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INHS is seeking a Collections Specialist who will be responsible for managing nationally and internationally significant collections of reptiles and amphibians, fishes, and crustaceans and their associated tissue collections and databases. This position will also be responsible for providing collections-related support for fluid collection Curators as well as Curators of the Survey’s mammal and bird collections. Field sampling for fishes, crayfishes, or reptiles will also be a function of this job. This position will be located in Champaign, Illinois.
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 (PRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, which is centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis. Learn more at go.illinois.edu/PRIjobs.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.