Digitization & Imaging Assistant — Mentoring Interns

American Museum of Natural History; New York (NY); On-site; USD 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Job summary

The American Museum of Natural History seeks a full‑time Digitization Assistant in the Invertebrate Zoology department to lead primary digitization activities for an NSF project. Responsibilities include specimen prep, imaging, metadata work, georeferencing, and coordinating with staff.

The role also involves training interns and supervising grant activities. The position offers a $45,000 annual salary, overtime eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• One year collections digitization experience.
• Experience with specimen handling and imaging.
• Experience with natural history collections (e.g., zoological, botanical).

Responsibilities

• Handle digitization tasks, including specimen preparation and imaging, image quality checks, metadata population and cleanup, georeferencing, and coordination with the Mollusca team.
• Train part-time interns on the grant in assigned digitization tasks and facilitate their work.

Skills

High school diploma or equivalent

One year digitization experience

Specimen handling & imaging

Natural history collections experience

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

EMu

Job description

The American Museum of Natural History seeks a full‑time Digitization Assistant in the Invertebrate Zoology department to lead primary digitization activities for an NSF project. Responsibilities include specimen prep, imaging, metadata work, georeferencing, and coordinating with staff.

The role also involves training interns and supervising grant activities. The position offers a $45,000 annual salary, overtime eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package.