Natural History Collections Management Assistant

Dryden; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein innovatives, kulturell relevantes Unternehmen sucht einen Natural History Collections Management Assistant. In dieser spannenden Rolle werden Sie an der Wiederherstellung von Sammlungen arbeiten und wertvolle Fähigkeiten in der Verwaltung und Erhaltung von naturhistorischen Objekten erwerben. Diese Position bietet eine einzigartige Gelegenheit, in einem multidisziplinären Umfeld zu lernen und zu wachsen, während Sie mit einem engagierten Team zusammenarbeiten. Wenn Sie eine Leidenschaft für Naturgeschichte haben und bereit sind, neue Fähigkeiten zu erlernen, könnte dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie sein.

Qualifications

• Praktische Erfahrung in der Verwaltung wissenschaftlicher Sammlungen und Daten.
• Kenntnisse in Taxonomie und Erfahrung mit naturhistorischen Sammlungen.

Responsibilities

• Überprüfung und Planung von Wiederherstellungsmaßnahmen nach einem Schimmelbefall.
• Reorganisation von Materialien und Inventarisierung von Sammlungen.

Skills

Aufmerksamkeit zum Detail

Forschungskompetenz

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Kritisches Denken

Kreatives Denken

Zeitmanagement

Enthusiasmus für Naturgeschichte

Education

Abschluss in Erhaltung und Management des Kulturerbes

Abschluss in Biologie oder Umweltressourcenmanagement

Tools

Axiell EMu

Datenbankmanagement

Computerkenntnisse

Job description

Natural History Collections Management Assistant

Program stream: Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage Job title: Natural History Collections Management Assistant Organization name: The Rooms - Archives and Collections Department Job location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Length of assignment: 2025-06-04 to 2025-12-16 (28 weeks) Hourly wage: $27.61

Natural History Collections Management Assistant

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Program stream: Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage Job title: Natural History Collections Management Assistant Organization name: The Rooms - Archives and Collections Department Job location: St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Length of assignment: 2025-06-04 to 2025-12-16 (28 weeks) Hourly wage: $27.61 The Rooms is an innovative, culturally relevant institution that represents and showcases Newfoundland and Labrador to itself and to the world, and brings the wider world to its doorstep (www.therooms.ca). It is home to the province’s archives, art gallery, and museum and is located in downtown St. John's (www.stjohns.ca), Newfoundland and Labrador (www.newfoundlandlabrador.com).

The Natural History Collection Management Assistant will take part in the review, planning and implementation of recovery efforts following a mould outbreak at The Rooms Natural History Collections Facility. The work will consist in the re-organisation of supplies and equipment in collection storage, laboratories and workspaces, as well as the inventory, documentation, condition reporting, re-housing and preventative treatment of natural history specimens from zoology, botany, geology and paleontology collections. It will include record creation and enhancement in the institutional collection management system (Axiell EMu).

Professional museum staff will provide specialized training and supervision for the candidate in the tasks outlined above and provide them with an array of collection management and conservation skills and knowledge, in a multidisciplinary setting.

The ideal candidate will be either a recent graduate of a recognized university or college program in heritage conservation and management with practical experience in organismal biology, and the management of scientific collections and data, OR a recent graduate of a recognized university or college program in biology or environmental resource management with practical experience in information and records management, and/or heritage conservation and management.

Candidates will have strong attention to detail, good research and communication skills, well developed manual dexterity, and be proficient with computers, preferably with experience in working with database systems. They will also have the ability to think critically and creatively, manage their time well, work independently, and establish and maintain effective working relationships in a team environment. They will possess an enthusiasm for natural history, and an interest in learning new skills and working with natural history specimens, records and databases. Knowledge of taxonomy, and experience working with natural history collections and data would be assets.

Length of assignment: 2025-06-04 – 2025-12-16
The successful candidate will regularly work 7 hours a day, Monday to Friday.

This position is funded in part through the Young Canada Works at Building Careers in Heritage program, and all applicants must be registered in the YCW candidate pool and meet the current YCW-BCH eligibility criteria. Candidates may be eligible for a YCW-BCH position if they:

- are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent resident status are not eligible);
- are legally entitled to work in Canada (have a valid social insurance number);
- are between 16 and 30 years of age inclusively at the start of employment; and
- are a college or university graduate (certificate, bachelor's, master's or doctorate).

Priority will be given to graduates that have not previously participated in YCW internship programs and that are unemployed or underemployed. For details, please see: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-works/students-graduates/careers-heritage-graduates.html

The Rooms is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, candidates need to express interest in the Natural History Collection Management Assistant at The Rooms position on the Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage job portal, and upload their resumes by the deadline below. Resumes sent via email will not be accepted.

Deadline for applying via the YCW portal: April 27th, 2025

Questions about the position or related inquiries can be directed to Nathalie Djan-Chékar ([e-mail] or 709-757-8082).
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