[NHCOLL-L:3549] Herbarium Collections Manager Position

[Tim White]

The Yale Peabody Museum is seeking to fill the position 
of  Collections Manager of the Botany Division.  An abstract of the
advertisement for the position is pasted below.  We are looking for 
someone with a Ph.D. in plant systematics with herbarium experience 
and the relevant management skills, and with research interests 
related to collections development.  Please note that applications 
must be submitted via the following web site:

http://www.yale.edu/hronline/stars/application/external/index.html.

Use the keyword "Peabody" to go directly to the relevant information.

The due date is October 1, 2007.  Please contact Botany Curator 
Michael Donoghue (michael.donoghue at yale.edu) for any further 
information about this position.  Thanks for your interest in this 
position or for spreading the word.

Collections Manger, Botany Division, Peabody Museum of Natural 
History, Yale University

Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Yale Herbarium, 
including all aspects of the preservation, improvement, development 
and use of the collections.  Duties include oversight of relevant 
budgets, staff, students, and volunteers, maintenance of the 
collections, processing of materials, care and conservation, 
documentation, and databasing.  The Collections manager will 
represent the Botany Division within the Peabody and Yale, 
nationally, and internationally, to promote the collection and to 
maximize its use.  She/he will also promote knowledge of the 
collection through exhibitions and public education initiatives, and 
will pursue grant funding and carry out research that relates to 
collections improvement and development, including, as appropriate, 
collecting expeditions.