Job for malacologist, second posting and FAQ

[Gary Rosenberg]

At the beginning of May, I posted the following advertisement for a curator of malacology. The deadline for applications is July 31.

In the hopes of encouraging applications, I provide here answers to questions I've frequently heard about the position.

The salary range is $35,000 to $70,000 +. The low end would be someone just finishing a Ph.D., with no post-doctoral experience. The high end would be a full curator who had tenure elsewhere.

There are no restrictions on nationality of applicants.

There is no restriction on area of expertise by taxonomy, geography or technique. 

It is not necessary to have grant funding when hired. Salaries for curators are hard-money, not soft-money (i.e. grant supported); appointments are twelve month.

Curators at the Academy can have graduate students through the University of Pennsylvania or Drexel University (or other institutions by individual arrangment).

Gary Rosenberg

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The Academy of Natural Sciences invites applications for a curatorial position in malacology, at any rank. This curator will have responsibilities in the malacological or invertebrate paleontological collections of the Academy, or both, and potentially in the general invertebrate collection. The successful candidate will have or be expected to establish an internationally recognized program of externally funded, collection-based research on the systematics and evolution of Recent or fossil Mollusca. Where possible, this person will seek opportunities for collaborative research with other curators in the Biodiversity Group, and with fellow scientists in the Academy's environmental centers. In addition to research, other, equally important, duties include curatorial oversight of relevant collections and participation in public education, museum programs, donor cultivation, and service to professional organizations.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in an appropriate field; research experience in systematics and evolution of Mollusca.

Target starting date: January 2001

To apply: By 31 July 2000, send curriculum vitae, names and contact information for three referees, and a cover letter that describes your research program, curatorial experience, and philosophy of public education on systematics and environmental issues, to

                Malacology Search Committee
                c/o Mark Isaksen
                Academy of Natural Sciences
                1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
                Philadelphia, PA 19103-1195  USA

                Fax: 215-299-1028
                Email: isaksen at acnatsci.org
                http://www.acnatsci.org