Two Collections Managers in Geology for the Natural History Museum of Denmark
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To join the museum team that has special management responsibilities for our Paleontology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Meteorite Collections.
The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), University of Copenhagen, is seeking to appoint two permanent fulltime positions as Collections Managers in geology, starting 1 October 2024, or as soon thereafter as possible. The candidates will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the Head of the Geology and Botany Collections Unit.
The geology team is responsible for the physical management of the relevant collections at NHMD on a day-to-day basis, covering all geological collections at the museum, Paleontology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Meteorite collections. This includes the physical care, administration of loans, and security of the collections. The team works closely with our team of curators, who has the scientific responsibility for the relevant collections. This includes, among other things, responsibilities for approval of research visits, loans and collections growth and scientific use of collections.
Ideal candidates will share a passion for nature, and the long-term preservation of natural history collections.
The NHMD is currently working on a high-profile New Museum Project (see below and ), which involves entirely new buildings and galleries. Therefore, the successful candidate will be expected to contribte to the processes of developing and selecting objects for this and other upcoming major public exhibitions.
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:
Desirable qualifications and skills:
About the Natural History Museum of Denmark
Natural history museums have never been more important. The impact of climate change and anthropogenic forces on biodiversity has reached a critical point. We need action to build a more sustainable relationship with nature. The Natural History Museum of Denmark is the national museum for nature. We work to empower citizens to connect with nature with the aim to create positive change for life on Earth. We want to inspire, engage, and enable people to enjoy, understand, and care for the diversity of the natural world.
We are currently building a new Danish national museum for nature. One large museum site, in the Botanical Garden, in the centre of Copenhagen, will host state-of-the-art laboratories, some of our outstanding research collections, new public galleries, and combined facilities for programming, education, and citizen science. The main parts of the collections will be housed in a yet-to-be-built main collection facility outside Copenhagen. Over the next few years, the museum aims to change the way people think about and use natural history museums.
The geological/paleontological collections at NHMD are of worldwide importance, housing over 650.000 objects, with a primary focus on rocks, minerals, and fossils from Denmark, Greenland, Scandinavia, and the North Atlantic region Examples of the geological collections are: A systematic collection of magmatic and metamorphic rocks, a reference collection illustrating the geology of regions with magmatic and metamorphic rocks, archean rocks and magmatic rocks from the Proterozoic Ilímaussaq intrusion from Greenland, tertiary volcanics from the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. The meteorite collection holds about 900 specimens with several historically important specimens and type specimens. The mineralogical collection contains over 3,000 mineral species, among them all major minerals and a number of rare mineral species primarily from the localities researched by Danish mineralogists.
Important paleontological collections are the vertebrate collection with more than 18.000 specimens of primarily fish, but all groups are represented, including important early tetrapod fossils (early four-legged vertebrates) of Ichthyostega and Acanthostega. On top of this the museum holds rich quaternary collections of faunal remains, sediments, and plant macrofossils.
The Danekræ fossil trove collection of about 1000 specimens is a separate collection, containing fossils, minerals, rocks, and meteorites from Denmark, which have been deemed “national fossil trove” of unique scientific or exhibition value.
Additional information
More information about the position can be obtained from Head of the Geology and Botany Collections Unit, Christian Lange phone +, or Head of Collections, Nikolaj Scharff phone +.
More general information about the Natural History Museum of Denmark is available from our website
Terms of salary and employment
The employment and salary are made in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
Employment will be as academic employee.
The salary is based on seniority. Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. The working time are 37 hours per week on average. The working hours are flexible.
Applications
If you find the job interesting, please send an electronic application in English and submitted electronically with a CV, plus documentation for education and eventually letters of reference with attachment via Jobportalen (click on the link "Apply Now" at the bottom of the post) no later than 31 August 2024 at 11:59 PM CET +2. Only electronic applications are accepted.
Interviews will take place umiddely after deadline for application.
The University of Copenhagen seeks to reflect society and encourages applications irrespective of personal background.
The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen – or SCIENCE – is Denmark's largest science research and education institution with 4,000 employees and 9,700 Bachelor and Master's students in 11 departments and one museum. The Faculty has an annual budget of DKK 3 billion.
Learn more about The Faculty of Science at
Kilde:
The Natural History Museum of Denmark (NHMD), University of Copenhagen, is seeking to appoint two permanent fulltime positions as Collections Managers in geology, starting 1 October 2024, or as soon thereafter as possible. The candidates will be part of a diverse Collection Management Team across the museum and will refer to the Head of the Geology and Botany Collections Unit.
The geology team is responsible for the physical management of the relevant collections at NHMD on a day-to-day basis, covering all geological collections at the museum, Paleontology, Petrology, Mineralogy and Meteorite collections. This includes the physical care, administration of loans, and security of the collections. The team works closely with our team of curators, who has the scientific responsibility for the relevant collections. This includes, among other things, responsibilities for approval of research visits, loans and collections growth and scientific use of collections.
Ideal candidates will share a passion for nature, and the long-term preservation of natural history collections.
