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<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">The position for the Senior Collection Manager for Fishes is now open at the Museum of Southwestern Biology (University of New Mexico) -</p>
<p style="margin-top:0; margin-bottom:0">Alexandra Snyder recently retired. Tom Turner (turnert@unm.edu) is the curator for the division.</p>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) is seeking a</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> Senior </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Collection Manager for
the Division of Fishes</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">(</font><a href="http://msb.unm.edu/divisions/fishes/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="LPlnk421762" previewremoved="true"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><font color="blue">http://msb.unm.edu/divisions/fishes/index.html</font></font></a><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">).
The Fish Collection is located in a state-of-the-art facility in the center of the University of New Mexico (UNM) Main Campus in Albuquerque, a vibrant research and education facility associated with the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
The MSB</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">develops and maintains natural history collections explicitly for use in</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">research
and education, benefiting the university, science, and society. The scientific role of the MSB is to facilitate and engage in specimen-based studies of ecology, evolution, systematics, and biodiversity informatics, and to train students in these disciplines.
The MSB Division of Fishes also serves conservation science and management of aquatic resources in the southwestern United States and beyond.</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><br>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">The MSB Fish Collection is the largest of its type in the southwestern US and comprises more than 100,000 lots of
more than 4.5</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">million specimens. Research in the collection focuses on long-term population studies, community ecology, reproductive biology, and
genomics. The collection provides an exceptionally well-documented record of the profound changes to biodiversity that have occurred in the desert southwest over the last century.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">We seek candidates with a strong commitment to a vision of the Fish</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Collection
as a key resource for research and education within the</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">University, and to the scientific and conservation community nationally and</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"> </font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">internationally.
Within the context of the curatorial priorities of the Fish Collection, this position offers opportunities for mentoring, career development, research, public outreach, fieldwork, and involvement in undergraduate and graduate education.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><b>Education and Experience:</b></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">A Master’s Degree with at least 5 years of collection experience is required, and a Ph.D. can substitute for some
of the experience. A strong background in ichthyology is required, including knowledge of taxonomic principles and familiarity with fish collections. The successful candidate should demonstrate strong skills in collection management, organization, and supervision,
and should have a record of accomplishment with respect to the development, promotion and use of collections. Demonstrated database skills are also essential. Imaging skills and genetic resource management skills are desirable.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><b>Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities</b></font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">:</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">The successful applicant must have demonstrated expertise in ichthyology, preferably with knowledge of taxonomy
of global and regional (southwestern US and northern Mexico) fishes, and have experience in natural history collection use and management. Candidates should have experience with relational databases (such as Microsoft Access or Arctos), as well as familiarity
with online data aggregators and current digitization efforts in biodiversity collections. Curation and digital management of genetic resources (tissues) is an important component of this position. The Collections Manager of Fishes will serve as an advocate
for natural history collections, and must be able to communicate their importance to members of the public and to the university and scientific communities alike. Exceptional organizational skills are required.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:-13.5pt; margin:0px 0px 0px 13.5pt"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><b>Essential Functions:</b></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Curation (care, maintenance, improvement, and growth of collection, as well as database management, and processing
of loans). Service (including grant writing), outreach, & professional development. Research as appropriate in the context of curatorial priorities.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="text-indent:-13.5pt; margin:0px 0px 0px 13.5pt"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><b>Duties and Responsibilities:</b></font></span></font></div>
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<li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Curate physical specimens, including specimen preparation, and organization, care, and housing of specimens
and associated tissues or other ancillary materials (such as field notes). Conduct and coordinate processing of new and existing collections, including accessioning, physical preparation, labeling, cataloguing, and loans.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Establish priorities for collection care and management in coordination with curatorial and research
staff.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Develop and implement collections management policies aligned with best museum practices and University
policy.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Provide collection access to the research community, including assisting visitors to the collection
and processing specimen loans.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Digitize and document collections and their use, including capturing and managing in a database digital
images of specimens and their associated information and field notes..</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Maintain electronic and digital records, and update taxonomic and auxiliary information.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Collaborate and liaise with external biological data repositories and partners, including but not limited
to VertNet, iDigBio, and GBIF.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Provide periodic support to the museum, university, and professional communities, such as serving on
MSB and institutional committees and education teams to develop ichthyology-related content for the broader museum community.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Train and supervise technicians, students, interns, and volunteers working with the collection.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Collaborate with the Curator and other museum staff to develop grant proposals for collections improvements
and other collection-based initiatives. Manage grants and contracts in coordination with the Curator.</font></span></font></li><li style="margin:0px"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121">Provide support for promotional and institutional advancement activities, including opportunities to
engage with the public by providing tours of the collection.</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif"><br>
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</font><font face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#212121"><i>The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected class.</i></font></span></font></li></ol>
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