Job Description
The Biology Specimen Preparator will dissect and prepare various kinds of research-quality museum specimens from salvaged wildlife carcasses from Minnesota, as described in the funded LCCMR ENRTF proposal. They will collaborate with staff from the Biology Collection and Collections Stewardship to collate and enter data associated with these specimens. They will communicate their work to visitors at outreach events and public dissections.
Job Duties and Responsibilites:
- Coordinate lab activities to ensure collections-based tasks are completed in a timely manner.
- Prepare salvaged carcasses for research and into museum specimens including decision-making of which type of dissections are appropriate, which measurements and samples to take, and how to preserve the specimens (stuffed skins, flat wings, and skeletons).
- Depending on equipment availability, follow proper cold chain preservation protocols for tissue samples generated ...