Application Process : To apply for this position, please visit FHSU Careers .
Only electronic applications submitted through the webpage will be accepted.
Priority Deadline: Screening of applications will begin on June 7, 2026 and continue until the position is filled.
Required Application Documents : Applicants must submit letter of application addressing the qualifications listed above, a current resume , and the names and contact information of three references .
Applicant documents must be submitted in one PDF.
If you have questions regarding this position, please contact:
Reese Barrick
rebarrick@fhsu.edu
Community of Hays
Background Check: Final candidate will have consented to and successfully completed a criminal background check.
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Benefits
Health insuranceVision insurance
Additional Information
Department
Sternberg Museum
Job Posting Title
Sternberg Museum Collections Manager/Curator
Job Description
The Sternberg Museum Collections Manager/Curator is responsible for the preservation and growth of the six zoology collections: 1) mammals, 2) reptiles and amphibians, 3) fishes, 4) aquatic invertebrates, 5) birds, and 6) insects. Collections Manager/Curator supervises 2-3 curatorial assistants. Along with collections management, this person will provide education and outreach and connect stakeholders to the value of the research collections.
Essential Duties
Collections Management
Processing of loan requests (e.g., t issues, skins, w et specimens)
Maintenance of skin - prepping materials
Manage collections database (ARCTOS)
Collections-improvement grants
Permit applications and reports
Annual reports on use of collections
Active collecting
Specimen prepping
Delegation to and managing of curatorial assistants and volunteers
Collections growth: managing public donations of specimens and cataloguing the backlog
Integrated pest management
Public Service
Assist with school tours
Respond to visitor inquiries
IACUC committee
Occasionally assist Exhibits Director
Other opportunities
Depending upon interests and experience, there are other opportunities for the collection manager/curator, including:
Teaching Adjunct teaching of Museum Collections Management (every other year)
Adjunct teaching for the Department of Biological Sciences
Research
Grant writing
Graduate -student recruitment and supervision
Undergraduate-research supervision
Research dissemination
Outreach
Collaborate in the care of 23 acres of museum nature trails
Public presentations for outreach
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