[BCMA] Job Opportunity

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The Bulkley Valley Museum, Smithers, B.C., has an immediate opening for an
Ethnobotany and Traditional Resource Curator. The successful candidate will
be responsible for gathering and cataloguing materials for the Museum's
First Nations collections and for a new ethnobotany collection to be
established at the Bulkley Valley Museum. This research will place
particular emphasis on the role of women in ethnobotany, fisheries and
traditional resource management as well as on the future development of an
ethnobotanical garden on the Museum grounds.

 

Qualifications:

Graduate of a post secondary program of relevant studies, full knowledge of
standard accessioning procedures for administering and accumulating
artifacts and archives. Exceptional organizational, problem solving and
presentation skills. Proven ability to work well in a team situation.
Excellent computer skills.

 

Salary: $12/hr - 35hrs per week

 

Length of Employment: 3 months with possibility of an extension

 

Closing Date for applications: September 30, 2010

 

Start Date: October 15, 2010

 

This position is specifically being offered to First Nations applicants
through the Youth Eco Internship Program (YEIP) at YWCA Canada, with funding
from the Government of Canada's Economic Action Plan. Eligible candidates
must be 15-30, unemployed and Canadian citizens or permanent residents in
order to apply for this position.

 

The YEIP also encourages applicants from visible minority, immigrant,
refugee and traditionally marginalized communities. Furthermore, the program
is committed to providing employment accommodation supports for youth with
disabilities where reasonably possible.

 

Please email applications to the Museum Director, Bulkley Valley Museum, at
info at bvmuseum.com .

 

 

 

Bulkley Valley Museum

1425 Main Street

P.O. Box 2615 

Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0

 

Ph. 250-847-5322

Fax. 250-847-5363

 

Website:   <http://www.bvmuseum.com/> www.bvmuseum.com

 

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