New Jersey - Eastern Pennsylvania - Delaware HERC

Position Summary:

• Maintains and expands the zoological natural history collection (focused on both research and teaching).
• Mentors students directly in biodiversity collections curation and outreach.
• Manages specialized experiential teaching spaces.
• Builds partnerships that create internship pipelines for undergraduate students interested in careers in biodiversity collections and outreach within and outside of Rutgers.
• Ensures instructors in lab-based courses are safely trained in the use of, and have reliable access to, zoological specimens and equipment.
• Ensures that DEENR delivers high-quality, hands-on biodiversity learning experiences to the university, especially as part of the Experiential Learning academic goals.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in biodiversity, ecology, evolution, zoology, or a related field and a minimum of two years of relevant experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of coordination, organization, facilitation, report analysis, writing, and promotion/outreach using zoological museum specimens.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• Advanced computing and database systems.
• Taxonomic classification systems.
• Tools and materials used in long-term preservation of biological specimens (dry, taxidermied, frozen, fresh, liquid-preserved).

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to lift 20 lbs.
• Ability to work in a variety of outdoor and museum environments.

Salary: $59,894

Posting Number: 26ST1172

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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