Herbarium Curatorial Assistant
New York Botanical Garden•Bronx, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
Assist in all basic functions of the Herbarium by carrying out a wide variety of daily herbarium tasks. This role involves maintaining and curating the collection, processing new specimens, digitizing specimens through imaging and data entry, and assisting visiting researchers. The position also includes attending staff meetings and participating in public outreach.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in biology, preferably with coursework in taxonomy.
- Organized person with ability to switch between different tasks easily.
- Familiarity of scientific plant names and geography.
- Understanding of data handling, experience with databases and/or spreadsheets.
- Ability to reach specimens in cabinets 8 ft and at ground level.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in a herbarium preferred.
- Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese a plus.
Responsibilities
- Filing specimens into the Herbarium.
- Maintenance and curation of the collection to reflect new determinations of specimens and taxonomic revisions.
- Processing newly collected specimens to obtain determinations.
- Maintaining meticulous records about specimens.
- Digitizing specimens, including imaging and data entry of specimen label information into the internal database.
- Assisting visiting researchers to use the Herbarium.
- Updating/filing specimens that researchers have worked with.
- Attending staff meetings.
- Participating in outreach to the public.
Benefits
- 15 Vacation Days
- 13 Paid Holidays
- 12 Sick Days
- Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
- 401K Pension Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
