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…
Published: January 10, 2024 Curator, Jobs, Research Position
Closing: January 16, 2024
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/ The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) investigates and documents the biological resources of Illinois and other areas and acquires and provides natural history information that can be used to promote the common understanding, conservation, and management of these resources. INHS is part of the Prairie Research Institute…
Published: January 9, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs
Closing: February 11, 2024
Natural History Museum of Denmark https://snm.ku.dk/english/ The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), University of Copenhagen, is offering a permanent fulltime position for a Collections Manager, starting April 1, 2024 or as soon thereafter as possible. The candidate will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the head…
Field Museum https://www.fieldmuseum.org/ The Field Museum invites applications for an Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology. Thisterm position has a probationary period of 3 + 3 years. After successful promotion to the Associatelevel, it is renewable every seven years, according to the Field Museum’s Policy Statement on theCuratorial Ranks. The Field Museum’s Earth Science Section has…
Published: December 13, 2023 Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator
Closing: January 2, 2024
Orange County Parks, California https://www.ocparks.com/ ARCHAEOLOGY & PALEONTOLOGY PREPARATION SPECIALIST(STAFF SPECIALIST) SALARY INFORMATIONIn addition to performance-based merit increases, this position is scheduled to receive salary range increases on the following dates: Effective June 28, 2024 – 4.25% increaseEffective June 27, 2025 – 4.00% increase Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position…
Published: December 13, 2023 Curator, Jobs, Teaching
Closing: January 7, 2024
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History https://colorado.edu/cumuseum The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History seeks applications for a dynamic Curator of Entomology with an outstanding track record of specimen-based and interdisciplinary research for a joint, tenure-track appointment as Curator of Entomology and Assistant Professor. Although Assistant Professor is the anticipated hiring rank, the…
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ Posting Details Position Information Position Title Assistant Curator/Professor in Ancient Biomolecules Department Sr Vp & Provost – 034 Classification Title Position Summary The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Assistant Curator in the area of Ancient Biomolecules. The successful candidate will be appointed in a tenure-track position…
Published: December 13, 2023 Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs
Idaho Museum of Natural History https://www.isu.edu/imnh/ 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 cutting-edge research…
Published: December 4, 2023 Jobs, Museum Director / President, Teaching
University of Cambridge https://www.cam.ac.uk/ The Board of Electors to the Professorship of Evolutionary Biology and Ecology invites applications for this position, which will be held in conjunction with the Directorship of the University Museum of Zoology. The successful applicant will take up appointment from 1 June 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter, and will…
Published: December 4, 2023 Collections Manager, Jobs
Closing: December 22, 2023
McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/mcguire/ JOB DESCRIPTION: The Florida Museum (FM) is hiring an experienced full-time Collections Manager (CM) for McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (MGCL) within the Department of Natural History. The Lepidoptera collection contains c. 10 million specimens used for research and education, and the Collections Manager is responsible for…
Published: November 29, 2023 Jobs, Research Position
Closing: December 31, 2023
The Harvard University Herbaria (HUH; http://huh.harvard.edu) The Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship Application deadline is December 31, 2023; Application review will begin January 8, 2024 The Harvard University Herbaria invites nominations and direct applications for the Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship, a fellowship in plant and/or fungal science. We especially seek outstanding early-career scientists and…
Published: November 29, 2023 Collections Manager, Jobs
Closing: December 6, 2023
COLO Herbarium, CU Boulder https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/botany-section-university-herbarium-colo Job Summary The CU Museum of Natural History is encouraging applications for The Museum Collections Manager – Botany position. The manager works collaboratively with the section Curator in meeting the goals of the section as they apply to the mission of the museum—contributing to the knowledge of the natural world…
Published: November 15, 2023 Conservator, Curator, Jobs, Teaching
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ Application materials should include: Application materials should be submitted as a single PDF under “Other Document” with the exception of publications, which can be submitted under “Publications”. Publications may be submitted as a file share link/folder if the size exceeds 10MB. Inquiries about the position should be directed to…
