paleonet Position in Protist Paleontology

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PROTIST PALEONTOLOGY
MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, USA

The Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, seeks
candidates for a full-time, 11-month Museum Scientist with knowledge of the
chief groups of fossil protists, including foraminifera, radiolaria,
diatoms, and coccoliths in particular. Expertise on foraminifera highly
desirable.

Duties consist of curation of microfossils, management of the microfossil
collection and data, interactions with faculty, students, and visiting
researchers, consultation on exhibits and public outreach, and up to 20%
research on the paleobiology, evolution or systematics of foraminifera.

UCMP has the 2nd largest collection of fossils (microfossils, invertebrates,
plants, and vertebrates) in North America, including millions of microfossil
types, single mount slides, assemblage slides, and bulk and processed
samples in need of constant curation. The abilities to organize collections
from bulk samples through processed samples to slides, to input and maintain
the microfossil database, to interact effectively with a wide variety of
co-workers, researchers and students, to present an outreach component
utilizing microfossils, and to maintain an active and creative research
program using the resources of UCMP are required. For additional information
about UCMP, see www.ucmp.berkeley.edu

Additional information on this position and campus procedures for apply are
located at:

http://hrweb.berkeley.edu/jvl/search.php?ohrjvlid=12116

In addition:

Interested paleontologists please send your resume, names, addresses and
emails of three references, and a statement about your museum philosophy and
research program to:

Micropaleontology Search
Museum of Paleontology #4780
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720

This  is one of two positions currently available at the Museum of 
Paleontology.  The other is in Invertebrate Paleontology and that ad may be 
viewed in a separate PaleoNet mailing.

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity Employer.