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Dr Briana Pobiner

@brianapobiner.bsky.social
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Paleoanthropologist • Zooarchaeology + Taphonomy • Paleodiet • Museum Education • Science Communication • Mom • Tennis Player • s.si.edu/45ZAaBT

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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
When my personal and professional worlds collide in the best way: I am one member of the group of four women at my synagogue that submitted an application for this year’s Scientists in Synagogues grants from Sinai and Synapses - and we were selected! 🎉 sinaiandsynapses.org/content/cong...
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Congregations Selected for Fall 2026 Round of Scientists in Synagogues - Sinai and Synapses
The 11 selected communities will explore the interaction of Judaism and science in their communities with topics ranging from AI to climate change and more.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Great job (w/ a great supervisor): Program Specialist (National Engagement)… “supporting partnerships, coordinating outreach activities, and fostering relationships with Smithsonian Affiliates and external stakeholders.” Salary $85,447-$111,087. Apply by Sept 24. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/a5a...
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Program Specialist (National Engagement), IS-1001-11
Job Opening: Program Specialist (National Engagement), IS-1001-11 at Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Job post: Associate Curator/Curator of Community Engagement of the Kelso Museum of Near Eastern Archaeology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, w/ "...teaching collections of the archaeology and material culture of the southern Levant." Salary $55-$75K. aam-us-jobs.careerwebsite.com/job/associat...
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Associate Curator/Curator of Community Engagement Job Opening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - AAM jobHQ
A new Associate Curator/Curator of Community Engagement job is available in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check it out on AAM jobHQ.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Want to learn more than you ever wanted to know about cannibalism in the deep past through historic times? Check out this video from the History of Humankind YouTube Channel - including multiple snippets of an interview with yours truly! youtu.be/ox1MNehE9MM?...
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Why Did Humans Eat Humans?
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A great job opportunity at a great organization: Program Manager at @hhmi-science.bsky.social in Chevy Chase, MD! Direct professional experience working in or with community colleges is required. Hybrid. Salary $103,508-$129,385. hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... @hhmi-science.bsky.social
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Program Manager
Primary Work Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. HHMI is focused on supporting and moving science forward in a...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The American Museum of Natural History (New York) @amnh.org is conducting a search for an open-rank Curator of Biological Anthropology, with a focus on human origins. careers.amnh.org/postings/4876
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Open-rank Curator and Professor of Biological Anthropology
The Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) seeks an outstanding colleague to join the Museum on or after July 1, 2027. This is an open rank tenure-track or tenured a...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
What a stellar group of recipients for this year's National Center for Science Education (NCSE) @ncse.bsky.social Friend of Darwin and Friend of the Planet awards! 👏👏👏👏👏
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for an Associate or Full Professor of Paleoanthropology. careercenter.americananthro.org/job/713185/a...
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HUMAN ORIGINS - Cluster of Excellence @humanorigins.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
✨New opportunity✨ Fully funded PhD position in our Experimental Archaeology Lab lead by @egveatch.bsky.social! Find all necessary information on our website: uni-tuebingen.de/en/research/... #HumanOrigins #EarlyCareerArchaeologists
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Cluster of Excellence HUMAN ORIGINS
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Benjamin Utting @benjaminutting.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Amazing opportunity with one of the brightest minds in SEA Palaeolithic archaeology! @egveatch.bsky.social
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
So excited to be a co-author on this paper with an amazing team led by @egveatch.bsky.social, published today! Tl:dr - 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘰 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 scavenged (not hunted) Stegodon and did not have control of fire at Liang Bua.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Job alert! Academic Engagement Coordinator, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, @harvard.edu. "The Academic Partnerships department manages the integration of the Museum into the University curriculum | [this is] a teaching and research support role" jobs.smartrecruiters.com/HarvardUnive...
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Academic Engagement Coordinator
Company Description: By working at Harvard University, you join a vibrant community that advances Harvard's world-changing mission in meaningful ways, inspires innovation and collaboration, and builds...
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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Excellent new study reviewing what we *actually* know about Clovis "kill" sites. (Spoiler alert: not as much as maybe we thought we did.) Congrats to @brianapobiner.bsky.social and the whole study team! 🧪
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Did Clovis foragers hunt megafauna, scavenge their carrion, or both – And can we tell the difference?
There are currently 15 well-documented Late Pleistocene localities in North America in which Clovis points are found associated with proboscidean rema…
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Excited about my newest publication, published today! I really enjoyed working/writing with this group, led by Metin Eren. Spoiler alert: the answers to the questions we pose in the title are 'probably both', and 'nah, we can't'.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Hot off the presses, published online yesterday! Excited for my first coauthored paper with former predoctoral fellow Anubhav Preet Kaur, along w/ @amjukar.bsky.social + others on the Haro River Quarry research team. Download for free for the next 50 days! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Three great museum educator jobs at my favorite museum! 😁 “… one for each of the following halls: (1) David H. Koch Hall of Fossils – Deep Time; (2) Janet Annenberg Hooker Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals; and (3) Kenneth E. Behring Family Hall of Mammals.” trustcareers.si.edu/postings/1b8...