Published: November 15, 2023 Collections Assistant, Jobs
The California Academy of Sciences https://www.calacademy.org/ The California Academy of Sciences Geology collection is seeking a half-time Curatorial Assistant-II. This is a 20 hour a week position, with partial benefits. The salary range is $29-$32/hour. Please see below, and apply here: https://us232.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/cas/Posting/View/526 About the Opportunity: Reporting to the Collections Manager of Geology, the Curatorial Assistant-II…
Published: November 15, 2023 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Research Position
Bell Museum https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ The Bell Museum seeks a full time (in person) research associate to assist in a newly funded project to create a network across Minnesota that will help collect and prepare scientific research specimens from salvaged wildlife. This term position is funded until June 30, 2026, by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources…
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ The Division of Vertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an Assistant Curator in the Department of Mammalogy to start on or after July 2024. The successful candidate will be a creative scientist with an innovative program in mammalian evolutionary genomics, with the potential to…
Published: November 7, 2023 Announcements, Meetings, News
SPNHC & TDWG Joint Conference (Hybrid)“Enhancing Local Capacity, Elevating Global Standards.”Okinawa Convention Center2-6 September 2024 Watch this space for full details as they become available https://spnhc.org/events/event/spnhc-tdwg-2024/
Published: November 7, 2023 Jobs, Research Position, Teaching
Arizona State University https://sols.asu.edu/ The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences (SOLS) is seeking a Biodiversity Assistant Research Professor with specialization in ant systematics, evolution and ecology (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). This is a new, primarily research-focused position set up through a combination of a fund (endowment) donated to the ASU Foundation by ant…
Published: November 3, 2023 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Field Museum, Invertebrate Zoology Collection https://www.fieldmuseum.org/department/invertebrates The Field Museum is hiring a full-time Collections Assistant to work in the Invertebrate Zoology Collection. The Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) Collection serves as a repository (over 300,000 lots containing well over a million specimens) for basic and applied research of recent mollusks and all other invertebrates (including urochordates) exclusive of insects, arachnids, and myriapods.…
Published: November 2, 2023 Jobs, Museum Director / President, Teaching
South Dakota State University, Department of Natural Resource Management https://www.sdstate.edu/natural-resource-management South Dakota State University (SDSU) Department of Natural Resource Management (NRM) is offering an exciting career opportunity as an Assistant Professor of Plant Conservation and C.A. Taylor Herbarium Director for a candidate with research in areas such as rare plants, plant population ecology, plant conservation,…
Last Call for nominations for Carolyn L. Rose Award, President’s Award, Vendor Recognition Award, Early Career Award, and Honorary Memberships The SPNHC recognition and Grants Committee is inviting nominations for the following: The Carolyn L. Rose Award is our Society’s highest honor and is given to a practitioner (SPNHC membership is not required) whose work and efforts have promoted the values and objectives of…
Published: October 31, 2023 News
American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks a Curator in the area of Conservation Science. This is a tenured position with rank negotiable depending on the candidate’s professional experience and accomplishments. The successful candidate for this position will be appointed as a Curator in one of the Divisions…
Published: October 23, 2023 Collections Manager, Jobs
Denver Museum of Nature & Science https://www.dmns.org/ The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) seeks an Anthropology Collections Manager and NAGPRA Coordinator to serve as an integral part of the Integrative Collections Branch as a part of the larger Science Division. The Anthropology Collections currently hold approximately 500,000 artifacts in the disciplines of Archaeology…
Published: October 20, 2023 Collections Manager, Jobs
Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas https://www.angelo.edu/ Position Information Job Title Collections Manager of Angelo State Natural History Collections Position Number 998174 Department Biology Salary $34,611 – $38,752 Job Summary/Description Under supervision of the Curators and Department Chair, this position manages the specimen collections (teaching and scientific) and databases (Arctos and Symbiota) in the Angelo…
Bean Life Science Museum at Brigham Young University https://lsm.byu.edu/ Job Summary: The BYU Bean Life Science Museum (https://lsm.byu.edu) seeks a colleague who has demonstrated expertise in exhibit and graphic design and dedicated interests in museum communication and outreach. The successful applicant will supervise and develop projects across every touchpoint, including brand identity, print collateral, advertising…
