The Director of The Field Museum’s Collections Center (the Gantz Family Collections Center)
will expand and shape the role that these collections play in global efforts to explore the past,
understand the present, and ensure a future rich with biological and cultural diversity. The
Director focuses the strategic growth of the collections, broadening their relevance and
increasing their accessibility. This leadership position provides general oversight for the Museum's holdings of close to 30 million specimens and objects, in addition to the library and archive collections. The Director works closely with the Center’s leadership (heads of the Anthropological, Botanical, Geological, Zoological, and Library collections) to supervise personnel in collections management, oversee collections-related policies and procedures, and develop the Center’s annual budget. The Director will have active programs in one or more of the Museum’s collection areas, interact with members of the other Science & Education (S&E) centers on collaborative initiatives, and develop strong ties with academic institutions locally and worldwide.
This position reports to the Vice President of S&E and works as part of a team with the Directors
of the Integrative Research, Science Action, and Learning centers to set the vision and agenda
for Science and Education at The Field Museum.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provides strategic vision and direction for the Gantz Family Collections Center by
Provides oversight for collections growth, care, and use by
Serves as the face of collections at The Field Museum by
Oversees finances for the Center by
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
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