Geoscience Collections Specialist (2-Year Term) On Site

SLAC; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Libraries in Stanford, California seeks a full-time Geoscience Specimen Collections Assistant to preserve, catalog and relocate collections of rocks, minerals and fossils. The role involves inventorying holdings, data entry, georeferencing locality data, and assist with imaging and workflow development to improve access for research, teaching, and outreach.

The position is a two-year fixed term based on Stanford's main campus and requires on-site work Monday through Friday with

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree plus three or more years of experience working in a natural history collection or sample repository, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated experience with word processing and spreadsheet software applications
• Demonstrated ability to perform repetitive, detailed tasks accurately and efficiently
• Ability to read handwritten script
• Ability to understand and communicate collections policies and procedures
• Ability to apply judgment in choosing procedures and evaluating alternatives
• Ability to learn collections procedures
• Ability to work independently and as part of a small group
• Demonstrated experience with collections databases and/or inventory management systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated experience using judgment and initiative to analyze and recommend new procedures

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and research assistance
• Compile detailed inventories of specimen collections
• Draft reports for supervisor
• Perform a wide range of activities, including creation of simple metadata elements, throughout a variety of reformatting workflows for physical specimen/sample materials
• May assist with supervision of lower level staff

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Data entry

Attention to detail

Independent work

Team collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Education

Two-year college degree

Tools

Specify database

Job description

Stanford Libraries in Stanford, California seeks a full-time Geoscience Specimen Collections Assistant to preserve, catalog and relocate collections of rocks, minerals and fossils. The role involves inventorying holdings, data entry, georeferencing locality data, and assist with imaging and workflow development to improve access for research, teaching, and outreach.

The position is a two-year fixed term based on Stanford's main campus and requires on-site work Monday through Friday with