<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Ron Eng</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rceng@u.washington.edu">rceng@u.washington.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 3:22 PM<br>Subject: Burke Museum - Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:vrtpaleo-l@usc.edu">vrtpaleo-l@usc.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div class="m_3194270088270285844WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoPlainText"><b>Burke Museum – Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager </b>(<span style="background:white">Program Operations Specialist</span>)<b><u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">The University of Washington Burke Museum invites applications for the full-time position of collections manager of paleontology<span style="color:black"> and geology</span>. The <span style="color:black">Burke M</span>useum, located on the university campus in Seattle, is a repository for research collections and has substantial exhibit and K-16 outreach programs. Fossil collections at the Burke Museum are actively growing and include over three million specimens distributed in several subdisciplines: vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany (including pollen and phytoliths), invertebrate paleontology, and micropaleontology. A smaller collection of minerals and meteorites is also part of the divisional holdings. Currently, the fossil collections are managed by four half-time faculty curators, one full-time fossil lab manager, and one collections manager. The volume of the collection exceeds proportionally the number of individuals tasked with managing both the specimens and the accompanying digital resources.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">This position must support diverse paleontogy collections, to include vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology, paleobotany,micropaleontology, and geology, on and off-site. Each collection must be managed appropriately, and each set of data is housed in a different database file. There is much work to be done to bring all of the collections under the appropriate level of care and organization, as the use of the collections for research is determined by their accessibility both digitally and tangibly.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoPlainText"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Basic Functions:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt">The successful candidate will assist the curators in day-to-day collections operations. Specific responsibilities include: <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-indent:.5in"><b>Management and Maintenance of Collections: </b> 75%<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-indent:.5in"><b>Growth of the Collections:</b>  10%<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;text-indent:.5in"><b>Public Outreach:</b>  15%<u></u><u></u></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><b><u></u> <u></u></b></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Required Qualifications:<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Masters Degree in Paleobiology or related field<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Four to five years related work experience<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">         </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Proficient experience with computer databases and online access of natural history collections<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_3194270088270285844MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12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