SDSU Vert. tech position

[N.MacLeod@xxxxxxxxx (N. MacLeod)]

The following job announcement comes from Dave Archibald (via Annalisa
Berta) at San Diego State University.  With this announcement I will start
putting all future job announcements posted to PaleoNet into a "Jobs
Folder" in the PaleoNet ftp site.  They will be kept in this folder for 1
month past the closing date or whenever I remember to clean it out,
whichever comes first. ;->

Norm MacLeod




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>>Date: Fri, 19 May 1995 09:09:53 -0700
>>From: darchibald@sunstroke.sdsu.edu
>>Subject: Re  Vert tech position
>>To: aberta@nsf.gov
>>X-Type: TEXT
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>>VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
>>
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>>The Department of Biology, San Diego State University, maintains teaching and
>>research collections of all major vertebrate groups and plants.  The
>>department has an opening for a vertebrate biology laboratory technician whose
>>primary responsibilities will be the care of these collections and the
>>servicing of biology courses that use the collections.  Starting salary is
>>$2499 per month ($29,988 per year).
>>
>>The main responsibilities in the collections will entail delivering and
>>returning specimens from the collections for teaching labs, caring for the
>>collections (cataloging, fumigating, repairing, and answering correspondence),
>>maintaining 'bug' boxes for the collections, obtaining specimens from various
>>sources, caring for and cleaning refrigerators and freezers containing
>>specimens, cleaning and preparing specimens, and ordering materials used in
>>collection maintenance.
>>
>>The technician provides vital regular services to biology courses that enroll
>>over 1,000 students per semester.  These courses include: Evolution and
>>Diversity of Animals, Human Anatomy , Introductory Biology, Comparative
>>Anatomy, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Animal Behavior, Advanced Human Anatomy, and
>>Embryology.  The main responsibilities for courses will include the pick-up of
>>materials for specific labs from outside vendors (e.g., live chicks, fish,
>>etc. and anatomical specimens), sorting and checking microscope slide
>>specimens, preparing labs using collection materials, and checking
>>microscopes.  Although the technician will work mostly with vertebrates, some
>>time will be spent in the departmental herbarium.
>>
>>The successful candidate must hold or demonstrate significant progress toward
>>a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a science that includes some training in
>>systematics.  In addition, he or she must have a good working knowledge of
>>organisms, classification, and general principles of classification.
>>
>>This position requires the preparation of vertebrate specimens, so the
>>individual must be willing to handle, dissect, and otherwise prepare specimens
>>for the collections.  The technician must also have interpersonal skills in
>>dealing with a variety of faculty and students in the preparation of
>>laboratories and a pleasant, friendly disposition.
>>
>>FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN APPLICATION FORM, PLEASE WRITE TO VERTEBRATE
>>BIOLOGY TECHNICIAN SEARCH, PERSONNEL SERVICES, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN
>>DIEGO, CA 92182 OR CALL (619) 594-4649.  APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL
>>MAY 31, 1995.  SDSU IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/TITLE IX
>>EMPLOYER.
>>



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Senior Scientific Officer
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N.MacLeod@uk.ac.nhm (Janet)

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