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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Posted: February 3, 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Assistant Curator – Invertebrate Zoology<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.0in;text-indent:-4.0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Position #00088<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.0in;text-indent:-4.0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Location: Martinsville VA
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:4.0in;text-indent:-4.0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Minimum Starting Pay: $42,000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">An exceptional job opportunity with the Virginia Museum of Natural History is now available. The mission of the Virginia Museum of Natural History is to interpret Virginia’s natural heritage
within a global context in ways that are relevant to all the citizens of the Commonwealth.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you meet the qualifications for Assistant Curator – Invertebrate Zoology, we invite you to apply to join our staff. The starting date for this position is May 2014. A Ph.D. is required
at the time of appointment with experience beyond the Ph.D. preferred.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This position requires expertise in the global higher-level systematics of an arthropod group, but familiarity with invertebrates in general is also expected. Although specific areas of research
are open, systematics and taxonomy are viewed as essential to the museum's scientific mission and should be an important part of a research portfolio. However, a broad-based approach that includes systematics along with molecular, and/or ecological methods
is favored.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Job requirements include scientific research focusing on the study of terrestrial/freshwater arthropods, including publication in scientific journals, curation of existing collections, evaluation/acquisition
of additional specimens, providing technical expertise for museum programming and exhibits, and serving as liaison between the museum and the broader scientific community via collaborations, reviews, and presentations. The Assistant Curator will be expected
to seek extramural funding for her/his research program. The ability to effectively communicate scientific knowledge to a wide spectrum of audiences is an important qualification.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Research facilities include access to microscopes, ultracold freezers and molecular lab equipment. We have close working relationships with nearby universities, especially Virginia Tech, located
less than two hours away in Blacksburg and with state and private conservation organizations, especially the Virginia Natural Heritage Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">For more information about VMNH, visit our website at
<a href="http://www.vmnh.net/">www.vmnh.net</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Only online applications are accepted.</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> In addition to the online application, applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum
vitae, a statement of research and curatorial interests and goals, a list of publications relevant to the application, and names and contact information of at least three references. These documents may be attached to the online application.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Commonwealth of Virginia online employment application is available at
<u><a href="http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov/">http://jobs.agencies.virginia.gov</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">If you need computer or Internet access or assistance in completing the online application, please contact the Human Resources Office at 276-634-4158. Applications must be submitted
<b>by 5 p.m. March 4, 2014.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The Virginia Museum of Natural History complies with E-Verify which is an internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social
Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are afforded equal opportunities without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, age or disability. The successful
applicant must furnish proof of identity and employment eligibility and is subject to a background check.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Rhonda Casey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Virginia Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">W 276-634-4158
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:rhonda.casey@vmnh.virginia.gov">rhonda.casey@vmnh.virginia.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Candara","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.vmnh.net/donate-now"><i><span style="color:#1F497D">Invest in Virginia's natural history by supporting the VMNH Discovery Fund</span></i></a><i><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
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