Senior assistant to the Department of Zoology

Do you want to become one of us and contribute to developing an organization that, after more than 250 years, seethes with curiosity, spirit of discovery and creativity? We who work at the Swedish Museum of Natural History are proud of everything we achieve. We offer a dynamic environment where many different professions and skills work together. The museum is responsible for world-unique natural history collections that are constantly growing and developing. The museum is one of the country's most popular destinations. Successful research and socially important environmental monitoring are carried out here. We have over eleven million objects in the collections, which form the basis for our successful research in geology, paleontology, zoology, botany and the spread of environmental toxins in nature. The Swedish Museum of Natural History also offers a leading forum for meetings between researchers and between science and the public.



ARBETSUPPGIFTER
In this role, you will sort alcohol fixed insects to different taxonomic levels, that were collected in various traps in Rwanda. You will also work with digitization of the insects in a collection database. The insects that are to be sorted to lower levels are mainly adults of caddisflies (Trichoptera), mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and stoneflies (Plecoptera), but larvae and nymphs occur as well.

KVALIFIKATIONER
We are looking for a person who has an academic degree in biology or a related field.
Other additional education of relevance to the work are qualifying.
Good knowledge of spoken and written English is a requirement.
Taxonomic knowledge of African insects is required. Taxonomic knowledge of Rwandan insects, with particular focus on Trichoptera, Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera, is an advantage to succeed in this role, but not a requirement.

Also an advantage, but not required is:
Knowledge of zoological museum collections, experience of working in a database, object photography, interpretation of handwritten labels, previous work with dry and wet preserved zoological collections, as well as knowledge of Rwanda's geography.
As a person, we see that you are structured, thorough and have good collaboration skills.


This is a fixed term employment, for 2.5 months, fulltime.

ÖVRIGT
We advance our knowledge of the natural world and inspire to better care of our planet. Our long-term aspiration is for the Swedish Museum of Natural History's employees to represent the diversity that exists in Sweden, and we welcome every applicant.

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