[Nhcoll-l] Position announcemnet - Collections Manager at the Delaware Museum of Natural History

[Liz Shea]

The Delaware Museum of Natural History is hiring a Collections Manager to work in the Mollusk Collection.  We are looking for a detail-oriented person who will be both a caretaker of and advocate for the collection. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

*         maintaining and conserving the Mollusk and other non-vertebrate collections;

*         responding to research inquiries regarding the collection;

*         working with Curator to maintain and improve the collections databases;

*         overseeing and documenting outgoing and incoming loans and new specimen donations;

*         assisting visitors in use of collections and library, and providing tours of the collections;

*         managing requests for the du Pont Trophy awarded at various shell shows;

*         facilitating training and management of departmental volunteers and interns;
Minimum Qualifications:

*         BA / BS in Biology or other scientific fields including Computer Science and Museum Studies required. MA/MS preferred;

*         1 - 2 years' experience in natural history collection management; interest in bioinformatics and digitization of natural history collections;

*         Familiarity with relational databases, Excel spreadsheets and imaging software;

*         Familiarity with natural history, geography, and taxonomy of mollusks preferred;
Qualified candidates should email their letter of application, CV or resume, and three professional references to treed at delmnh.org<mailto:treed at delmnh.org> or submit them to Delaware Museum of Natural History, ATTN: Human Resources, P.O. Box 3937, Wilmington, Delaware 19807.  Salary requirements must be included.  The deadline for submission is Monday August 31, 2015.  EOE.  If you have any questions, please contact Liz Shea via email at eshea at delmnh.org<mailto:eshea at delmnh.org>.


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