NIA News

November 2000 -- Position for Systematic Ichthyologist: The American Museum of Natural History seeks applications for a tenure-track position of Assistant or Associate Curator of Ichthyology with a research focus on fish systematics (marine and/or freshwater). Candidates must have a demonstrated ability to conduct original, collections-based systematic research on recent fishes; an ambitious field program, collection management experience, and a record of successful grantsmanship are strongly preferred. The successful applicant will be expected to maintain a strong research publication output, accept joint responsibility for curation and management of the recent fish collections, contribute to growth of the collections, and participate in AMNH graduate student and postdoctoral training programs. Further responsibilities may include participation in public programs, teaching, exhibitions, administration, participation in biodiversity and conservation initiatives, and other activities that promote and enhance science. Appointment will be made no earlier than 1 July 2001 with rank and salary commensurate with experience; a Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Candidates should send the following application materials: curriculum vitae (including e-mail contact address); statement of research interests, goals, and reasons for seeking employment at the AMNH; and copies of all relevant publications. Candidates should request letters of recommendation from at least three qualified reviewers. All materials should be sent to: Dr. Nancy Simmons, Chair, Division of Vertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024 U.S.A. E-mail: simmons@amnh.org. Evaluations will begin 15 January 2001 and will continue until the position is filled. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action. Women and minority candidates are strongly urged to apply.
See also: http://research.amnh.org/ichthyology/ and http://www.amnh.org/.

November 2000 -- Position for Curatorial Assistant: Our assistant who has been at MCZ for 3 years is leaving the fish department in December so we are looking to fill her position the first week in January. The job is for a Curatorial Assistant II and involves almost all aspects of fish curation. You can log onto the job description at the following URL http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/summ_req?in_post_id=8988
The pay scale for the job ranges between $23,472 to 28,752, But consider that the Cambridge/Boston area is very expensive.. I'm told that so-so small, one-bedroom apartments start at least $1,000 month.

March 2000 -- A policy for publishing information affecting Zoological Nomenclature in Ichthyology, and for acquisition of donations to ichthyological collections -- Following a number of widely published arrests of aquarists collecting without proper documentation in Brazil, and another round of very poor descriptions of would-be new species in aquarium literature, a number of scientists and editors have worked on a policy, or rather a set of recommendations, which attempts to express a best code of good conduct and also a guideline for action. Numerous scientists, representing major museums and universities in Europe, North America, and South America already support the policy with their names, and the drafting committee will now post the policy text as a web document. Various publishers have also expressed interest in publishing the policy text. We now invite you to examine the policy document which can be viewed/downloaded from http://www.nrm.se/ve/pisces/poly2000.pdf You need the Adobe Acrobat reader software to view the document. [From Sven O Kullander]

March 2000 -- NIA Award -- please look at Meeting 2000 for information on the NIA Student Award for the 2000 meetings in La Paz, Baja California, Mexico

February 2000 -- Collecting Fishes in Brazil -- please look at addresses below for information on how to proceed to collect fishes in Brazil:
Procedures and requirements for conducting field work in Brazil: http://www.cnpq.br/sci/expeditions.htm
Laws regulating collecting and exporting of material: Decreto 9883090 and Portaria 5590

March 1999 -- The SBI (Brasilian Society of Ichthyology) has a new Board of Officers since last February: President: Roberto E. Reis, Secretary: Carlos A. S. Lucena and Treasurer: Olga M. Mimura. New Society address is Laboratório de Ictiologia, Museu de Ciências e Tecnologia - PUCRS; Caixa Postal 1429; 90619-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Phone +55-(0)51-320-3500 ext. 4413, FAX +55-(0)51-339-1564, email sbi@pucrs.br

January 1999 -- People interested in the software Specify (collection management): Please look at http://usobi.org/specify

December 1998 -- It's Printed !!. The book Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical Fishes have been printed in Dec. 1998! Please take a look at http://www.pucrs.br/museu/ictio for details and ordering info.

1998 -- From Paulo Petry -- University products will be producing a batch of 3X5 and 2X3 resistall continuous
formfeed for us. If any of you need them, contact Kay Ames at 800-628-1912 or 413-532-3372
for orders and pricing. Fax numbers are toll-free 800-532-9281; reg line 413-532-9281