Updated: 1 day ago
Location: Bozeman, MONTANA
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Position Details
Position Information
Announcement Number | STAFF - VA - 24288 |
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For questions regarding this position, please contact: | Michael Ivie [email protected] 406-994-4610 |
Classification Title | Research Professional |
Working Title | Entomology Collections Manager – Wild Bees of Montana |
Brief Position Overview | We seek a highly qualified and enthusiastic entomologist to contribute to the Wild Bees of Montana Project. Current research emphasizes faunistic and revisional work on bees and beetles. This opening is for a person to work with the grant-funded Wild Bees of Montana Project, a multi-year effort to document the fauna of Montana in terms of both number of species and their distributions, as well as taxonomic and data tools to allow their further study. The Montana Entomology Collection (MTEC) is the largest natural history museum in Montana, with some 3 million curated specimens. It is housed in Marsh Lab on the west part of the Bozeman Campus. Part of the Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology (PSPP) Department of the College of Agriculture, faculty, staff, students and cooperators conduct curatorial, research and educational activities. You are welcome to apply/interview for this position but the Plant Sciences Department lacks the necessary funding to provide sponsorship at this time. |
Position Number | 4C0454 |
Department | Plant Sciences |
Division | College of Agriculture/MAES |
Appointment Type | Professional |
Contract Term | Fiscal Year |
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FLSA | Non-Exempt |
Union Affiliation | Exempt from Collective Bargaining |
FTE | 1.0 |
Benefits Eligible | Eligible |
Salary | $45,000 annually, commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications |
Contract Type | LOA |
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Recruitment Type | Open |
Position Details
General Statement | Founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University, Montana State University (MSU) is composed of eight academic colleges and a graduate school and boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently, the University enrolls over 16,500 students, including over 2,000 graduate students. MSU is in Bozeman, Montana, a community of 53,000 situated in the Gallatin Valley, and part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The MTEC is part of the Entomology Group, a multi-departmental group of faculty that teach and advise graduate students in offering the M.S. degree in Entomology, and an undergraduate Minor in Entomology. They also collaborate in offering related Ph.D. programs. Specialized entomology facilities include an insect quarantine facility in the Plant Growth Center, a bee yard, the Pollinator Health Center, the Schutter Diagnostic Lab, and the Montana Entomology Collection. Entomology teaching collections for general entomology, insect identification, aquatic entomology, veterinary entomology and insect morphology are also available. |
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Duties and Responsibilities | The successful candidate, under the direction of the Curator and Associate Curator for Apoidea, will supervise personnel and conduct museum activities including specimen and data handling, as well as some field work. Specimen and data handling will include specimen-lot evaluation and sorting, cleaning, mounting, labeling, databasing, identifying, sorting, database updates, loan assembly and processing, loan return incorporation, permit documentation, correspondence, mapping and graphical presentation. This person will provide research support to project staff and graduate students as directed. Active participation and service in professional entomology organizations is hoped for. |
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills |
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Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills |
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Position Special Requirements/Additional Information |
This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. |
Physical Demands | To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Requires sitting and walking up and down stairs. |
This position has supervisory duties? | Yes |
Posting Detail Information
Number of Vacancies | 1 |
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Desired Start Date | Upon completion of a successful search |
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Applications will be: | Screening of applications will begin on April 2, 2024; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established. |
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Diversity Statement | Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples. In compliance with the Montana Veteran’s Employment Preference Act, MSU provides preference in employment to veterans, disabled veterans, and certain eligible relatives of veterans. To claim veteran’s preference please complete the veteran’s preference information located in the Demographics section of your profile. MSU’s Non-Discrimination Policy and Discrimination Grievance Procedures can be located on the MSU Website: https://www.montana.edu/hr/recruitment/dualcareer.html |
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