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<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology & Paleobotany, and Assistant Professor in Geological</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Department of Geological</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder invite applications for a tenure-track appointment as</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology & Paleobotany and Assistant Professor of Geological</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Sciences. We seek a scientist who will conduct field and collection-based research in one or</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">more of the following areas: evolutionary studies, systematics, organismal paleobiology,</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">paleoecology, taphonomy, and paleoenvironmental reconstruction. The Museum’s Invertebrate</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Paleontology and Paleobotany collections house approximately 200,000 catalogued specimens,</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">with strengths in Cenozoic terrestrial arthropods (and associated plants), as well as marine</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">invertebrates and foraminiferans from the Western Interior Seaway. Most holdings are from the</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Rocky Mountain region, but the collection includes other US and international materials.</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Primary responsibilities will be to develop a research program at the forefront of paleontology; to</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">curate, develop and increase the visibility of the Museum's Invertebrate Paleontology and</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Paleobotany collections, including their digital assets; and to teach in the Museum and Field</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Studies Graduate Program and the Department of Geological Sciences.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Applicants must have a doctoral degree in geology, biology, paleontology, or a related field, and</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">express a commitment to research, curation, teaching, and mentoring. The successful candidate</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">should complement existing expertise in paleontology and related fields in the Department of</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Geological Sciences. Application materials must be submitted electronically at</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cu.edu_cu-2Dcareers&d=CwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=kEcdcDVx2JmYu72P-2Mu-24nzfx04rJfNZTAuR6zQP8&s=NxaFB0Htbioto141Y4CQrqj-woCWTCRsuoEaVupfmWI&e=" class="">https://www.cu.edu/cu-careers</a></span>, job posting 07197. To apply, please collate the following into a</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">single PDF file: cover letter, curriculum vita, proof of degree, names and addresses of four</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">references, a statement of research that clearly outlines to non-specialists how the applicant’s</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">research contributes to the most important scientific problems in his/her discipline; a statement</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">of teaching experience and philosophy; a statement of curatorial experience and vision; and</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">representative publications. For full consideration, please apply by November 30, 2016. The</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">search is open until filled. Direct questions to <span style="color: rgb(4, 51, 255);" class=""><a href="mailto:Paleosearch@colorado.edu" class="">Paleosearch@colorado.edu</a></span>. The University of</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;" class="">Colorado is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.</div>
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