[NHCOLL-L:1807] Registrar Position Announcement, UWZM

[Paula Holahan]

For complete job description and information go to www.wisc.edu, click on 
the employment link and go to PVL# 43778.

Registrar, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum

The University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum houses extensive collections 
of ca. 225,000 vertebrates (skins, skeletons, histological slides, 
fluid-preserved specimens).  The museum provides support for teaching and 
research activities by university personnel both in and outside Wisconsin, 
state and federal agencies, and qualified individuals. The museum's 
long-term objective is to make information on the entire holdings available 
online. In cooperation with the curators, the registrar/database manager 
will be responsible for the creation and maintenance of museum records and 
transportation of specimens belonging to the permanent collections of the 
Zoological Museum.  More specifically, this person will:
A.  Design new and update and maintain existing files, records, and 
retrieval systems (including the museum's databases and web site) 
associated with acquisitions, cataloging, loans, packing, shipping, 
customs, permits, inventory, storage, and insurance (ca. 65% o time).

B.        Function as first contact (by phone, email, or in person) to 
direct enquiries to appropriate curator(s).  Provide information regarding 
museum policies and interact with the museum's clients.   Train other 
personnel (including hourly helpers) in database entry and verification 
(ca. 20% of time).

C.  Coordinate and implement loans and shipping arrangements including 
associated correspondence and records, assist curators in extracting and 
returning loaned specimens to the collections (ca. 15% of time).
Qualifications and relevant experience:  Master's degree in zoology, 
anthropology, or related required.  More than 2 years work experience in 
natural history collections after award of master's, including information 
technology, database management, and animal classification.

Minimum salary: $36,500 annual salary; full-time, 12-month Academic Staff 
position.
This is a two-year, terminal appointment with a possible one-year extension 
pending need and funding.

To apply:  Application must be received by March 1, 2003.  Submit resume 
together with the names and contact information of three references to:

Carol Cooley                            Phone: (608) 262-1725
145 Zoology Building                    Email: cacooley at facstaff.wisc.edu
250 north mills Street                  Fax: (608) 262-9083
Madison, WI 53706-1794



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