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<p>About a month ago I sent out an e-mail soliciting information about jobs/responsibilities associate with curators and collections managers. First, I would like to thank those individuals that sent me responses; they were very helpful! However, I received
MANY more e-mails from people who were interested in responses to my query, than I did actual responses to my questions. Therefore, I would like to ask again for people to volunteer any information about their collections before I send out a summary e-mail
to this list. Below is my original e-mail.</p>
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<p>Best,</p>
<p>Sarah</p>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">The collection at VIMS is currently undergoing a review, and as part of this process we are trying to formalize the jobs/responsibilities of the curator and collections manager. If anyone is willing to share
examples of job descriptions from their own collections, I would greatly appreciate it.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">I realize that collections are highly variable, but I would be particularly interested in the following information:</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">1. The rank the curator and collections manager (i.e., tenure-track faculty, research faculty, professional faculty, non-faculty, etc.), as well as the degree requirements for these positions (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.).</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">2. The research expectations of the curator and collections manager as well as the need for the research interests of these positions to match the collection type (i.e., can a fish collections manager do their
research on birds?).</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">3. The role of the curator and collections manager in writing grants for collection funding. </div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">4. The process for performance reviews of these positions.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">We are a relatively small, specialized collection (~30,000 lots of fishes), and currently have a single curator who spends 10% of his time on collection activities and one collection manager who is part-time.</div>
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<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Many thanks!</div>
<div style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; MARGIN-TOP: 0px">Sarah</div>
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</font><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font color="#000000" size="3">Sarah K. Huber, Ph.D.</font><br>
</span></font></span></font><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Research Assistant Professor of Biology and Marine Science</span></font></span></font></span></font></div>
<div style="FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Collection Manager, VIMS Ichthyology Collection<br>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">| Collection 804.684.</span>7285<br>
skhuber@vims.edu <font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">| www.vims.edu</span></font></span></font><br>
<font size="2"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt">PO Box 1346 | Rt. 1208 Greate Rd., Gloucester Pt., VA 23062<br>
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