Facility

Museum of Science

Closing Date

Description

SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The Live Animal Curator is primarily responsible for providing a high-quality visitor experience through maintaining and practicing high professional standards for animal care as well as for the use of live animals in the Museum’s programs and exhibits. The position carries with it the responsibility of mentoring and evaluating staff and volunteers assigned to the Live Animal Care Center as well as staff and volunteers using animals in their educational activities. Further, the position carries with it the responsibility and authority to stop any animal use they determine to be inappropriate or jeopardize the health and well-being of the animals. Under the direction of the Museum’s consulting veterinarian, this role coordinates the Museum’s Animal Health Program. The Live Animal Curator develops and presents demonstrations and interpretations using the animal collection and serves as an information resource for wildlife, natural history and animal care for the staff and general public. This role represents the Manager in their absence.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Maintains a live animal collection of 120+ animals representing approximately 50 species that includes mammals, birds, reptiles, freshwater and marine fish, and invertebrates.
Supervises 4 full-time staff, 2 part-time staff and approximately 1-2 volunteers and 10 interns annually. (average 1-2 volunteers and 2-3 interns on a daily basis).
Maintains animal record database for approximately 120 living animals as well as historical records.
Arranges animal transfers in/out of the collection yearly.
Shares the responsibility of monitoring approximately 4,000 animal appearances in the Museum’s educational activities.
Shares the responsibility of providing staff/volunteer training sessions per year.
Coordinates a minimum of 24 on site veterinarian visits each year.
Presents a minimum of two live animal presentations at the Science Live Stage each week.

WORK SCHEDULE:
This position is full-time, 40 hours/week, Sunday-Thursday.

REPORTS TO:
Manager, Living Collections

The Museum of Science is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.

No phone inquiries, please. Qualified applicants will be contacted within two to four weeks of initial application.

Education and Pre-requisites

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelors of Science or Arts degree.
5 or more years of science experience.
Experience and demonstrated comfort level with supervising, training and evaluating animal care staff, interns and volunteers
Demonstrated knowledge of best practices and principles for the care of wild/domestic animals and their educational use in a museum, zoo or aquarium setting
Familiarity with ZIMS or other animal database
Knowledge and understanding of governmental regulations pertaining to the exhibition and use of wildlife in educational programs and exhibits as well as AZA accreditation standards and accreditation process
Experience in giving presentations both formal and informal
Demonstrated communication skills both written and verbal

Compensation and benefits

STARTING SALARY:
Exempt (Salaried). Commensurate with experience.

BENEFITS:
Benefits for full-time, exempt (salaried) staff include: free parking, T accessibility, 23 vacation days, 12 holidays, 10 sick days, medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement and savings plan, health care/dependent care flex spending plan, employee discounts, employee referral program, tuition assistance, professional development, direct deposit, free admission, free Duck Tours, discounted movie passes, and much more!

Application instructions

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