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Senior Curator, Aquarium

California Academy of Sciences · San Francisco, CA · 1 mo ago
Information Technology$120k–$130k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? Actually the posting includes "About The California Academy Of Sciences" (intro), "About The Opportunity", "Organizational Culture", "Key Responsibilities", "Supervisory Responsibilities", "Qualifications:", "Skills And Abilities", "Physical Environment", "Compensation And Benefits", "Schedule". Also "How To Apply" should be removed (application instructions). Also remove boilerplate like EEO etc. There's no explicit EEO but there is a line about Fair Chance Ordinance (that's application instruction? It's about consideration for employment with criminal histories; might be considered boilerplate but it's not EEO; but it's still about hiring practice; maybe we keep? The instruction says remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. The Fair Chance Ordinance line is legal; likely remove. Also "How To Apply" remove. We need to use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and

    for prose. We must not repeat the job title as a heading. The job title is "Senior Curator, Aquarium". Not to be used as heading. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. So we need to decide which sections to include: About the role? Could be "About The Opportunity" as about the role. Could map to "About the role". Use heading

    About the role

    . Then include prose from that section. Responsibilities: combine Key Responsibilities and Supervisory Responsibilities maybe as one Responsibilities section. Use
    • for list. Requirements/Qualifications: Qualifications section includes Experience/Education. Use heading

      Qualifications

      . Possibly also Requirements? We'll just use Qualifications. Skills: Skills And Abilities section -> heading

      Skills

      . Use
      • for list. Benefits: Compensation And Benefits includes salary range and benefits description. We'll have Pay and Benefits maybe separate? The instruction says use headings Pay, Benefits, Schedule. But we can combine? It says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could have a Compensation section with salary range and benefits. But they ask to use headings Pay, Benefits, Schedule if present. Since we have salary range and benefits description, we could make Pay and Benefits separate. However the benefits description is vague: "The Academy offers a total compensation package that emphasizes both base salary and comprehensive benefits based on the hours per week worked. Further details regarding compensation and benefits will be discussed during the interview process." That's somewhat generic but still specific? It mentions total compensation package, base salary, comprehensive benefits. It's not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's okay. We'll include Pay heading with salary range, and Benefits heading with description. Schedule: we have "Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week". That's specific. So include Schedule heading. Also we might include Organizational Culture as a section? Not in the list of headings but we could include as "About the organization"? The instruction says use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use

        for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). Likely they expect those headings only. But we could also include "Organizational Culture" as a heading if we want, but it's not in the list. Safer to stick to those headings. However we have substantive content about organizational culture; we could fold it into About the role or maybe a separate section like "About the organization". But instruction says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we could combine organizational culture into About the role. Thus sections: About the role (includes intro about Academy and About The Opportunity and Organizational Culture). Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities + Supervisory Responsibilities). Qualifications (Experience/Education). Skills (Skills And Abilities). Pay (salary range). Benefits (benefits description). Schedule (Full-Time, 40 hours/week). We must not include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". In Pay we have salary range specific; good. Benefits description is not filler; it's somewhat generic but still substantive. We'll keep. Now format: Use

