[NHCOLL-L:2004] position available - curatorial assistant -

[Ken Johnson]

CURATORIAL ASSISTANT - INVERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY/MALACOLOGY
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The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County seeks a Curatorial Assistant 
to join a new project in Invertebrate Paleontology.  Professional 
responsibilities include providing technical, curatorial, and clerical 
support to for the curation and cataloging of our world-class collections of 
Pleistocene mollusks from Western North America.

The successful candidate will meet the following requirements:
* An undergraduate degree with specialization in an appropriate discipline.
* At least 1 year of experience working with invertebrate collections.
* Interest in Pleistocene and Recent mollusks of Western North America.
* Some knowledge of the general principles of collections databases.  
* Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team. 

This is a full time, regular, non-exempt, overtime eligible position that is 
available as of September 1, 2003. The position is supported by a grant from 
the National Science Foundation.  Currently funding is available for 24 
months with a possible extension after this term. 

Review of applications begins immediately and continues until position is 
filled.  Interested candidates should send a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, 
and contact information for three references to the address below.  You may 
also fax to 213-765-4951 or send email to jobs at nhm.org with the position 
title or code in the subject line.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity 
Employer.  We routinely update our job pages, including the status of each 
recruit, at www.nhm.org/jobs

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Ken Johnson
Department of Invertebrate Paleontology
Natural History Museum
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles  CA 90007
http://ip.nhm.org