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. This is a full-time, three-year position with a salary commensurate with experience; benefits available.
Responsibilities: The collections manager is expected to organize workflows, specimens, and specimen data to maximize the utilization of the collection by museum staff, students, and outside researchers. Primary tasks include database management, data entry, managing loans and new acquisitions, archiving specimen data and metadata, and training and managing undergraduate students, graduate students, and volunteers. The collection manager will also work with the Curator of Paleontology to oversee two separate NSF grants for collection improvements. The paleontology collection manager must be able to work as a team to construct a unified collection management system, complete designated tasks, and collaborate with other museum professionals in a small/medium-sized museum.
Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a Master’s Degree in geology, biology, paleontology, or museum studies, experience with vertebrate systematics and/or fossil preparation, experience with natural history collections, and experience in database management and relational databases. Training in collection management policies and procedures is also crucial. Five or more years of natural history collection management experience may be considered in lieu of Master’s Degree in some cases.
Application Procedure: Applicants should send a cover letter which addresses the requirements listed here, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a CV, and names/contact information of three referees to the Curator of Paleontology Dr. Laura Wilson: lewilson6@fhsu.edu. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until position is filled. Electronic submissions only.
Full job advertisement: http://sternberg.fhsu.edu/paleontology-collections-manager/