Geology
 CURRENTLY NO VACANCIES 
Volunteers assist with organizing, identifying and cataloging the Museum's mineral collection.
Time Commitment: Minimum 4 hours per month — work at least two hours at a time on weekdays (Monday–Friday, 8 am–4 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job; a working knowledge of basic geology and ability to lift 10–20 pounds on a fairly regular basis is helpful.

Ichthyology (Fish)
"Fish head" volunteers catalogue, label and shelve specimens at the Museum's Research Lab on Reedy Creek Road in west Raleigh. Other duties include identification, stabilization of preserved specimens and data entry.
Time commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Friday 9 am–5 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training; willingness to work and a strong desire to learn

Library
Volunteers sort, shelve and file library materials; process new materials; repair books; enter data into online databases or applications; scan 35mm slides; and enter data online.
Time commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training provided by library staff. Basic computer skills preferred.

Malacology (Aquatic Invertebrates)
Volunteers assist with the Museun's crayfish and mollusk (primarily freshwater clams and snails) collection. Working with a technician, volunteers help maintain collections by replacing alcohol and help record specimens by collection locality — some sorting of species may be required. Work is done at the Museum’s Research Lab on Reedy Creek Road in west Raleigh.
Time commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Friday, 9 am-5 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training; a strong desire to learn

Mammology (Mammals)
Volunteers assist with specimen preparation (preparing study skins and cleaning skeletal material), data entry and cataloging (identification, labeling and shelving specimens). Some prior knowledge of mammal identification required. Note: This position does not involve working with live program animals.
Time Commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Friday 9 am–5 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training provided with supervision as necessary

Ornithology (Birds)
Volunteers assist with data entry and updating and organizing bird research publication list. Volunteers may learn study skin preparation.
Time commitment: 4–6 hours per month (September–April, Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training provided with supervision as needed

Paleontology (Fossils)
Volunteers assist with paleo collections by cleaning, preserving and preparing specimens. Picking matrix samples, numbering specimens and cataloging fossils are other aspects of the position.
Time commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Friday, 8 am–4 pm)
Training/Experience: On-the-job training with supervision

Paleontology (Fossil Lab on 3rd Floor)
Volunteers work in the lab with minimal guidance to prepare and preserve fossil specimens.
Time Commitment: 4–6 hours per month (Monday–Sunday, 9 am–4 pm)
Training/Experience: Must come in on weekdays for training sessions before starting work in the fossil lab

Volunteer Application Form

For more information, contact Tullie Johnson, volunteer coordinator, at 919.733.7450, ext. 605.