Published: July 15, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
Yale Peabody Museum https://peabody.yale.edu/ Yale University is delighted to announce an open post at the Yale Peabody Museum for a Senior Preparator in the division of Vertebrate Paleontology. This is a regular full time position with a competitive salary and benefits package. Position FocusReporting to the Curator-in-Charge, supports research in Vertebrate Paleontology (VP) at the…
Published: July 10, 2024 Jobs, Lab Manager
The Negaunee Integrative Research Center at the Field Museum https://nirc.fieldmuseum.org/ Our Mission: Since the 1893 World Columbian Exposition, our organization has aimed to connect people to the natural environment and human history. The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago seeks a laboratory manager for its new X-ray Computed Tomography (XCT) Facility. Join our vibrant research…
Published: July 8, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Public Outreach
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ We are inviting applications for the post of Museum Assistant, supporting two of the University Museum of Zoology’s key functions: Assisting with the care of our collections, and ensuring our visitors gain the best possible experience of their visit to the museum. On Sundays you will be working with the…
Earlybird registration ends July 8, 2024. Register now to catch the discount rate! SPNHC MEMBER IN-PERSON FULL REGISTRATIONSpecial Earlybird registration $575Standard member rate, after 8 July $675 NON-MEMBER: Special Earlybird registration $675; Standard rate, after 8 July $775. Join SPNHC here! Students, post-docs, not-working, low/middle-income economy countries – see special discount rates for in-person and virtual.Spread the word: virtual registration is free to those…
Published: July 1, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Closing: July 19, 2024
Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability https://sustainability.stanford.edu/ The Stanford Geoscience Specimen Collection is seeking a full-time Collections Assistant. This is a two-year position with the possibility of extension. Please visit Collections Assistant 2 or 3, Stanford Geoscience Specimen Collection for position details and application instructions. Position overview: Stanford Libraries and the Doerr School of Sustainability…
Published: July 1, 2024 Jobs, Request for Quote
Closing: July 12, 2024
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History is seeking to contract a Biorepository Technician. The contractor shall provide professional, technical, non-personal services to the Department of Invertebrate Zoology by coordinating with United States Fish and Wildlife Service partners to establish, maintain, and grow a centralized biorepository of freshwater mussel genetic resources.…
Published: June 24, 2024 Curator, Jobs, Research Position
Closing: June 27, 2024
Jepson Herbarium at UC Berkeley, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Research Botanist and Curator of the Jepson Herbarium Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t13-a.pdf]. A reasonable estimate for this position is $88,000-…
Published: June 24, 2024 Jobs, Request for Quote
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ CONTRACT POSITION: Cataloging Technician UC Riverside: Davis, Green & MacGregor Kimberlite Xenolith CollectionContractor shall provide professional, technical, non-personal services to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences, Division of Petrology and Volcanology, National Rock and Ore Collections. Contractor will organize, catalog and capture specimen…
Published: June 24, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
Closing: July 1, 2024
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Biodiversity Collection https://myfwc.com/research/saltwater/specimen-collections/ Our organization: The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities…
Published: June 24, 2024 Archivist, Jobs, Research Position
Closing: July 5, 2024
National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The National Museum of Natural History and the National Collections Program, both part of the Smithsonian Institution, are seeking shared contract services. These contract services shall provide provenance research and coordination in support of the new NMNH Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Program, as well as support and implementation…
Published: June 14, 2024 Announcements, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the annual meeting. …
Published: June 13, 2024 Jobs, Research Position
Closing: June 28, 2024
Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to: 1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority as determined by the museum or through request…
Published: June 11, 2024 Jobs, Public Outreach
The Alabama Museum of Natural History https://almnh.museums.ua.edu/ The Alabama Museum of Natural History (https://almnh.museums.ua.edu/) at The University of Alabama seeks an Education Outreach Coordinator. This is a full-time, staff-level position with benefits located on the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The position reports to the Director of the Alabama Museum of…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Technical Writer
San Diego Natural History Museum https://www.sdnhm.org/ Position Summary: The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is seeking a Report Writer to join the Department of PaleoServices. The Department of PaleoServices specializes in paleontological resource management, with a particular emphasis on mitigation paleontology. Our focus is on the recognition, recovery, and preservation of the significant…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History is hiring three (3!) experienced and skilled fossil preparators for permanent, full-time, Federal positions. These positions will support the research, collections management, and outreach of the Department of Paleobiology in our behind-the-scenes Paleobiology Preparation Laboratory, as well as by…
Published: June 5, 2024 Jobs, Preparator
