Tag: Vertebrate Paleontology

Curatorial Associate – Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: March 8, 2024    Collections Manager, Jobs

American Museum of Natural History https://www.amnh.org/ Position Title Curatorial Associate Department Vertebrate Paleontology – 019 Position Summary The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a…

Paleontology Collections & Lab Manager

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…

Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager

Published: September 29, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/  29-Sep-2023  NZ/23101  Wellington – Wairarapa Category: Collections Management Position Type: Ongoing – Full Time Attachments:  FINAL_PD_Kaitiaki Taonga Collection Manager Natural History.pdf (PDF, 228KB)Job Specification Application Close Date: 22-Oct-2023 Job Description Do you have a passion for the vertebrate fauna of New Zealand/Aotearoa and natural history collections? If so,…

Mastodon Fossil Preparator

Published: September 18, 2023    Jobs, Preparator

Virginia Living Museum https://thevlm.org/ Status: Full-Time, Temporary (4 months, in person)Department: Education General Statement of Duties Prepare and preserve mastodon fossils in a paleontology preparation laboratory in the Education Department of the Virginia Living Museum. This position is responsible for preparation, preservation, molding, casting, and restoration of vertebrate fossils. In conjunction with the Museum, train students and…

Assistant Curator, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: July 31, 2023    Curator, Jobs

Florida Museum of Natural History https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/ The Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida (UF) seeks qualified applicants for a 12-month tenure-track Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology. This position will be filled at the Assistant faculty level in the Florida Museum’s Department of Natural History. The Vertebrate Paleontology division currently consists of two curators, three full-time staff,…

Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: July 31, 2023    Collections Manager, Jobs

Carnegie Museum of Natural History https://carnegiemnh.org/ Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is among the top natural history museums in the country. It maintains, preserves, and interprets an extraordinary collection of artifacts, objects, and scientific specimens used to broaden understanding of evolution, conservation, and biodiversity. Carnegie Museum of…

Archivist, Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

Published: March 27, 2023    Archivist, Jobs

Please visit Archivist for complete job posting and application instructions. The American Museum of Natural History seeks an Archivist to participate in the day-to-day care of the Vertebrate Paleontology Archive, and in an IMLS-funded project to catalog the Vertebrate Paleontology Archive in order to broaden access to the collection. Duties include assessing and analyzing unprocessed…

Museum Specialist, Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History

Published: March 27, 2023    Collections Manager, Curator, Jobs

Please visit Museum Specialist for complete job posting and application instructions. The American Museum of Natural History seeks a Museum Specialist to participate in the care and curation of the three Vertebrate Paleontology collections and the Fossil Plant collection. Duties include: assistance in ongoing curation and collection organization including cataloging and databasing, collection moves, specimen…

Fossil Preparator, SECU DinoLab, Nature Research Center, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Published: March 27, 2023    Jobs, Preparator

Please visit DinoLab Fossil Preparator for complete job posting and application instructions. SECU DinoLab, Nature Research Center (NRC), North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS)The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) invites applicants for the open post of Fossil Preparator in the SECU DinoLab, to assist in the preparation of the Dueling Dinosaurs. Successful…

Curator – Vertebrate Paleontology, University of Nebraska State Museum

Published: February 2, 2023    Curator, Jobs

Please visit Curator – Vertebrate Paleontology for complete job posting and application instructions. This position will be known as the Dr. Michael and Jane Voorhies Endowed Curatorship in Vertebrate Paleontology. Its primary job responsibilities are focused on collection curation and management, research on the UNL campus, and providing research oversight at Ashfall Fossil Beds with…

Assistant Collections Manager, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Published: January 13, 2023    Collections Assistant, Jobs

Closing: January 16, 2023

Please visit Earth Sciences Assistant Collections Manager for complete job posting and application instructions. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science seeks an Assistant Collections Manager in the Integrative Collections Branch to manage the Late Cretaceous Madagascar Vertebrate Collections. This position is funded for three years by the National Science Foundation ICBR 2242716 grant. This…

Curatorial Assistant – Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: January 4, 2023    Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Jobs

Harvard UniversityFaculty of Arts and Sciences60950BR Job Summary The Curatorial Assistant III performs a wide range of curatorial duties in the Vertebrate Paleontology Collection.  Reports to the Curatorial Associate in Vertebrate Paleontology, and priorities are set in conjunction with the MCZ’s Director of Collections Operations and faculty Curator(s). The Museum of Comparative Zoology and the…

Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology & Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Sam Noble Museum

Published: October 27, 2021    Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

The Sam Noble Museum (https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/) and the School of Geosciences (https://www.ou.edu/mcee/geosciences) at the University of Oklahoma seek two innovative and enthusiastic colleagues to fill tenure-track split positions as Assistant Curators at the Sam Noble Museum and Assistant Professors in the School of Geosciences to begin in July 2022.

