Competition: 2090-CMN-24-OC-074

Term: 16 weeks, May till August 2025

Hours of work: Full-time

Work location: Canada Museum of Nature, 1740 Pink Road, Gatineau

Number of positions: 1 position

Closing date: January 20th, 2025

The natural history collections at the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) comprise millions of plant and animal specimens emphasizing Canadian wild species. This includes many historical and significant specimens from all provinces and territories. The Museum serves the research and education needs of a broad community by building, preserving, upgrading, and facilitating access to the collection, providing staff with exciting opportunities to play a role in current natural history research and collection management.

The Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) is Canada’s largest natural history museum. The Museum maintains an active Collection of more than 60,000 unique mineralogical and geological specimens.
Currently, the CMN is seeking one student with interests in working on collections-based mineral projects after receiving funds from the Hatch Mineral Species Discovery Foundation. The successful candidate will work closely with the CMN staff to advance various collection related projects.

Specific tasks for this job may include:

• Digital imaging of specimens in the CMN Mineral Collections.
• Helping with processing new acquisitions by rehousing specimens, adhering numbers on specimens, and printing and matching labels.
• Conducting inventory of the Mineral Collections.
• Sampling and analysing selected specimens.
• Writing blog posts for the museum website.

Your place at the Museum

We value diversity and believe we benefit from working in a place where everyone feels included and where the unique qualities and strengths inherent in a diverse workforce are combined. We welcome applications from persons who may identify as a member of one or more other equity seeking groups (for e.g. visible minorities, disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, religious or cultural minority).

You have a place at the Museum!

QUALIFICATIONS:

Candidates must meet the following basic requirements:

• Enrolled in a university undergraduate or college program in Earth Science, Geography (or a related field); candidates must be registered to return to their studies in Fall 2025.
• Ability to apply fine motor skills and manual dexterity when handling collection object, including high value objects.
• Ability to exercise focused attention to detail to maintain necessary high standards for accuracy and organization in all tasks.
• Ability to maintain self-motivation in a variety of independent task scenarios.
• Ability to speak and write in English or French is essential

The following qualifications are considered an asset:

• Prior experience with mineral identification, using visual and analytical techniques.
• Interest and experience in museums or other scientific institutions

Please note that this is a full-time position, during weekday hours only.

SALARY: Rates of pay are determined at the initial appointment or reappointment stage and are based on the incumbent’s current academic level as per the museum’s terms and conditions of employment for students. The official working period is from Monday to Friday between 8:00 and 16:00.

NOTE: Canadian citizenship is not required, however individuals must be legally entitled to work in Canada. The Canadian Museum of Nature is committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, please advise the Human Resources Advisor in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

For more information regarding the position, please contact: Inna Lykova, Research Scientist, Mineralogy (ilykova@nature.ca)

INTERESTED CANDIDATES must send their application by filling in the form on the Museum’s Careers page where they can upload their cover letter, their latest transcript, curriculum vitae and any other required documents by no later than January 20th, 2025.