Hello, I'm Vicky Zhuang, a collections manager at the University of Texas at El Paso Biodiversity Collections. I take care of our malacology collections (~15,000 lots focusing on the southwest US) and I subscribed to get more up to date information on malacology collections management and hopefully, promote the use of our collections, which is almost digitized entirely online at 

http://arctos.database.museum/utep_inv

Not too many people know about our collections, since our curator Dr. Artie Metcalf passed away a few years ago. 

I also want to share the following job ad.


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Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology

Job Description:
The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position for an Evolutionary Biologist. We are seeking highly collaborative candidates with expertise in the evolution of any non-model, multi-cellular animal organism, including vertebrates or insects. The department has excellent biodiversity collections offering significant opportunities for individuals who wish to serve in a curatorial role. 

The anticipated appointment date is fall 2020 or earlier. The successful candidate is expected to (1) establish an extramurally funded research program; (2) teach and mentor undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students; and (3) have a strong potential for collaboration across ecology and evolutionary biology (EEB).

Requirements:
Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree, postdoctoral research experience, and a strong record of research accomplishments.

For how to apply and more information, see here:
https://utep.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=68689A99904B62A8ADD22E8A2DE21020?JOBID=115239

More information about the collections is listed here: https://www.utep.edu/biodiversity/

As a reminder, UTEP has excellent collections in vertebrate paleontology, entomology and malacology 


For inquiries and questions, please email Dr. Eli Greenbaum: [log in to unmask]

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