[Nhcoll-l] Graduate studies and Curator/collections manager qualification

[Laura Rincón]

Hello Benjamin,

If you aspire to pursue a career as a manager, a background in museum
studies would be ideal. This will provide you with knowledge in museums,
collections management and care theories. Such training will enable you to
contribute and reassess museum theories, management, administration,
budgeting, personnel, collections practices and more. It will also help you
envision how you can contribute to natural history collections, especially
given the scarcity of museum studies professionals in natural history
collections. In my opinion, I think that is very important to understand
how the museum structure operates, including its history, culture (e.g;
staff dynamics, workflow), and more. With this background, you will gain a
better understanding of current practices and the reasons behind certain
approaches. On the other hand, if you aim to work as a curator, a PhD in
the relevant field is necessary, as the focus will be on research.
Different museum positions require varying skills, so the specific
requirements will depend on the job position.

I hope my answer clears things up a little bit. Feel free to get in contact
with me if you've more questions about it.

Best,

Laura A. Rincón R. |  Museum Studies professional

Museum Specialist

Division of Invertebrate Zoology

American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79th Street

New York, NY 10024



Email: lrincon-rodriguez at amnh.org
Twitter: @LauRincon222



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On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 7:36 AM Benjamin Ehrman <benjaminaehrman at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings all,
>
> I was wondering if someone who has researched paleoecology (with respect
> to vertebrate paleontology) in their graduate program can qualify for a
> position as a collections manager, museum curator, lab technician, or
> similar positions?
>
> Are MSc or Phd degrees preferred?
>
> I have a masters degree and am interested in a PhD, and was wondering what
> sort of PhD programs would be ideal for this career path? Are there any
> other recommendations you would make for someone seeking that career path?
>
> Regards,
> Ben
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*Laura A. Rincón R.* |  *Museum Studies professional*

Museum Specialist

Division of Invertebrate Zoology

American Museum of Natural History

Central Park West at 79th Street

New York, NY 10024

 https://collectionslitclub.wordpress.com/



“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget
what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel” Maya
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