Research Assistant

New York Botanical Garden•New York, NY

23h•$59,740•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a one-year, temporary full-time, grant-funded position. The Research Assistant assists the Curator of North American Botany with preparing content for New Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada, a project in progress by NYBG (New Manual Project). The Research Assistant also actively participates in education and engagement activities related to invasive plant species present in the northeastern United States.

Requirements

M.S. in Botany or Plant Biology, with at least 2 years of field botany and herbarium research experience.
Extensive knowledge of the identification, classification, nomenclature, morphology, terminology, habitats, and geographic distributions of vascular plants.
Experience working with herbarium specimens and familiarity with protocols for such work.
Ability to rapidly search and compile literature of floristic botany, especially for the northeastern U.S. and adjacent Canada.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience with delivering oral presentations on botanical subjects to general and professional audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience contributing to similar floristic projects preferred.

Responsibilities

Writes treatments of selected plant groups for the New Manual.
Assists the Curator with research on invasive plant species and floristic change.
Helps the Curator to plan outreach activities about invasive plant species.
Conducts outreach activities about invasive plant species.
Communicates with stakeholders about invasive plant species.
Locates, reviews, and organizes works of literature relevant to the classification, identification, nomenclature, geographic distribution, and habitats of the plants occurring in the New Manual range.
Occasionally conducts targeted field work in the northeastern USA.