The Royal BC Museum recently announced it is undertaking a Museum Modernization Project, and the paleontology collection is looking for new volunteers to help organize the fossil collection!
We are looking for some keen individuals to help with tasks like inventorying specimens in our cabinets, putting catalogue numbers on fossils, cutting out foam for re-housing specimens in trays, and other similar types of organizational jobs we may identify along the way. Volunteers will get a chance to work directly with the fossils, and should be able to safely lift and handle small and medium-sized delicate objects. No prior experience is necessary, and there is no minimum time commitment (although it would be great if volunteers could commit at least a few hours at a time per session). We’re generally able to host volunteers between 10 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
We’d love to hear from you! For questions or more information about volunteer opportunities in the paleontology collection, please feel free to contact me at varbour@royalbcmuseum.bc.ca.
Volunteer applications are submitted to Holli Hodgson (volunteer services manager) at the following link:
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/support-us/volunteer/about-volunteering#how-to-apply
Volunteers who are over the age of 19 are required to have a current Police Information Check, this may be completed online with the instructions at this link:
If you prefer to take a letter to your local police station a letter may be prepared for you, just contact Holi:
Volunteers who are under the age of 19 require a signed Minor Consent form at this link:
http://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/sites/default/files/sites/default/files/images/minor_consent_form_0.pdf