[Nhcoll-l] Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology @ Natural History Museum of LA County

Austin Hendy ahendy at nhm.org
Fri Sep 6 23:21:05 EDT 2019


The Natural History Museum of LA County (NHMLA) is seeking a Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology. NHMLA’s invertebrate paleontology collection consists of approximately 450,000 lots and about 6-7 million fossil specimens that span the Phanerozoic, but with strengths in Cretaceous and Cenozoic mollusks, fossil insects, and the fossil record of western North America.

Please find the complete job description and link for applications here:
https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum <https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum>

Under the direct supervision of the Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, the Collections Manager will oversee the day-to-day operations of the invertebrate paleontology collection, including processing incoming and outgoing loans and accessions, maintaining and improving specimen records in NHMLA’s EMu database, conserving and organizing specimens, improving and enhancing the collection through physical improvements and digitization projects, facilitating the use of the collection by researchers, and supporting the needs of other NHMLA departments including Exhibitions, Education and Programming, and Marketing and Communications. 

NHMLA is especially interested in candidates whose background and experience have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to engage and include culturally diverse audiences in museums and in science.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is a full-time, regular, exempt position with excellent benefits. The job will start on or after January 2, 2020. 

The application deadline is September 30, 2019. Submit a current CV, a cover letter describing how your experience, knowledge, and interest qualify you for this position, and the names and contact information of three professional references through the Museum’s employment site at https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum <https://nhm.org/careers-our-museums/careers-natural-history-museum>.

The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please contact jobs at nhm.org for any application inquiries.


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Austin Hendy
Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90007
Collections: 310-851-4764
https://www.facebook.com/fossilsofla

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