[NHCOLL-L:3784] Position Announcement - Collection Manager

[Schlenker, Lori Bryn]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

COLLECTION MANAGER

 

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 and arthropods, and fossils from
Antarctica.  University curators and students and national and
international scholars use the collections extensively for research and
education.  The collections manager is responsible for day-to-day
activities in the collection and reports to the curator-in-charge.  This
is a full-time (12-month appointment), academic, non-tenure track
position. 

 

Duties include:

*	Collections management and conservation of the various
collections
*	Acquisition and collection development in conjunction with
curators and students
*	Museum operational service including day-to-day care and use of
the collections
*	Supervision of graduate and undergraduate research assistants
and students
*	Professional development to maintain currency in and advance the
field
*	Other duties as appropriate

 

Required qualifications include:

*         Master's degree or Ph.D. in museum studies, geology, or
paleontology from an accredited university or a bachelor's degree plus 5
years experience working with museum collections in a position with
similar responsibilities 

*         Working knowledge of the taxonomy and identification of
invertebrate fossils

*         Demonstrable knowledge of care and management of natural
history collections

*         Familiarity with biodiversity informatics 

(Five+ years of successful service in the assistant rank is required,
though not sufficient for appointment to the associate rank.)

 

And preference will be given to applicants with:

*         previous collection-management experience

*         expertise in one or more taxa that constitute divisional
strengths and programmatic priorities  

*         field experience 

*         experience preparing invertebrate fossil specimens

 

A complete application will include a letter of application addressing
qualifications, CV, statement of collection management philosophy, and
representative publications (the latter is optional). More information
and a complete position description may be obtained by contacting:

Jordan Yochim

Assistant Director

Biodiversity Institute

jeyochim at ku.edu

Or

Dr. Bruce Lieberman

Curator

Division of Invertebrate Paleontology

Biodiversity Institute

blieber at ku.edu

 

Send application materials to:

Jordan Yochim

KU Biodiversity Institute

1345 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence, KS 66045

(785) 864-4540

 

The workplace is located in Lippincott Hall and PSB on the university
campus.  The Biodiversity Institute is a healthy, dynamic, nourishing
intellectual environment that values creativity, professional growth and
collaborative interaction.  The University of Kansas offers a fine
benefits package for this permanent full-time position. 

 

Application review begins 1 May 2008.  EO/AA.  We celebrate diversity in
all life forms.

 

 

 

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