Yale Peabody Museum in collaboration with iDigBio, the Natural Sciences Collections Alliance, and Ecological Society of America is pleased to update our announcement of the third annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research conference, to be held 10-12 June 2019 at Yale University, New Haven, CT.
March 7, 2019
3 OPEN POSITIONS (Software Engineer, Data Analyst, Mobile App Developer)
The Map of Life project is seeking a Full-stack Software Engineer, Data Analyst, and Mobile App Developer to join our growing team of developers and scientists at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Full details for each of the positions and how to apply can be found at:
https://bgc.yale.edu/opportunities
Dear NSC Alliance Members,
It is with great pleasure that I write to let you know about another exciting new development from the Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance).
The NSC Alliance has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Florida (iDigBio) to “promote the sustainable implementation of a national digital data meeting.”
The New York State Education Department’s Office of Cultural Education is seeking candidates for a Museum Scientist 2 position in the New York State Museum’s (NYSM) Research and Collections Division. The Research and Collections Division is responsible for curation of New York State’s natural and cultural history collections. Under the supervision of the Director, Research and Collections Division, the incumbent of this position will serve as manager of the MIMSY XG database, an Oracle relational database that is used to inventory and track the Museum’s collections. Details on the position and application instructions are available at this address: http://www.nysed.gov/hr/employment/museum-scientist-2-1551097755 Applications are due by March 18, 2019.
February 25, 2019
The Society of Herbarium Curators and iDigBio are pleased to announce a 7-week "Strategic Planning for Herbaria” online course.
Take this opportunity to introduce new purpose and excitement into your organization. Prepare to relate your collection’s compelling vision to stakeholders and discuss long-term goals and strategies with administrators.
The “Strategic Planning for Herbaria” course will occur on Fridays from 2:00–3:00 Eastern Standard Time from April 5–May 17, 2019. We anticipate that the course will require 3–5 hours of work per week, including the 1 hour in-class. The goal is to produce a short (5–10 pages) strategic plan for each represented herbarium. Each plan will address vision, mission, stakeholders, strategies, goals, objectives, evaluation, and sustainability, among other things. The process is at least as valuable as the product, and you might find that the exercises benefit your herbarium in unexpected ways. This is the third year that this course will be offered.
The course will be capped at 15 participants to ensure adequate opportunities to participate in discussions. We are looking for creative, committed participants who can help us to continue building momentum for this as an annual event. If multiple individuals from an herbarium are interested in participating in the course, we ask that one formally apply and the others participate in the out-of-class exercises and brainstorming sessions.
To apply, please fill out this short Google Form by March 18. Admission decisions will be made shortly thereafter.
With best regards,
Austin Mast (Past-President, Society of Herbarium Curators) and David Jennings (Project Manager, iDigBio)
Dear Colleagues,
