ME-04 – $64,155 to $77,976 per year

Permanent full-time position (37.5 hours per week)

Work Location : Natural Heritage Campus (NHC) – Gatineau, QC

Selection process number: 2090-CMN-24-OC-064

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. women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+, religious or cultural minority).

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About the position

The incumbent will apply essential technical care to the invertebrate collections, including insects, housed at the Canadian Museum of Nature, and to their associated data, by implementing the appropriate best practices for their management (i.e., preparation, conservation, organization, development, and use), in consultation with the Curator, the Assistant Collection Managers and others in areas such as research, conservation, registration and exhibits.

Working at the museum means:

• Contributing to an engaging mission as well as exciting projects and challenges
• An inclusive, friendly and safe work environment
• A competitive salary established by collective agreements
• Access to federal public service group insurance and pension plans

Eligibility criteria

This position is open to all Employees of the Canadian Museum of Nature and any members of the public who meet the qualifications below.
*Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada.

Education and training:

Diploma (Certificate) in Museum Studies or Biology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, with an emphasis on the study of invertebrates

Language requirements:

French or English is essential

Experience:

• Experience (minimum 2 years) in caring for and organizing large dry (insects) and fluid-preserved (insects and other invertebrates) collections;
• Experience in using zoological classification principles as applied to invertebrate collections (both insect and non-insects);
• Experience working with, handling and preparing dry (insects) and fluid-preserved natural history specimens, using best practices and appropriate health and safety procedures;
• Experience in creating and updating electronic collection records in a museum database;
• Experience in safe operation of laboratory equipment.
• Experience with loans documentation

The following experience will be considered an asset:

• Experience in identifying a wide variety and large number of invertebrates, both aquatic and terrestrial;
• Experience sorting, pinning and labelling large numbers of insects;
• Experience working with large datasets in museum-type databases;
• Experience with specimen imaging systems under stereomicroscopes, particularly with the use of image stacking software.