Geoscience Specimen Collections Assistant — 2-Year Term

Stanford Reglab; California; On-site; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanford Libraries is seeking a full-time Geoscience Specimen Collections Assistant to support preservation, cataloging and access to rock, mineral and fossil collections within the Doerr School of Sustainability.

The role requires a two-year fixed term, on-site work at Stanford, California, with potential extension. Responsibilities include inventorying holdings, data entry, georeferencing, and assisting with metadata and imaging workflows, supporting research and teaching.

Qualifications

• Two-year college degree plus three or more years of experience working in a natural history collection or sample repository.
• 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 learn collections procedures.
• Demonstrated experience with collections databases and/or inventory management systems.
• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference and research assistance.
• Compile detailed inventories of specimen collections.
• Draft reports for supervisor.
• Create simple metadata elements and perform reformatting workflows for physical specimens.
• May supervise lower level staff.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Word processing

Spreadsheet software

Read handwritten script

Collections databases

Leadership

Independent work

Education

Two-year college degree plus 3+ years experience

Tools

Specify database

Job description

Stanford Libraries is seeking a full-time Geoscience Specimen Collections Assistant to support preservation, cataloging and access to rock, mineral and fossil collections within the Doerr School of Sustainability.

The role requires a two-year fixed term, on-site work at Stanford, California, with potential extension. Responsibilities include inventorying holdings, data entry, georeferencing, and assisting with metadata and imaging workflows, supporting research and teaching.