Employment
Current Openings
Full Time
- Computer Data Manager/Analyst #993
- Curatorial Assistant #992
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Macroinvertebrate Ecology of Mongolian Streams and Rivers #989
- Chaplin Postoctoral Fellowship for study of Caribbean Fish #984
- Stream Ecologist #982
Part Time
How to Apply
Some positions have specific application instructions. For those that do not, send a cover letter (including salary requirements and job number) and resume to:
Ms. Barbara J. Krupka
Director of Human Resources
The Academy of Natural Sciences
1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1101
(Please, no telephone calls).
The Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Full Time Positions
Computer Data Manager/Analyst
Position announcement #993
Issue Date : June 15, 2009
Position Description:
The Academy of Natural Sciences has an opening starting August 15, 2009 for a Computer Data Manager to work on a variety of data management, manipulation and analysis tasks in support of the Patrick Center’s Phycology Section. Most Section projects analyze algae collected from streams and lakes and use data to assess ecological conditions (diatom.ansp.org/). This is a regular, full-time position.
The incumbent will work closely with several staff members (scientists, application developer) to manage a wide variety of data to be used in sophisticated ecological analysis, and will perform basic quantitative analysis. Specific duties include: prepare and manage complex data files; perform basic data analysis not requiring algal analyst expertise; import files from external sources; run database queries; prepare output files and reformat files for analysis by Phycology staff and collaborators; organize, document, and archive Section data files; clean-up database tables; help organize and catalog digital images of algae.
Qualifications:
- Expert in use of spreadsheets, database queries, data and file manipulation and formats
- Ability to perform basic data and statistical analysis
- Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to learn quickly
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and to multi-task
- Familiarity with environmental/chemical/ecological data
- B.S. in science or information technology field, and data management experience
Desirable Attributes:
- Tech-savvy, proactive, energetic; interested in learning
- Takes initiative to improve and customize existing procedures
- Thorough understanding of Excel
- Proficient working with databases, especially Microsoft Access and SQL
- Background in biology/ecology/chemistry; interest in aquatic ecology
Ideal position for a person wanting to gain experience with a variety of data management and manipulation procedures, work in a unique environment, and to learn more about analysis of environmental data and development and application of ecological indicators.
Pay Range:
$27,000 to $29,000 per year depending on qualifications and experience.
To Apply:
Send letter of interest, resume and names/addresses/e-mail/phone numbers for at least three references to . Position #993 must appear in the subject line.
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research is part of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The Academy is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1812; its mission is to create the basis for a healthy and sustainable planet through exploration, research, and education. For more than 50 years, interdisciplinary research teams in the Patrick Center have been developing and implementing improved methods for protecting and restoring watersheds. The Patrick Center has over 30 staff members and an annual budget over $3.0 M. For more information about the Phycology Section visit diatom.ansp.org/; for the Patrick Center and its research programs, visit www.ansp.org/research/pcer/. The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Curatorial Assistant
Position announcement #992
Issue date: June 15, 2009
Closing Date: Review of applications will begin on July 1, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Description:
The Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution at the Academy of Natural Sciences has an immediate opening for a Curatorial Assistant to work in the Academy’s Diatom Herbarium. www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/diatoms/ This is a regular, full-time position of at least 24 months duration, and contingent upon funding.
Qualifications and responsibilities:
Candidates must have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a recognized college or university. Knowledge of or interest in microscopic algae and experience with microscopy is desirable.
Responsibilities include entering data into collection database, managing daily Herbarium operations, maintaining acquisition and accession records, preparing, repairing, and labeling diatom slides, archiving algal sample material and slides, handling and tracking loans, cataloguing and computerizing literature references, filing reprints, microscopy, imaging of specimens, image processing, and assisting in data analysis.
To Apply:
Send letter of interest, resume and names/addresses/e-mail/phone numbers for at least three references to . Position number must appear in the subject line.
Information:
For information about the Academy, see www.ansp.org. The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, disabled and veterans are encouraged to apply.
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Macroinvertebrate Ecology of Mongolian Streams and Rivers
(Position Announcement # 989)
Issue Date: March 19, 2009
Closing Date: Open until filled.
