[NHCOLL-L:2091] Vertebrate Zoology Collection Manager

[Eugene Hall]

Second Posting (first posted 19 June 2003):

>University of Colorado Museum, Boulder, Colorado
>
>The University of Colorado Museum (CU Museum) is a world-class natural 
>history museum nestled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in 
>Boulder, Colorado. The CU Museum has an extensive Vertebrate Zoology 
>collection and we are looking for a collections manager to guide the 
>continued growth and management of the collections. Strengths of the 
>collection include extensive herpetological and mammal material from the 
>Rocky Mountains and adjacent plains.
>
>Job Classification:  Professional Exempt
>
>Minimum Qualifications:
>Masters degree in relevant field (Biology, Zoology, Museum and Field 
>Studies) or equivalent experience and education is required. Prior 
>experience in collection management (or closely related work) is not 
>required but will be given high priority. Prior supervisory experience 
>preferred.
>
>
>Duties Include:
>Assists curator(s) in the management of zoological collections including 
>specimen preparation, cataloguing and database management; systematic 
>arrangement and storage; conservation; routine collections tasks (i.e., 
>sectional correspondence, assistance to visitors, response to requests for 
>information, and processing of loans); museum and local community service 
>(such as general inquiries and collection tours); training and supervision 
>of students and volunteers.
>
>Salary: $28,500 per year at 75% time (30 hrs./week)
>
>To Apply: Send curriculum vitae, letter of interest and three letters of 
>recommendation to Dr. Rob Guralnick, Curator of Zoology, CU Museum of 
>Natural History, 265 UCB, Boulder, Colorado, 80309-0265.
>
>Review of applications will begin November 15, 2003.
>CU Museum of Natural History: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/
>CU Museum: Zoology Section: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/Research/Zoology/
>The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in 
>education and employment.

Gene Hall
Zoology Section
CU Museum of Natural History
UCB 265
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0265
Phone: 303.735.5262

"Neither science nor the arts can be complete without combining their 
separate strengths.
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E.O. Wilson (1998), from "Consilience"
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