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The Illinois Natural History Survey is searching for a Vertebrate Curator to lead a research program and serve as the head of either the Fish or Herpetology collection at INHS in Champaign, Illinois. This position was previously sent out on NHColl, however
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Assistant Research Scientist, Vertebrate Curator </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center; background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Illinois Natural History Survey</span></p>
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We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace
it because we value it. Illinois is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the Illinois community.</span></p>
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The Prairie Research Institute (PRI), a research and service institute of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign centrally located between Chicago, St. Louis, and Indianapolis, houses five State Scientific Surveys covering a wide range of expertise
including biology, water resources, climate, geology, sustainable technology, and archaeology. PRI’s mission is to provide objective, integrated scientific research and service that allow citizens and decision-makers to make choices that ensure sustainable
economic development, enduring environmental quality, and cultural resource preservation for the people, businesses, and across Illinois, the nation, and the world. Learn more at
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<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) which investigates and documents the biological
resources of Illinois and other areas and acquires and provides natural history information that can be used to promote the common understanding, conservation, and management of these resources is seeking a
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Vertebrate Curator</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);"> to
administer research activities of the Survey by developing, planning, and conducting an independent program of basic and applied research in collection-based Ichthyology or Herpetology. Oversee curation of the Survey’s vertebrate collections and incorporate
current technologies and best practices for collection curation, identification, and scientific discovery.
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">This is an in-person position based in Champaign, Illinois. </span></p>
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<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Duties & Responsibilities</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Serve as Principal Investigator (PI) leading an independent research program.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Identify relevant research needs and project opportunities.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Develop and contribute to proposals for external funding and secure funding to support independent research, including innovative applications of
advanced technologies to collection-based research.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Publish the results of original research in peer-reviewed scientific journals and other comparable publication records.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Prepare internal reports, reports to sponsoring agencies, and scientific reports for distribution to stakeholders. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Curate, build upon and manage collections within the Survey, particularly the Ichthyology or Herpetology collections.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Assist with the identification and accessioning of specimens collected as part of the Illinois Department of Transportation Surveys and Assessments. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Facilitate integration of internal and external research activities with collection curation and management.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Develop external proposals for funding collection improvement, digitization, management, and growth.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Serve as a member of the INHS Collections Committee.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Develop and manage budgets for external grants. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Serve on institutional committees.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Contribute to the areas of education, outreach, and other services to the Survey, PRI, the University of Illinois, and the State of Illinois.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Facilitate outreach activities with the campus and community highlighting PRI collections.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Actively participate in professional societies and associations that enhance the reputation of the Survey and PRI</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Provide timely, authoritative information on the results of research to the public, other scientists, industry, and/or governmental agencies. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Represent the Survey and PRI at various meetings and symposia. </span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Respond to requests for information from contract sponsors, staff, agencies, industries, and the public.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Serve on graduate advisory committees.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Advise, supervise, and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Serve as a guest lecturer on campus.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Perform other duties as needed to further the mission and goals of the Survey, PRI, and the University of Illinois.</span></li><li style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; list-style-type: disc;">
<span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Keep abreast of developments in this discipline.</span></li></ul>
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<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Ph.D. in biology, organismal biology, evolutionary biology, ecology, or related field.
Alternate degree fields may be considered depending on the nature and depth of experience as it relates to this position. Experience in curation, management, outreach, and research. A track record of collection-based research and publications on the systematics,
identification, biodiversity, population biology, and/or evolution of herps (non-avian reptiles and amphibians) or freshwater fishes. Expertise in one or more major groups of freshwater fishes or herps (non-avian reptiles and amphibians). Valid Driver’s License.
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<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Preferred Qualifications</span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Taxonomic expertise complementary to existing INHS staff and compatible with INHS collection
holdings. Familiarity with current best practices for vertebrate collection curation/preservation. Post-doctoral or other professional experience. Experience or engagement with usage, management, and/or sharing of large datasets, and use of advanced technologies
for data acquisition, management, and analysis. <i> </i></span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities</span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Effective communication, personal relations, collaboration, organization, teamwork, and
leadership skills. Demonstrated ability to perform effectively in a diverse and fast-paced work environment consisting of multiple and changing priorities with stringent deadlines, under minimal supervision. Attention to detail, sound judgment, and strong
conflict resolution skills. Proficiency in commonly employed software and databases. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Environmental Demands</span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">May require working in adverse field conditions (heat, humidity, biting insects, etc.),
travel (including driving to and from research sites) throughout the state of Illinois working irregular hours and overnights; and lifting and carrying equipment weighing up to 25 pounds. Some of the work of this position takes place in an office setting.
The work is sedentary and involves remaining in a stationary position for extended periods of time working at a computer, using a keyboard and mouse, and using repetitive hand motions. Overnight travel may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this
position. </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;"> </span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Appointment Information</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);"><br>
This is a 100% full-time Academic Professional position. The starting salary is $84,000 and is commensurate with education, experience, and skill. The start date is negotiable. </span></p>
<p style="background-color: initial; margin: 0px 0px 18px;"><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">Application Procedures & Deadline Information</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);"><br>
Applications must be received by 6:00 pm (CST) on </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74); font-weight: 700;">April 19, 2024.
</span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">Apply for this position at
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using the Apply Now button at the top or bottom of the posting. Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. Application materials must include a 1) cover letter that clearly outlines your qualifications and experience as it relates
to this position, 2) a CV or resume, and 3) names and contact information (including email addresses) for three professional references. Incomplete applications will not be considered. For further information about this specific position, please contact Amber
Hall at </span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(29, 75, 144);"><u><a href="mailto:amberh@illinois.edu" id="OWA2b6c1a77-4477-8b96-dd7e-95e40f39c89b" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(29, 75, 144); margin: 0px;">amberh@illinois.edu</a></u></span><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(72, 72, 74);">.
For questions regarding the application process, please contact 217-333-2137.</span></p>
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