facilities, resources, interacting with the public, and other related…
Natural History Museum of Denmark Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen http://snm.ku.dk/ The Natural History Museum of Denmark seeks to appoint a new Deputy Museum Director of Collections. The primary responsibilities are to lead and guide preservation and curation of all museum collections, including living, preserved and digital collections, to make them open and accessible…
Published: February 1, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository https://biorepo.neonscience.org/ The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences is seeking an Invertebrate Collections Manager (ASU position title: Research Specialist Sr.) for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository (https://biorepo.neonscience.org/). Fully initiated in 2019, NEON is expected to run for 30 years. For each project year, the NEON…
Published: January 23, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium https://herbarium.wisc.edu/ Job Summary: The Wisconsin State Herbarium (WIS) within the Department of Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seeks applicants for a permanent Collections Manager. With a collection of >1.3 million specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, and microfungi, WIS ranks among the largest and most active herbaria in the world.…
Published: January 22, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Genetic Resources Collection Manager Overview: The Collection of Genetic Resources is one of the largest and most active collections of its kind. The candidate must have a strong background and interest in curating genetic resources and natural history collections with good experience in data management. The candidate should…
Published: January 22, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Ornithology Collection Manager Overview: The collections manager of the LSUMNS bird division oversees day-to-day operations in order to ensure the maintenance, use, and growth of the ornithological collection. Responsibilities include processing incoming and outgoing loans, organizing and participating in collecting expeditions, preparation and integration of new specimens,…
Published: January 22, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
Louisiana State University Museum of Natural Science https://www.lsu.edu/mns/ Mammal Collection Manager Overview: The Collection Manager ensures the long-term stability, maintenance, and growth of the mammal collection while facilitating its use for research and education. The Collection Manager is responsible for all aspects of collection organization, specimen preparation, specimen data maintenance, documentation of collection use, loan…
Published: January 18, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs, Lab Manager
Closing: February 20, 2024
The Museums of Western Colorado, Dinosaur Journey https://www.museumofwesternco.com/visit/dinosaur-journey/ Job Title: Paleontology Collections & Lab ManagerDivision/Department: Paleontology / Dinosaur JourneySupervisor: Curator of PaleontologyPosition Status: Full-Time, Permanent, Non-ExemptPositions Supervised: Volunteers & Collections AssistantsSalary: $22.00 per hour + full benefits (including health/dental/vision insurance, retirement match, PTO, life insurance, long/short term disability)Position Overview: The Paleontology Collections and Lab Manager…
Published: January 18, 2024 Announcements, Meetings, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) & Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) joint conference in 2024 will be a hybrid meeting, hosted in Okinawa, Japan from 2 – 6, September 2024. Be there in person or join the conference online! Essential early information has been posted on the SPNHC-TDWG 2024 conference website. Additional…
