[NHCOLL-L:4432] Collections Manager position available

[Watkins-Colwell, Gregory]

Collections Manger, Mineralogy Division, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University 

The Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History is seeking to fill the position of Collections Manager in the Division of Mineralogy.  An abstract of the advertisement for the position is given below.  We are looking for someone with a M.S. (Ph.D. preferred) in systematic mineralogy and petrology with museum experience, the relevant management skills and who has research interests related to collections development.  
Information on the Peabody Mineral collection can be found at: http://www.peabody.yale.edu/collections/min/index.html.
 

Please note that applications must be submitted via the following web site:      http://www.yale.edu/hronline/stars/application/external/index.html.

 Use the keyword "Peabody" to go directly to the relevant information.

 The due date is October 7, 2009.  Please contact Mineralogy Curator-in-Charge Jay Ague (jay.ague at yale.edu) for any further information about this position.  Thanks for your interest in this position or for spreading the word.


Duties and Responsibilities 

Responsible for the day-to-day management of the Yale Mineralogy and Petrology collections, including all aspects of the preservation, improvement, development and use of the collections.  Duties include oversight of relevant budgets, staff, students, and volunteers, maintenance of the collections, processing of materials, care and conservation, documentation, and databasing.  The Collections Manager will represent the Mineralogy Division within the Peabody and Yale, nationally, and internationally, to promote the collection and to maximize its use.  She/he will also promote knowledge of the collection through exhibitions and public education initiatives, and will pursue grant funding and carry out research that relates to collections improvement and development, including, as appropriate, collecting expeditions.


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Gregory J. Watkins-Colwell
Division of Vertebrate Zoology
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History
170 Whitney Avenue, Box 208118
New Haven, CT  06520