Harvard University
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Department of Mammalogy

26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2469

      SUMMER POSITION AVAILABLE… Great for students!     

 

TITLE: Assistant Preparator

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Prepare Mammal specimens as skins and skeletons
• Maintenance of preparation facility
• Use and maintenance of Dermestid beetle colony
• Assist with curation of fluid collection and cetacean collection
• Keep track and reorder supplies
• May have to transport specimens between Cambridge and Bedford

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Background in biology
• Dissection experience
• Ability to work unsupervised (Will work alone 2-3 days/week).
• Must be motivated
• Must be able to work in Bedford, MA daily.
• Must have rabies vaccination series 30 days prior to start.
• Must be detail orientated.

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience preparing museum quality specimens
• Knowledge of Mammalian anatomy
• Good observational skills

 

SALARY:

• $10 – 12 per hour dependent on experience
• 35 hours per week (full time) for 12 weeks between June and August 2007

• Must commit for full 12 weeks, starting June 4, 2007.

• No benefits, No paid vacation

 

Send resume and letter of interest by 1 March 2007 to:

Judith Chupasko

Mammalogy Department

Museum of Comparative Zoology

26 Oxford St.

Cambridge, MA 02143