POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - COLLECTION MANAGER
(Assistant, Associate or Senior Specialist)
Division of Paleobotany
Natural History Museum
University of Kansas

The University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research
Center seeks applications for a non-tenure track, collection manager
position, which is available beginning 1 July 1997.  The collection manager
will report to the curator-in-charge, Division of Paleobotany, Dr. Tom Taylor.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The successful applicant will catalog and database the collection, process
new accessions into the collection, manage loans, exchanges, and gifts to
and from the collection, supervise volunteers and student employees working
in the collection, assist faculty and staff using the collection, respond to
routine inquiries from scientists and the public, and carry out other museum
duties as appropriate.

Required qualifications:
- Master's or doctoral degree in botany, biology, or geological sciences,
with broad training in plant biology and the geological sciences.

Preferred qualifications:
- Collection management experience or training in the management of
natural history collections
- Familiarity with Antarctic paleobotany
- Interest in collections-based research
- Experience with relational databases

Salary:
$25,000 to $30,000, commensurate with experience.

Application procedures:
Please send curriculum vitae, statement of qualifications, and three letters
of recommendation to:  Dr. Thomas N. Taylor, Department of Botany, Haworth
Hall, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045.

Deadline:  Review of applications will begin 30 April 1997.

The University of Kansas is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.  Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of
race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status.

In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of
religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital
status, and parental status.