        About the role

        then

        with prose. Combine paragraphs maybe multiple

        . Use

        • for lists. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep details from each section. Let's extract content. About The California Academy Of Sciences: description of institution, mission, living collection, research collections, team, etc. About The Opportunity: description of role reporting to Director, Senior Curator responsibilities, etc. Organizational Culture: description of mission-driven community values, strategic plan, etc. We'll combine into About the role. We need to ensure we don't lose any specifics: e.g., "Founded in 1853", "AZA-accredited non-profit scientific and cultural institution", "located in the heart of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park", "Home to a world-class planetarium, aquarium, rainforest, research institute, and natural history museum—all under one living roof", "mission is to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration", "living collection reflects Earth’s vast biodiversity, consisting of nearly 60,000 animals representing over 800 species", "research collections are the largest west of the Mississippi, spanning nearly 46 million plants, animals, fossils, and cultural artifacts", "diverse team includes leading biodiversity scientists, educators, storytellers, designers, and communicators", "Whether you're conducting research behind the scenes or engaging the public on the museum floor, your work will help connect people to the natural world and empower them to protect it." About The Opportunity: "Reporting to the Director, Senior Curator, Aquarium is responsible for the development, daily care, welfare, and management of the Aquarium's living collection and all associated habitats, support areas, programs, and systems. The Senior Curator is a key member of the Steinhart Aquarium leadership team, collaborating with other leaders to implement the Steinhart strategic plan and manage all staff, spaces, and resources. The Senior Curator oversees conservation, research, and/or breeding projects that align with the Academy’s strategic initiatives and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' programs. The Senior Curator instills a culture of respect, trust and accountability within the department and across the Academy. Work schedule may include weekends, evenings, and holidays." Organizational Culture: "When you join the California Academy of Sciences, you become part of a mission-driven community that values curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, and celebrates its accomplishments together. Staff share a commitment to executing a new strategic plan that will strengthen the organization's financial foundations, cultivate a vibrant internal culture, and foster smart growth to secure the Academy’s future. We hope you are inspired by what we do and are motivated to contribute to our mission. The Academy is looking for candidates who do great work, and we know they may come from a number of different backgrounds and experiences. We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification for the position." We'll combine. Now Responsibilities: Key Responsibilities list (many bullet-like sentences). We need to turn each into
        • . The text currently is a paragraph with sentences separated by periods but no bullet. We need to split into list items. Each sentence seems a duty. We'll create
          • for each duty. Let's list them: 1. Manages other managers and a team of biologists including hiring, training, daily supervision, scheduling, mentoring, and performance evaluation. 2. Provides leadership, oversight, and coordination of the development, daily care, and management of the resident collection and assigned galleries, habitats, and behind-the-scenes support areas within Steinhart Aquarium. 3. Develops and oversees Aquarium conservation and research projects with specific emphasis on those directly related to strategic initiatives and AZA programs, including internal and external collaborations, grant writing, budgeting, data collection, project management, and project reporting. 4. Coordinates the acquisition and transfer of specimens or similar projects. 5. Maintains accurate records using the department’s standardized software programs. 6. Maintains Steinhart Aquarium protocols, procedures, recordkeeping and standards, and provides recommendations for advancing animal welfare standards and innovations in animal and plant husbandry and/or in environmental data collection and management. 7. Develops and implements the institutional collection plan or an environmental management program and upholds industry best practices and the standards of regulatory agencies and accrediting organizations. 8. Assists with the implementation of the departmental strategic plan and operating budget, manages programs, projects, and new exhibit installation involving the living collection. 9. Coordinates the design and renovation of habitats and development of concepts for displays and habitats, including research and development into novel species and their care, in collaboration with Exhibits Studio and Building Operations, or coordinates the design and renovation of environmental monitoring and response, including research and development of cutting-edge tools and technology to support the care and wellbeing of the collection, in collaboration with the Building Operations and Engineering. 10. Collaborates with the Institute for Biodiversity Science and Sustainability to advance cross-divisional collaborative research projects and strategic initiatives. 11. Motivates, develops and enriches staff with the understanding that our people are our most important asset and actively helps develop and maintain a departmental culture that promotes trust, respect, accountability and effective conflict-management. 12. Helps develop impactful partnerships and programs that support the overarching strategic goals of the Aquarium and the Academy, and maintains effective working relationships within and outside of the Aquarium and Academy. 13. Participates in relevant Academy committees and workgroups, professional associations and partnerships with outside organizations. 14. Presents science and environmental learning programs to the general public, media and in professional meetings. 15. Interacts with professional colleagues, guests, the media and the general public in a professional manner. 16. Follows all Academy safety regulations. 17. Perform other job-related duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities: - Directly and indirectly manage and supervise managers, biologists, interns and volunteers, including schedules and work assignments. - Manage projects, programs or designated areas as assigned. We can combine these into same list or separate? Probably just continue list. Now Qualifications: "Qualifications: A successful candidate will have the following: Experience And/or Education Must have completed seven (7) years of paid full-time animal/plant husbandry or seven (7) years of paid full-time analytical chemistry/water quality or related position(s) in a public aquarium or zoological facility.Minimum five (5) years of progressive work experience and leadership in managing projects, budgets, and/or professional staff.Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Biology, Zoology, Marine or Aquatic Biology, Chemistry or a related field." We need to split into list items maybe. Could be three items: Experience/Education (7 years animal/plant husbandry or 7 years analytical chemistry/water quality in public aquarium/zoo), Minimum five years progressive work experience and leadership..., Bachelor's or Master's degree in ... We'll make
            • . Now Skills And Abilities: list of abilities. We'll split each sentence into
            • . List: - Advanced knowledge of essential animal care and welfare requirements for the living collection and/or standard laboratory equipment, instrumentation and methods. - Advanced knowledge of USDA and AZA standards for animal care and welfare. - Advanced knowledge of public aquarium/zoo operations, maintenance, record keeping, life support systems. May include water quality testing methods, parameters, and methods for maintaining them in aquatic habitats. - Excellent observation, decision making, problem solving and reporting skills. - Excellent employee management and leadership skills. -

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