[Nhcoll-l] Invertebrate zoology recruiting masters students for Museum Studies program at CU Boulder

[Leanne Elder]

Please share the below advertisement with students and professionals working in your collections that are interested in furthering their careers in Museum studies, specifically working with invertebrates.



The Invertebrate Zoology Division at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History (UCM) is recruiting students for the 2020 masters in Museum and Field studies program https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/mfs. This is a two year masters in science program for those interested in collections management, field and collections research, and curatorial work. The program is designed to provide academic training in all aspects of museology and specifically the candidate’s chosen discipline with an emphasis on how to collect, catalogue, and care for museum collections. Students completing this program will be prepared for a variety of occupations, including: collections managers, curatorial assistants, registrars, museum educators, exhibit developers, and administrators.

The Invertebrate Zoology Division is looking for candidates that are specifically interested in specializing in non-insect invertebrate collections management. Training would include best practices in museum curation, digitization, data dissemination, and invertebrate specimen anesthetization, preparation and fixation for taxonomic work. The UCM invertebrate collection is diverse, covering almost every phyla, with particular strengths in mollusks, crustaceans and myriapods.

 The deadline for domestic applicants is January 15 2020. For international applicants the deadline is December 30, 2019. Interested applicants can direct inquiries about the Invertebrate Zoology Division to the curator Dr. Jingchun Li, Jinghun.li at colorado.edu<mailto:Jinghun.li at colorado.edu> https://jingchunli.weebly.com/. Questions about how to apply and the Museum and Field Studies program itself can be directed to Janet Bensko, the graduate program coordinator, janet.bensko at colorado.edu.


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Leanne Elder, PhD.
Collections Manager
Invertebrate Zoology
CU Museum of Natural History
University of Colorado
265 UCB
Bruce Curtis Building (MCOL)
Boulder, CO 80309-0265
Office Phone: 303-735-5262
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