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About the Role

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is seeking an innovative and collaborative Curator of Insects & Arachnids to lead one of North America's most significant entomological collections. This role involves advancing research, public engagement, and collections stewardship in this globally important field, building upon a collection of over 10 million specimens.

Responsibilities

• Lead the stewardship, strategic growth, and long-term vision of ROM's internationally significant Insects & Arachnids collection.
• Conduct and publish original, collections-based research in arthropod taxonomy, systematics, ecology, evolution, conservation biology, and related disciplines.
• Secure external research funding.
• Develop innovative exhibitions, public programs, and educational initiatives.
• Collaborate across ROM's curatorial, collections, exhibitions, education, and programming teams.
• Build meaningful partnerships with universities, Indigenous communities, researchers, government agencies, and other organizations.
• Champion public scholarship through presentations, media, publications, and outreach initiatives.
• Mentor and supervise students, interns, volunteers, and staff.
• Contribute to fundraising, grant development, and strategic initiatives.
• Maintain active involvement in national and international scientific, scholarly, and museum communities.

Requirements

• PhD (or equivalent) in arthropod systematics, ecology, conservation biology, or a closely related field, with expertise in arthropod taxonomy and phylogenetics.
• Demonstrated research excellence with a record of scholarly publications.
• Potential to establish or expand an externally funded research program.
• At least one year of postdoctoral or equivalent professional experience within a museum, university, government, NGO, or similarly research-intensive environment.
• Experience working with natural history collections and applying collections-based research.
• Strong interest or experience in developing museum exhibitions, public programming, and science communication for diverse audiences.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively across disciplines and with internal and external partners.
• Experience mentoring or supervising students, interns, volunteers, or research staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusion, and collaborative engagement.
• Interest in working with Indigenous communities and diverse partners.
• Preferred: Expertise in molecular and genomic methods.
• Preferred: Experience securing competitive research grants or philanthropic funding.
• Preferred: Knowledge of museum collections management, digitization initiatives, and museum ethics.
• Preferred: Experience integrating conservation, sustainability, or biodiversity research into public engagement initiatives.
• Preferred: Eligibility for a university cross-appointment and/or NSERC funding.
• Preferred: International research collaborations and cross-cultural experience.
• Submit a cover letter, CV, and three professional references as one PDF document.
• References will only be contacted with prior consent.
• Shortlisted candidates may be asked to provide samples of scholarly publications or other relevant research outputs.

Skills

• Arthropod taxonomy
• Arthropod phylogenetics
• Collections-based research
• Science communication
• Exhibition development
• Public programming
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Relationship-building
• Mentoring
• Supervision
• Equity
• Inclusion
• Collaborative engagement
• Molecular and genomic methods (preferred)
• DNA analysis (preferred)
• Phylogenomics (preferred)
• Comparative genomics (preferred)
• Historical biogeography (preferred)
• Grant writing (preferred)
• Museum collections management (preferred)
• Digitization initiatives (preferred)
• Museum ethics (preferred)
• Conservation research integration (preferred)
• Sustainability research integration (preferred)
• Biodiversity research integration (preferred)

Location

• Toronto, ON

Work Type

• Full-time Permanent
• Onsite

Experience Level

• Associate Curator or Curator level
• Exceptional early-career and mid-career scientists encouraged to apply
• At least one year of postdoctoral or equivalent professional experience

Education Level

• PhD (or equivalent) in arthropod systematics, ecology, conservation biology, or a closely related field

Salary/Compensations

• $78,047–$122,654 per annum

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits coverage for individuals and families (conditions apply)
• Health spending account
• Employee Assistance Program
• 22 days of vacation entitlement and personal days
• Employer-matched Defined Benefit pension plan
• Parental leave top-up to 95 percent of salary for 17 weeks
• Free ROM membership for permanent full-time and part-time staff
• Discounts to over 200 attractions through Attractions Ontario

About the Company

• Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is Canada’s premier museum, featuring a comprehensive collection of Art, Culture and Nature.
• Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, ROM has a world-class collection of 18 million artworks, cultural objects, and natural history specimens.
• ROM's mission is to transform lives by helping people to understand the past, make sense of the present, and come together to shape a shared future.
• The museum is known globally for expanding the boundaries of knowledge and presenting it in new and innovative ways across the intersecting worlds of art, culture, and nature.
• ROM's vision is to become a distinctly twenty-first century museum, globally recognized for expanding the boundaries of knowledge, fostering innovation in presenting that knowledge, and increasing public relevance within the intersecting worlds of art, culture, and nature.
• ROM is becoming an ever more outward-facing institution, focused on playing a central role in community and cultural life, while increasing artistic, cultural, and scientific impact both nationally and internationally.
• ROM's extensive exhibition schedule and public programs attract approximately 190,000 students and a total average attendance of more than one million visitors annually.
• As the country’s preeminent field research institution and an international leader in collections-based discoveries, ROM builds and shares global collections, creates knowledge, inspires learning, encourages gathering, and sparks exchange on topics that matter to people and communities.
• Situated in Toronto, ROM is well positioned for the future and for an even larger role on the world stage, encouraging greater engagement through inclusion and transdisciplinary thinking.

Equal Opportunity

• At ROM, we embrace diversity in our exhibits, communities, and teams.
• We encourage applications from racialized persons, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, 2SLGBTQI+ individuals, and those who can further diversify our ideas.
• We are committed to equitable employment opportunities and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
• We welcome and accommodate candidates with disabilities throughout the selection process.
• ROM does not require “Canadian experience.” International applicants with equivalent experience are encouraged to apply.