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Education Program Specialist, IS-1720-09
Job Opening: Education Program Specialist, IS-1720-09 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Job alert: University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History (MNCH) is looking for a Director of Archaeological Research Division! Salary $100-115K/year; application review begins May 25. careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...
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Current Opportunities | UO HR Website
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Heading to San Francisco for #SAA2026 right now! If you’re sticking around through Sunday morning (always the most coveted conference slot, no? 😂), come to the symposium on standardization in zooarchaeology.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Check out our session “Museums and Beyond: Approaches Towards Prehistory in Public Outreach and Science Communication" at the upcoming IPPA (Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association) conference in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in November 2026! www.ippasecretariat.org/ippa2026/ses...
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Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association - S44
Kumar Akhilesh1, Kidong Bae2, Marlia Yuliyanti Rosyidah3, Briana Pobiner4, Prachi Joshi1 and Shanti Pappu1
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
DC area folks - great opportunity: 10 front line visitor experience associate jobs just opened at our museum! trustcareers.si.edu/postings/33b...
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Visitor Experience Associate, IS-1001-07
Job Opening: Visitor Experience Associate, IS-1001-07 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Anthropology collections manager position open at our museum! www.usajobs.gov/job/864498000
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USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world&rsquo;s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo.&nbsp;The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major...
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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Smithsonian will be hosting a free webinar this Sunday, February 22 from 1:30-3:00 EST, The Impact of Human Origins on People's Understanding of the World. Check it out! naturalhistory.si.edu/events/impac... #museums #humanorigins #evosky
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The Impact of Human Origins on People's Understanding of the World
Join the National Museum of Natural History’s Human Origins Program for a discussion on how the program developed from the Smithsonian's cutting-edge research, a permanent exhibition, and public engag...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I'm delighted to have contributed even in a small way to this just-published article in @frontiersin.bsky.social describing a comparative bone surface modification database - with open-source data and code! frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2026.1681814/full
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Amazing opportunity to lead a stellar science education program: Senior Director, BioInteractive @hhmi-science.bsky.social! hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
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Senior Director, BioInteractive
Primary Work Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road, Chevy Chase, MD, 20815 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. HHMI is focused on supporting and moving science forward in a...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
If you want a deep dive into the newly released Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) by the smartest registered dietitian I know, Dr. Kevin C. Klatt - here it is!
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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Mark your calendar for 2/12 at 7:00 PM EST/4:00 PST for NCSE and NABT's free Darwin Day webinar! Rick and Lindsay Hunter will share stories from the discovery and excavation of the first-known fossils of Homo naledi. To register - member.nabt.org/event/2026Da... #DarwinDay2026 #EduSky #evobio
Flyer for the webinar. The text reads: 2026 Darwin Day Webinar. Journey Into Darkness: The Allegory of the Cave. Thursday, February 12, 7:00 PM EST. Sponsored by the National Center for Science Education and the National Association of Biology Teachers. Imagery are illustrations of Homo naledi fossils: a skull and a foot. A map drawing of the Rising Star Cave system.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Science Education Digital Asset Coordinator at @hhmi-science.bsky.social in Chevy Chase MD. (I know some of the folks on this team; they’d be great to work with!) Full time with benefits. Hourly pay $27.80 (minimum) - $34.75 (midpoint) - $45.18 (maximum).
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Stanford Archaeology Center – Academic Curator. "[will] advance and develop SUAC operations, education, research, and outreach... supervises student interns, teaching and research assistants". Expected pay range $116,966-$150,114. careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/archaeo...
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Archaeology Center – Academic Curator, Academic Program Professional (APP 2) Position- Hybrid Opportunity in School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford, California, United States
This position has been deemed critical by the School of Humanities and Sciences Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.Archaeology Center....
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Fernando Villanea @fervillanea.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Come be my colleague! The CU Natural History Museum has a welcoming community, great leadership, and connections with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. I believe museum faculty also get a summer stipend, in addition to the 9 month salary listed here.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Curator of Education job (tenure-track Assistant Professor) at the Museum of Natural History, University of Colorado Boulder! Salary $90-$100K, 9 month full time position. Apply by Jan 21. jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...
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Assistant Professor - Curator of Education (Tenure-Track)
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
My colleague Ryan McRae and I wrote our annual round up of top discoveries in human evolution from this year for the @plos.org Sci Comm blog - enjoy! scicomm.plos.org/2025/12/19/t...
