THE 2010 R. T. ABBOTT VISITING CURATORSHIP
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum is pleased to invite applications for the
2010 R. T. Abbott Visiting Curatorship.

The Curatorship, established originally in accordance with the wishes of the
late Dr. R. Tucker Abbott, Founding Director of the Shell Museum, is awarded
annually to enable malacologists to visit the museum for a period of one
week.  Abbott Fellows are expected, by performing collection-based research,
to assist with the curation of portions of the Museum's collection and to
provide one evening talk for the general public.  The Museum collection
consists of marine, freshwater, and terrestrial specimens.  A large
percentage of our holdings have been catalogued through a computerized
database management system; part of the catalogue is already available for
searches online at: www.shellmuseum.org/collection.cfm.  A substantial
portion of the time will be available for research in the collection, but
field work in southwest Florida can be arranged.  The R. T. Abbott Visiting
Curatorship is accompanied by a stipend of $1,500.

Interested malacologists are invited to send a copy of their curriculum
vitae, a letter detailing their areas of taxonomic expertise and research
objectives, and to provide a tentative subject for their talk. Send
materials to: 

                Dr. José H. Leal, Director 
                The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum 
                P.O. Box 1580 
                Sanibel, FL 33957 
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Applications for the 2010 Visiting Curatorship should be sent electronically
to the above e-mail address no later than May 15, 2010, or postmarked by
that date if sent by regular mail. The award will be announced by mid-June
2010. Questions about the Visiting Curatorship should be sent to the e-mail
address above, or by phone at:

(239) 395-2233; fax (239) 395-6706
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José H. Leal, Ph.D., Director and Curator          
The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
Editor, The Nautilus            
www.shellmuseum.org <http://www.shellmuseum.org/>

                                                
3075 Sanibel-Captiva Road
Sanibel, FL 33957 USA
(239)395-2233
fax (239)395-6706
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