<div dir="ltr">Hello Benjamin,<div><br></div><div>If you aspire to pursue a career as a manager, a background in museum studies
would be ideal. This will provide you with knowledge in museums, collections management and care theories. Such training will enable you to contribute and reassess museum theories, management, administration, budgeting, personnel, collections practices and more. It will also help you envision how you can contribute to natural history collections, especially given the scarcity of museum studies professionals in natural history collections. In my opinion, I think that is very important to understand how the museum structure operates, including its history, culture (e.g; staff dynamics, workflow), and more. With this background, you will gain a better understanding of current practices and the reasons behind certain approaches. On the other hand, if you aim to work as a curator, a PhD in the relevant field is necessary, as the focus will be on research. Different museum positions require varying skills, so the specific requirements will depend on the job position.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope my answer clears things up a little bit. Feel free to get in contact with me if you've more questions about it.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><a name="_MailAutoSig">Laura A. Rincón R. <span style="color:black">| Museum Studies professional</span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(187,27,164)">“I’ve learned that people will
forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never
forget how you made them feel” </span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(112,173,71)">Maya
Angelou</span><span style="font-size:10pt;color:rgb(187,27,164)"></span></p></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 7:36 AM Benjamin Ehrman <<a href="mailto:benjaminaehrman@gmail.com">benjaminaehrman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Greetings all,<div><br></div><div>I was wondering if someone who has researched paleoecology (with respect to vertebrate paleontology) in their graduate program can qualify for a position as a collections manager, museum curator, lab technician, or similar positions?</div><div><br></div><div>Are MSc or Phd degrees preferred? </div><div><br></div><div>I have a masters degree and am interested in a PhD, and was wondering what sort of PhD programs would be ideal for this career path? Are there any other recommendations you would make for someone seeking that career path?</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Ben</div></div>
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