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<span style="font-size: 11.5px;">POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">Assistant Curator, Texas A&M University Insect Collection (TAMUIC) </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">The Department of Entomology at Texas A&M University seeks an Assistant Curator (collection manager) for the Texas A&M University Insect Collection. This is a full-time, base-budgeted, staff-level,
position with benefits located on the main campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The position reports to the faculty Curator of the collection and is available 1 September 2015. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">The TAMUIC is a land grant university-based collection of insects and related arthropods specializing in the fauna of the south-central and southwestern United States and the northern Neotropical
region (especially Mexico). The primary mission of the collection is to build and maintain a comprehensive collection of insects and related arthropods from these regions for research, reference and educational purposes. Containing approximately 2.7 million
curated specimens, the TAMUIC supports a diverse range of activities in the TAMU Department of Entomology, Texas AgriLife Research, and Texas AgriLife Extension; serves the worldwide entomological community as a source of high-quality specimens for systematics
research; and provides a focal point for the activities of a dedicated group of entomologists in Texas and adjacent states. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">The position�s responsibilities include: management of the day-to-day operations of the TAMUIC; recruitment, training, and supervision of personnel to assist in carrying out collection operations;
coordination with and general supervision of the curatorial activities of the departmental teaching collection manager; promotion of collection development through collection-based research in arthropod faunistics and systematics; and maintenance of the departmental
arthropod identification and information service. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">General inquiries about the position may be sent to: </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">Mr. Robert Jensen </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">Department of Entomology </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">Texas A&M University </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">College Station, TX 77843-2475 </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">U.S.A. </p>
<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">E-mail: r-jensen@tamu.edu </p>
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<p style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: Calibri;">A complete description of the position and duties, and the portal through which all applications must be received, can be found here: https://greatjobs.tamu.edu � search and apply for NOV 08731.
Follow website directions for completing an on-line application, and uploading and attaching cover letter, resume, etc. Interested individuals are encouraged to submit their applications by 15 August 2015. Contact Robert (above) if you experience problems. </p>
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