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<p>Posted on behalf of Scott Wing (NMNH) and with apologies for cross-posting.</p>
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<p>Museum Technician position now open in the Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution. The position closes on MAY 21.<br>
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Duties:<br>
Assists and performs collections management work including conservation, collections facilities and environment, storage, and/or packing and shipping.<br>
* Participates in functions of registration, loans of collections between museums, and information management.<br>
* Uses database management systems to perform quality control to reduce digitizing errors and batch correct errors present in the collections database.<br>
* Using terminology in the scientific field of paleontology, describes and classifies fossil flora and fauna of the world, geologic time, and stratigraphy.<br>
* Assists in the digitizing and imaging of collection data according to the digitization goals established by the Department; assists in generation and preparation of digital specimen images and long-term image management.<br>
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1) Open to any US Citizen or US National<br>
Vacancy Announcement #: 12R-JL-297387-DEU-NMNH<br>
Title/Series/Grade: Museum Technician (Geology), GS- 1016 - 5<br>
Location: Washington DC<br>
Organization: NMNH<br>
<a href="http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316069200" target="_blank">http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316069200</a> <<a href="http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316069200" target="_blank">http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316069200</a>></p>
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<p>This position is open to all U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.<br>
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2) Open to current and former Federal employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility (see below)<br>
Vacancy Announcement #: 12R-JL-297387-MPA-NMNH<br>
Title/Series/Grade: Museum Technician (Geology), GS- 1016 - 5<br>
Location: Washington DC<br>
Organization: NMNH<br>
<a href="http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316074100" target="_blank">http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316074100</a> <<a href="http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316074100" target="_blank">http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/316074100</a>><br>
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<p>This position is open to current and former Federal employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply; such as applicants with a disability, former Peace Corps volunteers,
certain military spouses, veterans seeking a VRA/VEOA appointment, or veterans who have been separated from armed forces under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active service.</p>
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<div><font size="1" face="Tahoma">Dr. Christopher A. Norris</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">Division of Vertebrate Paleontology</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">170 Whitney Ave.</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">PO Box 208118</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">New Haven, CT 06520-8118</font></div>
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<div><font size="1" face="Tahoma">President-Elect<br>
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections<br>
<a href="http://www.spnhc.org/">www.spnhc.org</a></font></div>
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<div><font size="1" face="Tahoma">Tel. +1(203)-432-3748</font></div>
<div><font size="1" face="tahoma">Fax. +1(203)-432-9816</font></div>
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