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<p class="" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">POSITION DESCRIPTION</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class="" style="text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">COLLECTION MANAGER</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Location:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX,
USA </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Department:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Biological Sciences </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Title:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Natural History Collection Manager </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Classification:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Academic staff, exempt </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Position
Duration: 3 years, commencing no later than January 30, 2016 </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Salary:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>$37,277/year + benefits </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Supervisor:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Dr. Eli Greenbaum, Director, UTEP
Biodiversity Collections </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Posting:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__admin.utep.edu_Default.aspx-3Ftabid-3D73912&d=AwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=zGniuU2f7NnSEE4YKA3Dtbb6sDkv5zCtYdc6IQ5A-kc&s=FlOJghvDd81YTd0WYd2dzElyPbJoOLxToo4fYAjPILs&e="><span style="color:purple;text-decoration:none">http://admin.utep.edu/Default.aspx?tabid=73912</span></a><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>(Job ID: 2384) </span></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The
collection manager for the University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity
Collections (UTEP-BC, natural history collections) will administer a world-class
collection of specimens.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The collections
consist of fluid-preserved specimens, study skins, herbarium specimens,
invertebrate collections, Cenozoic fossils, frozen tissues, wet and dry
skeletons, acoustical recordings, digital and film-image archives, and
extensive library holdings.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
collections have an historical strength in Chihuahuan desert extant and extinct
invertebrate and vertebrate specimens, and recent collections have focused on
this region, Central and South America, and Central Africa. University curators
and students, and national and international scholars use the collections
extensively for research and education.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The collections manager is responsible for day-to-day activities in the
collection and reports to the director. </span></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Duties: </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1. Collections
management and conservation (40%) </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Develop
and maintain collection database (Arctos), including data migration from other
computer programs to Arctos </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Ensure
long-term integrity and preservation of collections and collection-storage environment.
</span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Maintain
and improve collection-care protocols. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Maintain
and organize records of collection activity, use, and status for annual
reports, grant submittals, and other documentation. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2. Acquisition
and collection development (10%) </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Oversee
the preparation and staging of newly acquired specimens for their integration
into the collection. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Organize
and prepare documentation necessary for specimen accession, including national
and international permits and associated documentation. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Electronically
catalog specimens and their associated information. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Participate
in acquisition of specimens for the UTEP-BC by facilitating donations and by
occasional fieldwork and expeditions at the direction of the curatorial staff. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3. Museum
operational service (30%) </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Process
all specimen loans, exchanges, and gifts; incorporate received specimens into
the collection; maintain appropriate records of such activities. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Collaborate
with curators to plan and implement divisional goals, priorities, and programs.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Collaborate
with other museum collections managers to achieve high quality collections care
and economy of scale in all collections-related activities. Work proactively to
place specimens from the UTEP-BC collection into the hands of qualified
researchers for study.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.5pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Assist
and supervise users of the collections. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Respond
to inquiries from scientists, governmental and consulting agencies, the public,
and other users. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Participate
in the museum’s public programming by providing information and specimens and
assisting in exhibit design; assist in museum public functions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Conduct
tours for visiting scholars, students, and the public. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">4. Supervision
(10%) </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Hire,
train, and supervise undergraduate assistants. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Train
and supervise volunteers working in the collection. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">5. Professional
development (5%) </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.5pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Work
closely with the curators to ensure consistency of practice. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.5pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Participate
in collection management training and development through professional
societies. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Undertake
research in area of expertise when not in conflict with collection management
duties. </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Participate
in professional scientific societies. </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">6. Other
duties as appropriate. (5%) </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Required
qualifications</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">A
Master's degree or Ph.D. from an accredited university in museum studies,
systematics, botany or invertebrate/vertebrate zoology or bachelor’s degree
plus a minimum of 2 years experience working with museum collections in a
position with similar responsibilities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Familiarity
with biodiversity informatics, <b>including the database Arctos,</b> web-based
applications, and distributed networks. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Demonstrable
knowledge of care and management of natural history collections, with a special
emphasis on preventative conservation, collection-storage environments, and
techniques pertaining uniquely to fluid-preserved, skeletal, and dry skin
collections.</span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Preferred
ualifications</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">: </span></p>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Expertise
in one or more taxa that constitute divisional strengths and programmatic
priorities.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Working
knowledge of the taxonomy and identification of plants, invertebrates, or
vertebrates from the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin:0in 0in 1.6pt 0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">International
field experience with knowledge of numerous techniques for the collection of
botanical, invertebrate, or vertebrate specimens. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Experience
handling cryogenically stored tissue samples. </span></p>
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<p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">HOW TO
APPLY: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The
following application materials should be sent in one PDF file via email to:
Cinthia Acuna, UTEP Human Resources, <a href="mailto:ccacuna@utep.edu"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">ccacuna@utep.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:rgb(101,101,101)"> </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1.
Cover Letter </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2.
Collections Experience Statement (1–2 pages), including any experience with
Arctos </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:1pt"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3.
Academic CV </span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">4. The
names and contact information for 3 references</span></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""> </span></p>
<p class=""><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">For
full consideration, applications should be received by December 4, 2015</span></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""></span></p>
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