The NHMD is currently working on a high-profile New Museum Project (see below and ), which involves entirely new buildings and galleries. Therefore, the successful candidate will be expected to contribte to the processes of developing and selecting objects for this and other upcoming major public exhibitions.
Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:
- Physical care, maintenance, preservation, and security of the collections.
- Improving and updating the physical organization of collections.
- Processing incoming and outgoing objects and/or materials, including donations, exchanges, and loans, with appropriate permits and documentation.
- Documenting the collection through digitization, including entering and updating database records in the collection management system.
- Assisting in planning and overseeing digitization of collections.
- Planning and structuring moving of the collections to a coming main storage facility.
- Staying current in modern techniques in collections maintenance and database management.
- Working cooperatively with other collection management and museum staff, to achieve the highest level of collection care and productivity across organizational units.
- Provide service to scientific guests, and supervise and train volunteers etc.
- Selection of archival materials to improve object storage conditions.
- Supporting the planning and preparation of temporary and permanent exhibits.
Desirable qualifications and skills:
- Knowledge of Earth sciences equivalent to a Master’s degree in geology, or a comparable field. Other relevant expertise and knowledge about nature and natural history collections could also be a suitable background.
- Work experience involving day-to-day management of geological, paleontological, or similar natural history collections.
- Working knowledge of Earth sciences terminology and Earth history.
- Experience with and interest in field work and object preparation.
- Ability to work effectively independently as well as collaboratively.
- Ability to learn and develop new skills related to object and data management.
- Strong communication skills.
- Good computer skills, especially regarding data management (databases, spreadsheets).
- An understanding of relevant international compliance procedures regarding import, export, and shipping of scientific objects.
- Fluency in English (spoken and/or written), or willingness to learn English as a working language.
- Fluency in Danish (spoken and/or written), or willingness to learn Danish as a working language.
- Driver’s license.
About the Natural History Museum of Denmark
Natural history museums have never been more important. The impact of climate change and anthropogenic forces on biodiversity has reached a critical point. We need action to build a more sustainable relationship with nature. The Natural History Museum of Denmark is the national museum for nature. We work to empower citizens to connect with nature with the aim to create positive change for life on Earth. We want to inspire, engage, and enable people to enjoy, understand, and care for the diversity of the natural world.
We are currently building a new Danish national museum for nature. One large museum site, in the Botanical Garden, in the centre of Copenhagen, will host state-of-the-art laboratories, some of our outstanding research collections, new public galleries, and combined facilities for programming, education, and citizen science. The main parts of the collections will be housed in a yet-to-be-built main collection facility outside Copenhagen. Over the next few years, the museum aims to change the way people think about and use natural history museums.
The geological/paleontological collections at NHMD are of worldwide importance, housing over 650.000 objects, with a primary focus on rocks, minerals, and fossils from Denmark, Greenland, Scandinavia, and the North Atlantic region Examples of the geological collections are: A systematic collection of magmatic and metamorphic rocks, a reference collection illustrating the geology of regions with magmatic and metamorphic rocks, archean rocks and magmatic rocks from the Proterozoic Ilímaussaq intrusion from Greenland, tertiary volcanics from the Faeroe Islands and Greenland. The meteorite collection holds about 900 specimens with several historically important specimens and type specimens. The mineralogical collection contains over 3,000 mineral species, among them all major minerals and a number of rare mineral species primarily from the localities researched by Danish mineralogists.
Important paleontological collections are the vertebrate collection with more than 18.000 specimens of primarily fish, but all groups are represented, including important early tetrapod fossils (early four-legged vertebrates) of Ichthyostega and Acanthostega. On top of this the museum holds rich quaternary collections of faunal remains, sediments, and plant macrofossils.
The Danekræ fossil trove collection of about 1000 specimens is a separate collection, containing fossils, minerals, rocks, and meteorites from Denmark, which have been deemed “national fossil trove” of unique scientific or exhibition value.
Additional information
More information about the position can be obtained from Head of the Geology and Botany Collections Unit, Christian Lange phone +, or Head of Collections, Nikolaj Scharff phone +.
More general information about the Natural History Museum of Denmark is available from our website
Terms of salary and employment
The employment and salary are made in accordance with the Circular on the Collective Agreement concerning academics in the state sector concluded between the Ministry of Taxation and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations).
Employment will be as academic employee.
The salary is based on seniority. Negotiation for salary supplement is possible. The working time are 37 hours per week on average. The working hours are flexible.
Applications
If you find the job interesting, please send an electronic application in English and submitted electronically with a CV, plus documentation for education and eventually letters of reference with attachment via Jobportalen (click on the link "Apply Now" at the bottom of the post) no later than 31 August 2024 at 11:59 PM CET +2. Only electronic applications are accepted.
Interviews will take place umiddely after deadline for application.
The University of Copenhagen seeks to reflect society and encourages applications irrespective of personal background.
The Faculty of Science at the University of Copenhagen – or SCIENCE – is Denmark's largest science research and education institution with 4,000 employees and 9,700 Bachelor and Master's students in 11 departments and one museum. The Faculty has an annual budget of DKK 3 billion.
Learn more about The Faculty of Science at
Kilde:
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