Please visit Preparator – Ichthyology for complete job posting and application instructions.
The State Natural History Collections of Bavaria (SNSB) is a non-university research and educational institution with six state natural history collections in the fields of zoology, botany, geology and paleontology, mineralogy, anthropology and paleoanatomy, as well as eight exhibition museums in Munich, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Eichstätt and Nördlingen and the Botanical Garden Munich, with a total of approximately 280 employees.
At the Munich State Zoological Collection, we are looking to recruit an Ichthyology Preparator. We are looking for an excellent staff member for the section who can complement and relieve the section leader. The fish collection of the ZSM comprises about 40,000 specimens (lots), mostly alcohol preparations, plus tissue and DNA samples.
Your responsibilities:
- Coordinating, maintaining and documenting the collection, including entering, issuing and loaning tissue specimens.
- Processing of new arrivals: Preservation and transfer into the collection
- Supervision of the digital X-ray machine and its users
- Introduction of users (students, interns, scientific guests) to the collection
- Digitization: photography, x-ray, documentation and database connection
- Assisting and conducting research projects in the ichthyology section.
Required Qualification:
- Completed training as a technical preparation assistant or comparable training or work experience.
- Basic knowledge in scientific collection work and zoological systematics
- Confident handling of Excel and Access applications
- Basic knowledge of creating, documenting and editing image documents
- Solid knowledge of English
Desirable Competencies:
- A structured, meticulous, independent and service-oriented approach to work.
- Good communication skills, ability to work in a team, organizational talent
- Sense of responsibility for the value of unique collection material
- Willingness to learn the Diversity Workbench database software
- Expertise in the field of ichthyology (e.g., fisheries collection methods or aquatics)
We offer:
- an interesting and versatile research and support task with room to maneuver and future perspectives
- a versatile job in the public service in the center of Munich, as well as all advantages of an employment in the service of the Free State of Bavaria
- flexible working hours
- remuneration according to the collective agreement of the federal states (TV-L) pay group 8
We look forward to receiving your informative and complete application documents (digital) with a letter of motivation, curriculum vitae, list of publications (maximum five selected publications) and references by 31.03.2022 at the latest at personal@snsb.de. For questions regarding the content, please contact Dr. Ulrich Schliewen schliewen@snsb.de. For questions regarding the procedure or application process, please contact Ms. Susann Windisch personal@snsb.de.