Vertebrate Paleontology Technician and Preparator

Published: June 24, 2020    Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator

Expired

Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) Faculty of Arts and Sciences52274BR Job Summary The Vertebrate Paleontology Technician and Preparator operates and manages the Paleontology Preparation Laboratory within the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), and also cares for fossils in the vertebrate paleontology collection. The position reports directly to the Curatorial Associate, with indirect reports to the…

Vertebrate Paleontology Technician and Preparator

Published: January 31, 2020    Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator

Expired

Job Summary The Vertebrate Paleontology Technician and Preparator operates and manages the Paleontology Preparation Laboratory within the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), and also cares for fossils in the vertebrate paleontology collection. The position reports directly to the Curatorial Associate, with indirect reports to the Faculty-Curator and MCZ’s Director of Collections Operations.  Research priorities of…

Preparator – Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: December 2, 2019    Jobs, Preparator

Expired

Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. General Purpose: Reporting…

Fossil Preparator

Published: October 25, 2019    Jobs, Preparator

Expired

JOB RELATIONSHIPSReports to: Division of Fossil Primates Curator Collaborates with: Division of Fossil Primates Staff Specialist, 3D Scanning and Digital Imaging Technicians, Duke Lemur Center Research Staff, Duke Evolutionary Anthropology researchers. BASIC FUNCTIONS:Physical micro-preparation and conservation of small fossil vertebrates from North America, South America, and Africa housed in the Division of Fossil Primates (DFP)…

Assistant Collections Manager

Published: October 22, 2019    Collections Assistant, Jobs

Expired

Assistant Collections Manager, Vertebrate PaleontologyNatural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyRegular Full-TimeLos Angeles, CA, US The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLA) seeks an Assistant Collections Manager of Vertebrate Paleontology. NHMLA’s Vertebrate Paleontology collection is the fifth-largest in the U.S., with more than 150,000 specimens.  This position is directly supervised by the Collections Manager.…

Earth Sciences Collections Assistant

Published: July 29, 2019    Collections Assistant, Jobs

Expired

Position Status: Full timePay Range: $17.53/hourClose Date: 8/7/19This is a 6 month FT term position, eligible for benefits. Target dates September 9, 2019 – March 9, 2020. Job Description: The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) seeks a Term Collections Assistant in the Integrative Collections Branch to support the Earth Sciences Vertebrate Paleontology Collections.  The Earth…

Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: April 5, 2019    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. General Purpose:  Reporting…

Curatorial Associate, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: February 20, 2019    Collections Assistant, Jobs

Expired

Faculty of Arts and Sciences47928BR Job Code390058 Museum Manager Duties & ResponsibilitiesThe Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology invites applications for a full-time managerial position in the museum’s Vertebrate Paleontology (VP) collection. The Curatorial Associate (CA) is responsible for managing the curation of existing and new collections. Oversees and processes all incoming/outgoing loans of specimens. Identifies…

Assistant/Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: January 30, 2019    Collections Assistant, Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History invites applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology  Summary:  The Division of Research and Collections of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is seeking a highly-motivated researcher in the area of vertebrate paleontology. The vertebrate paleontology collection at the CMNH houses approximately 15,000 specimens, with…

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…

Preparator

Published: May 10, 2018    Jobs, Preparator

Expired

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM) seeks a preparator to conduct fossil preparation for its vertebrate fossil collections. The successful candidate will work alongside colleagues in the “Dino Lab”, a public-facing preparation laboratory, within the Dinosaur Institute at the NHM. This position involves weekend hours (a Friday–Tuesday work week), and interaction with the public. Preparation will…

Preparator, Vertebrate Paleontology

Published: April 4, 2018    Jobs, Preparator

Expired

The American Museum of Natural History is hiring a Preparator for their Vertebrate Paleontology collections. Responsibilities & Duties: The responsibilities and duties of the position include preparation and restoration of vertebrate fossils, especially detailed microscope-based anatomical preparation, using a full range of mechanical and chemical methods; digital preparation such as SEM and CT image processing,…

Paleontology Department Director and Curator

Published: February 6, 2018    Curator, Jobs, Museum Director / President

Expired

The Science Museum of Minnesota seeks a paleontologist for the Fitzpatrick Chair of Paleontology, the department director and curator, for the Paleontology Department in our Science Division, to grow its scholarship, to curate and expand its fossil collections, and to help inspire public understanding of, and involvement in, science. The museum is growing and spans the scientific fields of anthropology,…

Vertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager

Published: December 18, 2017    Collections Manager, Jobs

Expired

The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History invites applications for a Vertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager position. We seek an individual with interests in fossil vertebrates and trace fossils to guide the day-to-day management of the physical collections and associated resources including archives and paper records as well as databases. Our museum is a world-class…