State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart https://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/en/ The State Museum of Natural History Stuttgart (SMNS) with its two locations Museum am Löwentor and Schloss Rosenstein is one of the largest natural history museums in Germany with about 180 employees and sees itself as a future-oriented research and educational institution. Its zoological collections and exhibitions…
Published: May 17, 2024 Conservator, Jobs
University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge https://www.museum.zoo.cam.ac.uk/ The University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge is seeking a full-time fixed-term Assistant Conservator. The post-holder will provide practical and preventative specialist conservation advice and treatment across the collections. The role offers a unique opportunity to work as part of a fast-paced team building practical experience working with natural history…
Published: May 17, 2024 Jobs, Technical Writer
The San Diego Natural History Museum Report Writer, Department of PaleoServices, SDNHM https://www.sdnhm.org/ The San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat) is seeking a Report Writer to join the Department of PaleoServices. The Department of PaleoServices specializes in paleontological resource management, with a particular emphasis on mitigation paleontology. Our focus is on the recognition, recovery,…
Published: May 16, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs
New York Botanic Garden https://www.nybg.org/ Apply Title Reports to Herbarium Curatorial Assistant Assistant Director of the Herbarium Position Summary: Assist in all basic functions of the Herbarium by carrying out a wide variety of daily herbarium tasks. Additionally, this position supports, through actions and conduct, NYBG’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility initiatives and helps…
Published: May 10, 2024 Collections Assistant, Jobs, Request for Quote
Closing: May 29, 2024
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Biorepository https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository The Smithsonian Institution is seeking a contractor to provide support services to the National Museum of Natural History Biorepository. Desirable skills: Work will be performed primarily at the Museum Support Center in Suitland, MD. Regular work must be performed between 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Monday – Friday.…
The forms for the 2024 SPNHC travel grants are now available. Deadline to apply is May 31, 2024! The Fitzgerald Travel and Christine Allen Travel Grants are awarded each year and provide cash disbursement to support travel to the SPNHC annual meeting. PURPOSE: These grants financially assist the attendance of members, primarily studentsand emerging professionals,…
Published: April 24, 2024 Announcements, Deadlines, News
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Education Sessional Committee is hosting a virtual Natural History Education DemoCamp. The goal is to share, discover, and discuss educational materials that have a framework in natural history. This is building upon our previous iterations of the ‘education share fair’ that were hosted at the annual…
Published: April 23, 2024 Computer Science, Jobs
Closing: May 31, 2024
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Department of Invertebrate Zoology https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/ The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and the NMNH Informatics and Data Science Center is seeking an independent contractor to assist with data science services related to analyzing digitized specimen-based occurrence data. Attached is the…
Published: April 11, 2024 Digitization, Jobs
Closing: April 17, 2024
iDigBio http://idigbio.org Florida State University’s Institute for Digital Information & Scientific Communication (idiginfo.org) and Department of Biological Science (bio.fsu.edu) invite applications for a Digitization Resources Manager for the iDigBio project (idigbio.org). iDigBio is the US National Resource for Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections and is based at Florida State University (FSU), University of Florida, and Arizona State University. Biodiversity collections curate such things as plants on…
Published: April 11, 2024 Collections Manager, Jobs, Lab Manager, Preparator
The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern, https://eastern.usu.edu/prehistoric-museum/ The Prehistoric Museum at Utah State University Eastern invites applications for a permanent, full-time Paleontology Lab and Collections Manager (Curator, Associate). This is a newly created position that will primarily serve as chief fossil preparator and paleontological collections manager. This position integrates all aspects of paleontology,…
Published: April 8, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: April 15, 2024
Natural History Museum of Denmark Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen https://snm.ku.dk/english/ The Natural History Museum of Denmark seeks to appoint a new Deputy Museum Director of Collections. The primary responsibilities are to lead and guide preservation and curation of all museum collections, including living, preserved and digital collections, to make them open and accessible…
Published: April 1, 2024 Curator, Jobs, Research Position
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/about/about-pri/ The Illinois Natural History Survey is searching for a Vertebrate Curator to lead a research program and serve as the head of either the Fish or Herpetology collection at INHS in Champaign, Illinois. This position was previously posted, however the search had to be re-opened due to…
Published: March 19, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
Closing: April 30, 2024
Illinois Natural History Survey https://inhs.illinois.edu/ Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We…
Published: March 18, 2024 Jobs, Museum Director / President
University of Michigan Museum of Natural History https://lsa.umich.edu/ummnh/ The University of Michigan is one of the world’s leading public research universities, and our community works at the forefront of research, teaching, and innovation. With deep roots that stretch back to the founding of the University and international visibility, the University of Michigan Museum of Natural…
Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/ Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we…
