[NHCOLL-L:791] Vacancy: Manager, Invertebrate Zoology, University of Colorado

[Jon Greggs]

Posted at the request of Mr Alan de Queiroz (also at www.sphnc.org):


INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY COLLECTION MANAGER

Job Classification: Manager  Invertebrate Zoology Collection

Minimal Qualifications:  A Master's degree in museum studies or in a 
relevant field of biology or a Bachelor's degree plus at least two years of 
zoological collections management experience.

Duties:  The primary responsibility of the Collection Manager is the daily 
management and conservation of the invertebrate collections.  The 
collections consist primarily of molluscs (over 700,000 specimens) with 
minor holdings of most other invertebrate phyla.  Specific duties include 
the following: specimen preparation, cataloguing (manual and electronic), 
systematic arrangement, storage, and conservation of specimens and archival 
materials; routine management (correspondence, assistance to scientific 
visitors, response to requests for information, preparation and shipment of 
loans); maintenance and assistance with the design of computerized specimen 
databases; assistance with developing computerized access tools for the 
databases; local community service (inquiries, liaison with university 
courses, K-12 schools, and local naturalists' groups); assistance in 
preparation of grant proposals to upgrade collections; assistance in 
supervision of graduate assistants, work-study students, and volunteers.


Salary:  This is a 75% time position.  Salary is $26,000-$27,000 per year 
plus excellent benefits.

Starting Date: 1 April 2001


To Apply:  Send curriculum vitae, letter of interests, and three letters of 
recommendation to: Alan de Queiroz, University Museum, Campus Box 218, 
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0218 (email: 
dequeiro at stripe.colorado.edu). Applications must be postmarked on or before 
January 10, 2001.

The University of Colorado has a strong institutional commitment to the 
principle of diversity.  In that spirit, we are particularly interested in 
receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including women, 
members of ethnic minorities, and disabled individuals.
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