Tag: Kansas

Asst Prof/Asst Curator in Bee Biodiversity & Evolution

Published: September 27, 2024    Curator, Jobs, Teaching

The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute https://biodiversity.ku.edu/ Charles D. Michener Assistant Professor and Assistant Curator in Bee Biodiversity and Evolution,Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity Institute We invite applications for the tenure-track Charles D. Michener Assistant Professor/Assistant Curator in Bee Biodiversity and Evolution. The department is interested in candidates applying cutting edge collections-based approaches to…

Assistant Director for Development, University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute

Published: August 16, 2024    Jobs, Museum Director / President

The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum (BI/NHM; https://biodiversity.ku.edu/), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education institutes in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, evolutionary biology, and archaeology. Working with the director, advisory board, the KU Endowment Association development officer, and other staff of the…

Assistant or Associate Professor in the Museum Studies Program

Published: September 13, 2023    Jobs, Teaching

University of Kansas https://museumstudies.ku.edu/ Position Overview The Museum Studies Program at the University of Kansas (KU) invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level expected to commence on August 18, 2024. The program seeks a scholar whose research and teaching examine the politics, ethics, and epistemologies of museum collections,…

Assistant/Associate Curator of Archaeology and Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology, Biodiversity Institute/Natural History Museum and Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas

Published: February 2, 2023    Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Please visit Asst/Assoc Curator of Archaeology & Asst/Assoc Prof of Anthropology for complete job posting and application instructions. This is a joint tenured/tenure-track position between the Biodiversity Institute/Natural History Museum (BI/NHM) (Assistant or Associate Curator of Archaeology, 50%) and the Department of Anthropology (Assistant or Associate Professor, 50%). This faculty-curator position is responsible for research…

Director Search, Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum

Published: October 24, 2022    Jobs, Museum Director / President

Closing: December 16, 2022

The University of Kansas (KU) seeks outstanding applicants for the position of director of its Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum. The Biodiversity Institute (BI), which includes the KU Natural History Museum, studies past and present life on Earth to educate, engage and inspire. An internationally recognized center for research, graduate education and public outreach in systematics,…

Exhibits Fabricator and Maintenance Lead

Published: August 31, 2022    Exhibits, Jobs

Closing: October 3, 2022

Position Overview The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (BI), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education centers in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, and evolutionary biology. The KU Natural History Museum is the iconic public face of the BI and serves public audiences through its four…

Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University

Published: October 16, 2020    Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Expired

Fort Hays State University is seeking applicants for Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at the Professor or
Associate Professor rank. The position is a 12-month, tenure-track appointment. The successful candidate must have a
distinguished record of teaching, research, and service in the biological sciences with an understanding and appreciation
for on-campus and online delivery systems.

Director of Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum

Published: July 15, 2020    Jobs, Museum Director / President

Expired

Position Overview The University of Kansas seeks a director for the Biodiversity Institute (BI), which includes the KU Natural History Museum (KUNHM).  The Biodiversity Institute and the Natural History Museum are a single unit of the Office of Research, and the director serves at the pleasure of the Vice Chancellor for Research.  For day to…

Museum Collections Manager

Published: February 5, 2020    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

Job Description 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.  The successful applicant will also oversee the fossil prep lab. This is a full-time, two-year position with potential for renewal after two years. Responsibilities: The…

Paleontology Collections Manager

Published: January 14, 2020    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

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.

Herpetology Collection Manager

Published: September 23, 2019    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

Position OverviewThe collections manager in the Division of Herpetology of The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute administers one of the world’s most important research collections and associated data of amphibians and reptiles.  The collection consists of fluid-preserved specimens, frozen tissues, wet and dry skeletons, histological preparations, acoustical recordings, digital and film-image archives, and extensive library…

Collections Manager – Invertebrate Paleontology

Published: June 18, 2019    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute seeks a collection manager to oversee its world-class research collections in invertebrate paleontology.  The collections consist of extensive invertebrate fossil and micro-fossil specimens, along with archives and library holdings.  The collections have strengths in Cambrian, Carboniferous and Cretaceous fossils, microfossils, echinoderms, brachiopods, and arthropods, and fossils from Antarctica.  University…

Development and Planning Manager

Published: October 2, 2018    Jobs, Program/Project Manager

Expired

The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute (BI), on the Lawrence campus, is one of the premier research and education institutes in the U.S. in biodiversity science, biodiversity informatics, paleobiology, biogeography, and evolutionary biology. The BI, one of the University’s designated research centers, reports to the KU Office of Research and comprises three units: Natural History…

COLLECTION MANAGER – Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: July 12, 2018    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

The University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute seeks a collection manager to oversee its world-class research collections in vertebrate paleontology.  The collections consist of extensive fossil vertebrate specimens, along with archives and library holdings.  The collections have particular strengths in Paleozoic and Mesozoic fishes and Paleozoic tetrapods; fishes, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs, pterosaurs and toothed birds from the Niobrara…

Museum Education Coordinator

Published: January 30, 2017    Jobs, Teaching

Expired

The University of Kansas Natural History Museum seeks a Museum Education Coordinator to teach and develop a range of science education programs and services. The museum educator is a key staff member in a small department.  Responsibilities include teaching programs, research and development, and administration of engaging science programs. This person should be creative, enthusiastic…

Paleontology Collections Manager

Published: September 22, 2016    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

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…