position available
Lab Manager, Lubbock Lake Landmark-a unit of the Museum of Texas Tech University

Description: This position is grant-based up to 2 years with the possibility of an extension at the end of term.  Applicant must possess a MA in Museum Science, experience with museum collections care practices, and a basic level of recognition of various types of materials encountered in late Quaternary deposits.

Duties are:
… Supervises Lab staff and students.
… Performs administrative duties such as writing monthly lab reports, managing supplies, maintaining the computer database, overseeing data transfers to the Museum, and keeping up with staff and student hours worked.
… Oversees the processing of recovered materials from the late Quaternary record, involving cleaning, stabilizing, cataloging, computerized inventorying, packaging, and housing of the generated collections (objects, samples, documents).
… Interacts with the Field Crew to coordinate activities related to processing of material and its documentation brought in from the field.
… Oversees the bulk sediment water-washing and sorting process.
… Implements the policies and procedures as directed by the Collections Manager or the Director of Lubbock Lake Landmark.
… Must be patient, organized, attentive to detail, and a team worker with demonstrated supervisory experience.

Salary: $24,000 plus all University benefits

Please send a cover letter, resume, and 3 references via email or by post to:
Dr. Eileen Johnson
Director, Lubbock Lake Landmark/Curator of Anthropology
Museum of Texas Tech University
Box 43191
Lubbock, Texas 79409-3191
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