The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia announces a postdoctoral fellowship in the Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey Project (MAIS) (clade.ansp.org/entomology/mongolia ). Funding is provided through the National Science Foundation and The Academy of Natural Sciences, with possible extension at the Academy if funding is available. This postdoctoral fellowship provides the opportunity to focus on the analysis of our extensive semi-quantitative and qualitative data from the 2003-2006 Selenge Basin surveys, also known as the Selenge River Project (SRP), and the current Mongolian Altai surveys. It will also entail the development of criteria from these analyses needed for using insect distributions in monitoring water quality. The postdoctoral scientist is expected to participate in field sampling in summer 2009 as part of an international team of scientists. In addition, the postdoctoral scientist will work with our close partners in the Mongolian Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (IMH), to train their staff in use of these criteria. The IMH is mandated to conduct biological monitoring of streams in Mongolia.
The objective for this postdoctoral fellowship is to complete a biological assessment of streams in the Selenge River watershed for use by the MAIS team and the IMH in planning future biological assessment and monitoring of Mongolia’s streams. To achieve this objective the postdoctoral fellow must meet the following goals:
- Analyze all existing data and produce the highest quality biological metric and/or predictive model biological assessment possible;
- To use the results of the analysis and results of field observation in the summer of 2009 to make recommendations to the MAIS team for their three year sampling of stream benthos in the Altai region of Mongolia;
- To collaborate with the MAIS team and the IMH in planning future biological monitoring and assessment of Mongolian streams.
Achieving the objective and goals for this postdoctoral fellowship will yield the following expected outcomes:
- One or more manuscripts submitted for publication in a peer review journal on the biological assessment of streams in the Selenge River and Altai watersheds;
- Written recommendations to the MAIS team on field methodology for biological assessment based on analysis of the SRP and Altai data and field observations;
- A written summary of discussions with the MAIS team, the IMH and selected other stakeholders on biological assessment and monitoring of streams in Mongolia for use by IMH planning in their nation-wide biological assessment and monitoring efforts.
Required Education and Skills:
- Ph.D. Expected. Only Ph.D. candidates who will complete their degrees before June 2009 will be considered;
- Demonstrated taxonomic expertise with aquatic insects, especially at family and genus level. Knowledge of the North American fauna is adequate as there is much faunal overlap at these taxonomic levels;
- Strong background in aquatic ecology, statistical analysis and applied biomonitoring methodology. Use of multivariate statistics in developing tolerance values is desired;
- Ability to participate in overseas fieldwork, with availability for fieldwork (up to 2 months) in summer 2009;
- Excellent command of English.
The postdoctoral scientist will be located in Philadelphia, in the Academy’s Entomology department, with office and lab space, and access to the Academy’s specimen collections, library, molecular laboratory and digital imaging center. The Postdoctoral Scientist will have Academy colleagues ranging from evolutionary biologists to applied aquatic ecologists. This Mongolian project is part of a larger research effort in Asia by Academy scientists (asia.ansp.org/).
Salary:
$38,000 plus Academy benefits (12 month appointment). Depending on the incumbent’s qualifications and experience, and funding availability, there is a possibility that, upon completion of the postdoctoral appointment, the incumbent could assume a full time position at the Academy in the Patrick Center (see www.ansp.org/research/pcer/).
To apply:
Send CV, statement of research interests and experience and the names and email address of three references to: . Position number 989 must appear in the subject line.
Position is open until filled, but we anticipate reviewing applications beginning on April 6, 2009
Contact Dr. Jon Gelhaus (), Director, Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey, for further information.
The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, the disabled or veterans are all encouraged to apply.
The Chaplin Postdoctoral Fellowship for the study of Caribbean Fish Diversity and Conservation
(Position announcement #984)
Issue Date: December 18, 2008
Closing Date: open until filled
The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP) in collaboration with the Global Marine Species Assessment (www.sci.odu.edu/gmsa/) announce a postdoctoral fellowship position in marine ichthyology to begin in 2009 and named for the Charles and Gordon Chaplin family. Past work in the Bahamas undertaken by the Chaplin family and Academy scientists has produced uniquely important specimen collections, field notes, photographs and films, books and journal publications that document the marine life of the Bahamas as it was a half-century ago. The Chaplin Postdoctoral Fellowship provides an opportunity to further document and understand faunal and habitat change in the Caribbean region. Conservation International (CI) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) launched a Global Marine Species Assessment in 2005. A primary goal of GMSA is to complete IUCN Red List Assessments (RLAs) of all marine vertebrates.
