[NHCOLL-L:1600] The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County invites applications for the position of curatorial assistant. We seek an individual with expertise in crustaceans, mollusks and/or echinoderms for a permanent position in our Marine Biodiversity Processing Center (http://collections.nhm.org). The successful individual will assist with the curation, sorting, databasing, and physical integration of orphan collections into the museum's invertebrate collections. Applicants should have appropriate degrees in Biology, at least one year of experience with one of the taxonomic groups noted above, and knowledge of contemporary museum collection and specimen conservation techniques. Good oral and written communication skills are essential and experience with collection databasing is desirable. This position is full-time with full benefits beginning July 1. Salary: $29,700/year plus full benefits.

[Regina Wetzer]

	Review of applications will begin May 31, 2002.  Please send your curriculum
 vitae, name and contact information for three referees, and a cover letter
 that describes your curatorial experience to:
	
	Dr. Angel Valdes
	Assistant
 Curator of Mollusks
	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
	900
 Exposition Boulevard
	Los Angeles, CA 90007
	USA
	curatorial assistant
 job opening at NHMLAC
	
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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County invites applications 
for the position of curatorial assistant. We seek an individual with 
expertise in crustaceans, mollusks and/or echinoderms for a permanent 
position in our Marine Biodiversity Processing Center 
(http://collections.nhm.org).  The successful individual will assist 
with the curation, sorting, databasing, and physical integration of 
orphan collections into the museum's invertebrate collections. 
Applicants should have appropriate degrees in Biology, at least one year 
of experience with one of the taxonomic groups noted above, and 
knowledge of contemporary museum collection and specimen conservation 
techniques.  Good oral and written communication skills are essential 
and experience with collection databasing is desirable.

This position is full-time with full benefits beginning July 1.
Salary: $29,700/year plus full benefits.

Review of applications will begin May 31, 2002.  Please send your 
curriculum vitae, name and contact information for three referees, and a 
cover letter that describes your curatorial experience to:

Dr. Angel Valdes
Assistant Curator of Mollusks
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007
USA
E-mail: avaldes at nhm.org








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Regina Wetzer, Ph.D.
Research and Collections
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA  90007
Tel. 213.763.3217
FAX 213.747.0204
rwetzer at nhm.org