Botanical Science
Bronx,
New York
NYBG Job Description
Title | Reports to |
Herbarium Curatorial Assistant | Assistant Director of the Herbarium |
Position Summary: |
Assist in all basic functions of the Herbarium by carrying out a wide variety of daily herbarium tasks. |
Additionally, this position supports, through actions and conduct, NYBG’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility initiatives and helps to build and maintain an inclusive organization culture throughout the institution.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities: |
- Filing specimens into the Herbarium as well as 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 these specimens.
- Digitizing specimens. Both imaging and data entry of specimen label information into our internal database.
- Assisting visiting researchers to use the Herbarium. Updating/filing specimens the researchers have worked with.
- Attending staff meetings.
- Participating in outreach to the public.
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Qualifications: | |
| - Experience working in a herbarium preferred.
- 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.
- Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese a plus.
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Physical Demands & Work Environment: While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to, at minimum, use a computer; see and read printed and handwritten specimen labels; stand at an counter-height work space; be able to reach specimens in cabinets at ground level, or up to 11ft high (via ladder or rolling stairs); crouch, bend, and reach with hands and arms; carry and move up to 25 pounds; move a rolling herbarium cart. Work is indoors. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.] Baseline Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm | |
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Salary is $50,000
Benefits:
- 15 Vacation Days
- 13 Paid Holidays
- 12 Sick Days
- Health and Dental Insurance Coverage
- 401K
- Pension Plan
If you require an accommodation for any part of the application process, please notify the Human Resources department at [email protected].
If you are interested in applying for a position at the New York Botanical Garden, please go to http://www.nybg.org/employment to submit your application.