[Nhcoll-l] Burke Museum - Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager

[Ron Eng]

Burke Museum - Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager (Program
Operations Specialist)

 

The University of Washington Burke Museum invites applications for the
full-time position of collections manager of paleontology and geology. The
Burke Museum, located on the university campus in Seattle, is a repository
for research collections and has substantial exhibit and K-16 outreach
programs. Fossil collections at the Burke Museum are actively growing and
include over three million specimens distributed in several subdisciplines:
vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany (including pollen and phytoliths),
invertebrate paleontology, and micropaleontology. A smaller collection of
minerals and meteorites is also part of the divisional holdings. Currently,
the fossil collections are managed by four half-time faculty curators, one
full-time fossil lab manager, and one collections manager. The volume of the
collection exceeds proportionally the number of individuals tasked with
managing both the specimens and the accompanying digital resources.

 

This position must support diverse paleontogy collections, to include
vertebrate paleontology, invertebrate paleontology,
paleobotany,micropaleontology, and geology, on and off-site. Each collection
must be managed appropriately, and each set of data is housed in a different
database file. There is much work to be done to bring all of the collections
under the appropriate level of care and organization, as the use of the
collections for research is determined by their accessibility both digitally
and tangibly.

 

Basic Functions:

The successful candidate will assist the curators in day-to-day collections
operations. Specific responsibilities include: 

 

Management and Maintenance of Collections:  75%

Growth of the Collections:  10%

Public Outreach:  15%

 

Required Qualifications:

.         Masters Degree in Paleobiology or related field

.         Four to five years related work experience

.         Proficient experience with computer databases and online access of
natural history collections

 

Desired Qualifications:

.         PhD in Paleobiology or related field

.         Experience with GPS mapping and GIS technology

.         Experience with MySQL or related relational database systems

.         Experience writing funded grant proposals 

 

Conditions of Employment: 

.         Work in a lab that is visible to the public; work weekends as
scheduled 

 

Application Process: 
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety
of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in
the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization,
Cover Letter and/or others. 

 

Here is the link: UW Hires
<https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/?szLocationID=88&_ga=2.
164298237.337529311.1548776092-1503876941.1514918516>  UW Req # 164053
Paleontology & Geology Collections Manager

 

 

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