The Chaplin Fellow will coordinate collection of data relevant to RLAs for Caribbean shore fishes and compilation of this information in the IUCN Species Information System. The fellow will refine species distribution information through original museum collection-based research, literature search, and consultation with relevant taxonomic experts. The fellow will also participate in fund raising, coordinate and help complete three RLA 5-day workshops on approximately 1,800 Caribbean fish species. Opportunities will be available to conduct self-selected taxonomic revisions of Caribbean shore fish taxa and to conduct targeted field collections that will improve knowledge of distributions and abundance of Caribbean fishes for the purpose of reducing Data Deficient RLAs.
Required Education and Skills:
- Ph.D. expected. Ph.D. candidates, who will complete their degrees before mid 2009 and senior researchers will be considered;
- Demonstrated taxonomic expertise with marine fishes including achievement in field and museum collection-based marine research;
- A grounding in marine ecology, evolution, biogeography and conservation, and a publication record commensurate with career stage;
- Excellent command of English required, and fluency in French or Spanish is desirable.
The Chaplin Fellow will be posted in the Ichthyology Department at ANSP (www.ansp.org/research/biodiv/ichthyology). The Academy will provide the Chaplin Fellow with office and lab space, access to specimen collections and their databases, the library, molecular lab and imaging center. The incumbent will have the benefit of professional and governmental contacts in the Bahamas that were forged by Gordon Chaplin, Academy scientists and the GMSA.
Salary is $39,000 plus Academy benefits (12-month appointment) plus a research stipend from GMSA. The position is renewable for at least four years based on satisfactory performance.
To Apply:
Send CV, statement of research interests and experience and the names and email addresses of three references to: . Position number 984 must appear in the subject line.
Position is open until filled, but we anticipate reviewing applications beginning on February 15, 2009.
Contact Dr. John Lundberg () or Dr. Kent Carpenter () for further information.
The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities, women, disabled or veterans are encouraged to apply.
Stream Ecologist
(Position announcement #982)
Issue date: November 20, 2008
The Patrick Center for Environmental Research at The Academy of Natural Sciences invites applications for a career-track, research position available immediately.
The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in ecology, with expertise in benthic invertebrate ecology. A focus on the use of benthic macroinvertebrates as indices of water quality, as well as aspects of secondary production and linkages between trophic levels, is desirable. Focus on nutrient and microbial biogeochemistry and algal benthic ecology will also be considered. Candidates are expected to carry out innovative and insightful research, and communicate the results to academic, technical, and popular audiences.
Applicants should have a proven ability to communicate complex ideas and concepts (both orally and in writing) and have sound research skills, especially statistics, demonstrated by a track record of published research and grantsmanship. Applicants are expected to build an externally-funded research program and participate in multidisciplinary studies with other Patrick Center scientists. Applications from established researchers are also encouraged.
Patrick Center scientists conduct studies on freshwater systems and estuaries, with emphases on (1) biogeochemistry; (2) physiological, population, community, and ecosystem ecology; (3) ecological assessment; (4) watershed science and management; (5) and ecological restoration. These studies examine how complex ecosystems, urban and non-urban, work and are used to develop solutions to real-world environmental problems, especially in urban/urbanizing watersheds.
The researcher will work as a part of this team, studying the responses of stream ecosystems to urban and rural land-use pressures. The results of future studies will enhance the effectiveness of current watershed and stream management strategies. This is an opportunity for the appointee to explore fundamental stream ecosystem processes and develop enhanced management strategies for environmental issues of widespread importance.
Review of applications will begin February 28, 2009, and continue until the position is filled. The Academy of Natural Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Minorities and veterans are encouraged to apply.
E-mail CV, statement of research interests, 3 representative publications, and names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of four references to (Job #982 must appear in the subject line), or mail to:
Stream Ecologist Search, #982
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Part Time Positions
Lead Sales Associate
The Academy of Natural Sciences has an opening for a permanent part time lead sales associate. The person selected will be willing to work three, 7 hour days per week which includes one weekend day per week. The starting hourly rate is $10.00 per hour.
The lead sales associate will be responsible for the overall appearance and restocking of the shop, cashier activities, training of shop personnel, and assisting in the purchasing and creation of new merchandise.
In addition to retail and museum shop experience, planogram or display knowledge, good customer service skills and computer and POS system knowledge is a requirement.
To apply send resume and cover letter to . The word “Lead” should appear in the subject line. Or, applicants may stop by the Academy and complete and application. No telephone calls will be accepted.
The job posting closing is May 22, 2009
The Academy is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities and Service men and women are encouraged to apply.