[Taxacom] Position as academic collection support staff member at the Natural History Museum of Denmark

[Nikolaj Scharff]

Position as academic collection support staff member at the Natural
History Museum of Denmark

 

A full-time position as an academic collection support staff member at
the Natural History Museum of Denmark is open for application.

The Natural History Museum of Denmark is the Danish national museum for
zoology, botany and geology, and it contains large scientific
collections of preserved animals, plants, fossils, minerals, etc. The
collection support staff collaborates with the scientific curators of
the museum on the curation of specimens, including preparation,
preservation, registration, etc.

 

Work in the collections is organised in a cross-cutting unit under the
Head of collections. The Natural History Museum of Denmark is a very
international institute and we have a constant flow of foreign students
and researchers.

 

The position will primarily contain tasks within entomology. The
employee will in addition be responsible for the daily service of the
electron microscopes, and take part in the curation of the remaining
collections if needed and under direction from the Head of collections.

 

Responsibilities:

- Preparation (sorting, mounting, labelling, etc.) of dry and wet
material; database registration; organisation / incorporation of
material in the collections; selecting, packing and shipping of loans;
photography.

- Entering and updating data for scientific material in the collections
database.

- Photography of type material according to instructions.

- Possibilities for participation in field work.

- Collection-related support of visiting scientists.

- Participation in guided tours and other outreach activities related to
the scientific collections.

- Support during field courses.

- Daily service of electron microscopes and their accessories (technical
adjustments, change of minor spare parts, error-tracking and
-correction), instructing new users, and user support.

 

Qualifications:

*Relevant academic education and experience.

*Ability to work independently and in groups.

*Flexibility and responsibility.

*Ability to take an initiative.

*Interest in museum work.

*IT-skills.

*Fluency in English.

*Driver's licence.

 

Additional information

More information about the position can be obtained by contacting Head
of collections, Prof. Henrik Enghoff (phone: +45 35 32 10 67;e-mail:
henghoff at snm.ku.dk). More general information about the Natural History
Museum of Denmark is available from our homepage www.snm.ku.dk.

Salary and employment conditions are in accordance with the collective
agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Academic Trade
Union. It is possible to negotiate additional salary according to
documented previous experience and special qualifications.

 

Applications

Applications are sent electronically with a CV plus documentation for
education. It should be submitted to Head of administration Flemming
Groth Hansen (e-mail: fghansen at snm.ku.dk). The application has to be
submitted no later than Friday 10 June 2011. Only electronic
applications are accepted.

 

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Nikolaj Scharff

Department of Entomology

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen

Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen

DENMARK

 

Tel: +45 35321107  Email: nscharff at snm.ku.dk

Webpage: http://snm.ku.dk/people/nscharff

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