[NHCOLL-L:674] Scientific Assistant Position, AMNH Department of Mammalogy

[Christopher A. Norris]

The Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History is
seeking a scientific assistant to work on care and curation of specimens in
the Department, under the direction of curators and management staff. The
successful applicant will assist in collection moves, and specimen cleaning
and maintenance. They will participate in specimen database entry and
verification, processing information requests, and assisting visitors. In
addition to these collection care activities, the scientific assistant will
be involved with data collection and library research in support of the
curators' research projects. 

A BA/BSc in biology or related field is required; computer skills and a
background in systematics and/or vertebrate morphology are desirable, as is
experience of working in a museum environment.

Starting salary will be in the region of $25,000 per annum.

Interested applicants should send their resumes to -

Dr. Nancy Simmons,
Curator-in-Charge, 
Department of Mammalogy,
American Museum of Natural History,
Central Park West at 79th Street
New York, NY 10024

There is no closing date for applications; the position will remain open
until a suitable applicant has been identified.


Dr Chris Norris
Curatorial Associate
Department of Mammalogy
American Museum of Natural History

Tel. 212-769-5475

Some useful links...

Department website: http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/index.html
Personal webpage: http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/norris/index.html
Possum page: http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/possum/
Visiting the collections: http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/visit.html
Destructive sampling:
http://research.amnh.org/mammalogy/destructive_sampling.html