OU Invert Paleo Curator/Faculty Position

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From: Clopine, William W.
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Subject:  OU Invert Paleo Curator/Faculty Position
Date: 1996-10-04 08:38
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It is my pleasure to post the following announcement to Paleonet on behalf
of the position Search Committee.  Please direct all inquiries to the Search
Committee Chairman, Dr. Gary D. Schnell, at the University of Oklahoma as
indicated below.

Bill Clopine
aka: william.w.clopine@conoco.dupont.com

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UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
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Invertebrate Paleontologist

The University announces 12-month tenure-track position starting Aug. 1,
1997 for Assistant/Associate Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology in
Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Assistant/Associate Professor in
School of Geology & Geophysics.  Person selected will have available
state-of-the-art facilities in School of Geology and Geophysics housed in
Sarkeys Energy Center and in new Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural
History now under construction.   Salary commensurate with experience.

     We seek dynamic individual with commitment to develop research and
teaching programs that use fossils to examine questions of broad
significance in paleobiology, biostratigraphy, and evolutionary biology.
 Successful candidate will be faculty member in School, engaging in
activities such as: teaching (one course/year); graduate-student
supervision; thesis and dissertation committee participation; and research
in his/her specialty area.  As Museum curator, individual has
responsibilities in scholarly research, collection care, and interpretation.
 Curator expected to conduct original research and make results available to
scientific community and public through publication, presentations at
scientific meetings, and work with other specialists.  Curator has primary
responsibility to ensure adequate care of collections, including
implementation of museum collections policies, object
preservation/conservation, record maintenance, object identification and
cataloguing, supervision of preparators and assistants, and collection
expansion and development.  Curator assists in interpretation of his/her
discipline to students and the public, working with museum's exhibit and
education staff to design and create displays, and to provide public
programs and instructional aids.

     Ph.D. required.  Successful applicant must demonstrate: (1) mastery of
invertebrate paleontology as shown by research productivity through
published scholarly works, record of funded research (or high potential for
funding), and participation in professional societies; (2) collection care
and management skills as demonstrated through prior work with repository
collections, assembling of collections, or use of collections; (3)
interpretive skills as shown by experience in display work, public
programming, public speaking, or related activities requiring effective
written and oral communication; (4) teaching skills as shown through
previous teaching experience.

     Screening begins on Dec. 2, 1996, continuing until position filled.
 Please provide resume, written summary of how one meets criteria outlined
above, reprints, and three letters of recommendation to:  Gary D. Schnell,
Search Committee Chair, Oklahoma Biological Survey, 111 E. Chesapeake St.,
University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019.  Telephone (405) 325-4034.
 Fax (405) 325-7702.  E-mail gschnell@ou.edu.

     Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  Women and minorities
encouraged to apply.  University has policy of being responsive to needs of
dual-career couples.