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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns
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align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Vacancy for
Executive Secretary<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Since its foundation in 1895, ICZN <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">(<A
href="http://www.iczn.org/">www.iczn.org</A>) </B>has performed the essential
service of regulating the use of the scientific names of animals. In the
21<SUP>st</SUP> century, ICZN’s Mission is to bring <B><I>sense, standards and
stability </I></B>to the use of animal names in biology and related applications
including agriculture & horticulture, medical & veterinary studies,
palaeontology, biodiversity management, conservation, quarantine, trade in
animals and animal products (e.g. CITES) and other areas where the scientific
names of animals are crucial. We do this by publishing and continually updating
the <B><I>International Code of Zoological Nomenclature</I></B><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-font-style: italic">, now freely
available on the web<B><I> </I>(http://www.iczn.org/iczn/index.jsp)</B>,</SPAN>
and publishing the <B><I>Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature</I> </B>– a journal
dedicated to resolving matters of nomenclatural
uncertainty.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>ICZN’s Executive Secretary heads a
small secretariat (at present 5 full- and part-time staff) based in the Natural
History Museum (NHM), in South Kensington, London, U.K. and is responsible to
the President and Commissioners of ICZN for processing applications to the
Commission, preparation and publication of the Opinions, maintaining the
registers of Names in Zoology affected by the Commission’s formal decisions, and
other tasks including periodic revisions of the Code. Responding to
nomenclatural inquiries is an informal but vital task of the ICZN secretariat,
and fruitful interaction with the NHM’s taxonomic and library staff is an aspect
of the work. A major duty of the incoming Executive Secretary will be to
continue the development of the ZooBank names register </FONT></SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 150%; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">(www.zoobank.org;
<A
href="http://www.iczn.org/Nature_Commentary.pdf">www.iczn.org/Nature_Commentary.pdf</A>).
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Liaison with
international organisations involved in zoology and bioinformatics (e.g. GBIF,
IUBS) will be important, and may involve attendance at international meetings.
Development of an international training programme in zoological nomenclature
has been recognised as a potential complimentary project.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>The International Trust for Zoological
Nomenclature (ITZN), the UK-registered charity that funds the work of ICZN, is
co-located with ICZN at the NHM office. The Executive Secretary of ICZN has
parallel responsibilities to the directors of ITZN for the activities of this
charity, both as line manager of ICZN staff and as a lead player in an
international fund-raising drive. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The post is likely to suit
</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">a
candidate with</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> a PhD or a minimum of
two years' demonstrable research experience in zoology, palaeontology or other
subject related to animal taxonomy, together with a background of team
management and leadership capability. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=3><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Useful further
qualifications</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> could include:
</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">editorial experience, preferably with
a biological journal; <SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">w</SPAN>ebsite
development and other aspects of IT; fund-raising; and teaching or development
of training programmes in biological subjects. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Full- or part-time employment will be
considered. A competitive salary, based on experience, is offered.
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Please send a letter of application,
CV and names of three referees by 30th November 2007
to:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Dr Andrew
Polaszek<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=3>Executive Secretary,
ICZN<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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