Permanent Position $70,801 to $102,786 per year Work location is in Gatineau (Aylmer area), Québec The Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) in Ottawa, Canada is seeking an innovative entry-level or mid-career palaeobiologist to conceive, design and conduct a program of independent and collaborative hypothesis-based research; to publish results of scientific research; to provide advice on the development and use of …
Call for papers 2016
The 2016 ICOM NATHIST in Milan, Italy will be on the theme of “Natural History Museums in Cultural Landscapes”. Natural history institutions are repositories of natural material, frozen in time becoming evidence for environments that are no longer there. They are a conduit for creating authentic connections between people and the natural world and landscapes. They build new knowledge about …
New Look for Ethics Website
We are very pleased to announce that the ICOM NATHIST Ethics Working Group website has been upgraded, with a new look, easier navigation and enhanced application for mobile devices. This development coincides with the announcement of the Japanese version of the ICOM Code of Ethics for Natural History Museums, adding to a growing number of languages into which the document …
Seasons Greetings 2016
2016 has been another remarkable year for ICOM NATHIST. Among our many achievements, we launched the website of the ICOM NATHIST Wildlife Working Group, which has been reporting on news related to natural history museums and this global problem. We signed a memorandum of understanding with the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums and contributed to several of their initiatives. …
ICOM NATHIST Student Bursary
ICOM NATHIST is delighted to announce its inaugural student bursary for the 2016 General Assembly it Italy. To a cap of €4,000* the bursary will cover: Airfare to Milan (economy) Accommodation during the conference Food during the conference Registration fees In addition, the successful student will: Be presented at formal ICOM NATHIST functions during conference Give a special keynote speech …
Report on the 2015 ICOM NATHIST conference
The 2015 conference was a great success, providing the opportunity for roughly 150 participants representing over a dozen countries to meet, reconnect and think deeply and constructively to finding common solutions to the challenges of the sector. A number of the conference goers first attended a workshop of the ICOM NATHIST Wildlife Trafficking Working Group. A report of that meeting …
WAZA collaboration with ICOM NATHIST
Zoos and Aquariums, represented by the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), are actively getting people to act to preserve biodiversity, which is shrinking at an alarming rate. We aim to promote awareness of Biodiversity loss and inform people of simple everyday actions individuals can do to promote biodiversity. As part of the ongoing collaboration between ICOM NATHIST and …
Update – Dasyueshan (Great Snow Mountain) National Forest Recreational Area
Please note: if you are interested in the trip Dasyueshan (Great Snow Mountain) National Forest Recreational Area, it is now free, thanks to a generous contribution by our hosts, the National Taiwan Museum. If you are interested in this very exciting trip, please to to the conference registration page to sign up for it, or the information page to find …
Research grant opportunity from Instrumentl
We all know how difficult finding funding for research can be. The the rapidly changing social media is now making available new possibilities that seemed impossible not that long ago. Take, for instance, Instrumentl, a company designed to help researchers raise money for their projects using crowd sourcing. Instrumentl<http://www.instrumentl.com/> just recently launched a new initiative: “Grant Challenges”<https://www.instrumentl.com/grant-challenges/ Grant Challenges offer …
New Post-conference Tour Opportunity for Taiwan 2015
Our hosts have made available a very exciting opportunity for an optional post-conference tour to Dasyueshan National Forest Recreation Area. The two-day tour starts on Saturday October 24 and is free, thanks to the generosity of our hosts, the National Taiwan Museum. Click on this link this link to find out more of this very special attraction in Taiwan. Dasyueshan …