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Top Stories in Human Evolution of 2025 - PLOS SciComm
By Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner 2025 has been quite the wild year! With more exciting stories in human evolution than we…
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Online Early View in PaleoAnthropology today! Curran, Pobiner, Gogol, Croitor, Drăguşin, Keevil, Pante, Popescu, Robinson, Ungureanu, Werdelin, Petculescu & Terhune “Taphonomic Analysis of Early Pleistocene Fossil Localities of the Olteţ River Valley, Romania”. paleoanthropology.org/ojs/index.ph...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Are you local to the DC area and want to be a public engagement volunteer with us in the Hall of Human Origins? Apply now! naturalhistory.si.edu/join-us/volu...
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Volunteering
Get information about volunteering at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Stefan Engels @palaeostefan.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Interested in a lab tech career with a particular focus on palaeoecology? Come work with us at @royalholloway.bsky.social !!! jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Laboratory Technician (Palaeoecology)
Full-Time, PermanentApplications are invited for the post of Laboratory Technician (Palaeoecology) in the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway University of London.The successful applicant will joi...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Job alert at @hhmi.org! “The Program Officer will be part of the Science Education Alliance (SEA) team, supporting all aspects of the program, from recruitment and training of new faculty to engaging in research and managing research data.” In person, in Maryland. jobs.biopatrika.com/job/program-...
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Program Officer – Science Education Alliance – HHMI
The Program Officer will be part of the Science Education Alliance (SEA) team, supporting all aspects of the program, from recruitment and training of new faculty to engaging in research and managing ...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Loved seeing this when I just looked at the email NABT @nabtbio.bsky.social sent yesterday - huge congrats to Molly Selba @mollyselba.bsky.social, so well deserved!! 🎉🏆
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Job alert (Newark, DE): "Are you a passionate and collaborative educator who is dedicated to interdisciplinary teaching and object-based learning? Join the Museums in the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press as the Curator of Education and Engagement." careers.udel.edu/en-us/job/50...
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University of Delaware - Details - Curator of Education and Engagement
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
National Geographic Society is hiring 30+ positions to staff their new museum location in Washington D.C. 👀 ngs.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/ngs_external...
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Who We Are The National Geographic Society uses the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. Our mission is only complete when our staff, explorers, educators, youth and partners are seen, valued, and heard. We embrace each person’s identity, experiences, and abilities, and we commit to cultivating an environment where everyone benefits from opportunity, mutual respect and a sense of belonging. National Geographic's headquarters is located in the heart of Washington, D.C. We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package, including health and dental benefits, generous vacation and parental leave time, a 401(k) plan, flexible work options, and career development.
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
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Laurits Skov @lauritsskov.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Are you interested in doing a PhD in Copenhagen? Interested in studying Neanderthals and Denisovans which live on in our genomes? Than you are more than welcome to apply to join my group starting Jan 2026 :) candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI... Please reach out if you have any questions!
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
I'm delighted that the first publication from a National Science Foundation-funded study I led studying the development and implementation of teaching resources on human and non-human evolution in Alabama high school biology classrooms was published a few days ago! (1/2)
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Teaching human evolution in Alabama high school biology classrooms: the LUDA project - Evolution: Education and Outreach
Background Multiple factors, including the context (human or non-human) in which evolution is learned and whether explicit efforts are made to try to reduce the conflict between evolution and religion...
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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Session III: Sean Carroll @jblosos.bsky.social Marlene Zuk @stevebrusatte.bsky.social @brianapobiner.bsky.social loom.ly/4IBdeAk @ncse.bsky.social
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Job at AMNH in New York: "The Education department is seeking a full-time Learning Labs Resource Coordinator, responsible for the daily operations of the Museum’s Discovery Room and Hall of Human Origins (HHO) Educational Laboratory." Expected salary range $50-56K/yr. careers.amnh.org/postings/4483
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Learning Labs Resource Coordinator
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I had a fantastic time participating in this symposium 🤩
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Anthropology collections manager job at the AMNH @amnh.org in New York! Additional info: A PhD (or PhD candidacy) is required to apply. Prior training in collections management and databases is essential. This is not a research position. Salary range $93-98k/year. careers.amnh.org/postings/4509
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Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Having a fantastic time, learning a lot, and enjoying wonderful conversations at the Scopes “Monkey” Trial Centennial Symposium in Nashville co-organized by evolutionvu.bsky.social + @ncse.bsky.social)! www.vanderbilt.edu/evolution/sc...
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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Dr Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
New 2 year temporary trust (not federal) job at Smithsonian NMNH posted today: data scientist, GIS support! Application deadline Aug 1, salary $120,579 - $156,755 / year. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/560...
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Data Scientist (GIS Support), IS-1560-13
Job Opening: Data Scientist (GIS Support), IS-1560-13 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
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