Team leader (m/f/d) Taxidermy

The Ocean Museum Germany (Deutsches Meeresmuseum) is looking for a

Start of contract: 01.12.2026

Deadline: 30.10.2026

Employment duration: permanent

• Weekly hours: 39
• Salary: EG 11 according to public tariff TVöD VKA, if personal requirements are met

Job description

We are looking for a qualified and highly motivated team leader with proven leadership skills and a distinct sense of responsibility for our taxidermy team. The taxidermy team is playing a key role at the interface of research, collections, and exhibitions. Creative ideas, combined with expertise and accuracy, form the basis of our unique models and preserved species.

Your tasks

head of the taxidermy team of the museum, lead of team members

organisation of tasks and financial planning

• collaboration in the maintenance and operation of technical equipment for the taxidermy team; planning of workshops
• collaboration in concepts and realisation of permanent and temporary exhibits
• acquisition of objects for exhibitions and collections, including lead of field trips
• preparing and creating model habitats and casts; bone and skeleton preparation
• concepts for and realisation of conservation measures of particularly valuable, irreplaceable, or very challenging fresh collection material
• establishment of methods for preparation, conservation, and casts for exhibitions and collection items
• collaboration in the scientific acquisition of data and collection items, care of collection databases

maintenance and safeguarding of collections

• collaboration in scientific necropsies and monitoring of stranded dead marine mammals
• representation of the museum in media and with meeting presentations

Job qualifications

• completed training as a taxidermist or equivalent multi-year experiences and skills
• several years of relevant experience at a museum, in research, or in a private company

proven expertise in all common taxidermy techniques

experience in maintenance of collections

knowledge of common taxidermy techniques and skilled manual work

excellent German language skills (spoken and written)

several years of proven leadership experience

• expertise in planning and organisation, ability to cooperate in a multidisciplinary team
• ability to work in a team; high motivation, creativity, and initiative

drivers licence for cars

• Desirable qualifications:
• knowledge of marine zoology
• solid English language skills

We offer

employment in one of the most popular museums in Germany

company pension scheme

• work-life balance with flexible working hours, option of home office, and part-time employment
• 30 days of annual vacation (31 days from 2027) per year if the working hours are distributed over five days per week

various training and education opportunities

company sport

optional bike leasing

work in one of the most beautiful cities in Germany Stralsund is a member of the Hanseatic League and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Your application

Please send your application indicating the job offer code W/OZ/022 by email to bewerbung@meeresmuseum.de. Closing date of the application is 30.10.2026.

Your questions

Director Burkard Baschek, burkard.baschek{at}meeresmuseum.de

• Costs incurred during the application process will not be compensated.
• Join our team and spark the inspiration for our unique oceans!
• We are looking forward to receiving your application!