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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for posting or passing along the attached Job Announcement to anyone you think might be interested.
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<p class="Default"><b>Collection Manager – Invertebrate/Vertebrate Zoology </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The Milwaukee Public Museum is a natural history museum with Invertebrate and Vertebrate Collections totaling almost 2 million specimens and strengths in Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Arachnids, Mollusks, Crustaceans,
Fishes, Herps, Birds and Mammals of Wisconsin and the Neotropics. MPM has a full-time career opportunity in its Life Science Department. We are looking to fill the Collection Manager position with an assertive and dependable individual with previous experience
in Invertebrate or Vertebrate Zoology collection care. This position offers a competitive wage and benefit package.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Education</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">: The Collection Manager must hold a graduate (Masters) degree in their respective discipline or, in exceptional circumstances, may demonstrate equivalent
academic and professional achievements, competencies and experience in museum techniques or collections-based research.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Responsibilities</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">:
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Care of Invertebrate and Vertebrate Collections: Assist curators with direct care and organization of collections, and their management based on both the best practices of individual
disciplines and fundamental principles of conservation, security, housing and environmental control.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Data & Records Management: Inventory/digitization and continuing documentation of collections including databases, correspondence, archives, publications and loan records.
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<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Processing & Preparation: Conduct or coordinate the appropriate processing of new collections or existing collections including physical preparation, labeling, cataloguing, accessioning
and loans. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-bottom:1.55pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Access & Interpretation: Provide collection access to the research community; content and advice on MPM exhibit projects; assist in the development of exhibits and interpretive
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> Professional Services: Provide scholarly guidance to students, participate in graduate student committees, and serve as reviewers of manuscripts and grant proposals as appropriate.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If interested, please apply on the Milwaukee Public Museum website under Careers
<a href="http://www.mpm.edu/careers/open-positions/">http://www.mpm.edu/careers/open-positions/</a>. In addition, please submit a current resume and/or Curriculum Vitae.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Susan Borkin<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Head of Natural Sciences & Curator, Invertebrate Zoology<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Milwaukee Public Museum<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">800 W. Wells Street<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Milwaukee, WI 53233-1478<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">414-278-6158<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">borkin@mpm.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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