Title: Associate Keeper of Palaeontology, The Natural
History
Associate Keeper of
Palaeontology
The Natural History Museum,
London
£42k - £47k per annum
The Natural History Museum
invites applications from established palaeontologists for the
position of Associate Keeper of Palaeontology. The Associate Keeper of
Palaeontology will be responsible for working in collaboration with
the Keeper of Palaeontology to lead, manage, and administer Department
staff to achieve targets for interdisciplinary research projects,
development of its extensive palaeontological collections, continued
improvement of facilities, and to direct commercial consultancy
activities. The successful Associate Keeper of Palaeontology will also
play an important role in the formulation and implementation of Museum
science policy and corporate objectives. The ability to perform these
tasks while maintaining a high-profile programme of original
palaeontological research is desired.
The Department of Palaeontology
includes 46 grant-in-aid researchers, curators, and conservators,
subdivided into four administrative divisions (vertebrates &
anthropology, invertebrates & plants, micropalaeontology, and the
Palaeontological Conservation Unit). With collections numbering well
over nine million fossils, including many historically important
specimens, collections, and library resources, the Department of
Palaeontology is an internationally renown centre for palaeontological
research with long-standing strengths in human-origins research,
taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, and stratigraphy.
This is a permanent, tenured position from a starting date to be
agreed. A PhD degree (or equivalent) and at least five years
professional experience is required. The starting salary (see range
above) is dependent on experience and includes a non-contributory
pension scheme. Applicants should send a complete CV, covering letter,
and the names-addresses of three referees to:
Associate Keeper of Palaeontology Search
Attn: P. Davy
Dept. of Human Resources
The Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
+44 (0)207 942-5298 (Fax)
Closing date for applications: 31 November 2001
For further information, please
contact Dept. of Human Resources. The Natural History Museum, Cromwell
Road, London SW7 5BD, +44(0)207 942 5298 (Fax) P.Davy@nhm.ac.uk
(E-mail).
The Natural History Museum is an equal opportunities
employer.
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Dr. Norman MacLeod
Keeper of Palaeontology
The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD
(0)20-7942-5295 (Office)
(0)20-7942-5546 (Fax)
Web Page: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/palaeontology/a&ss/nm/nm.html
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