OPPORTUNITY

Herbarium Graduate Assistantship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has a 3-yr funded MS-level position available for working in the UCHT Herbarium.

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Plant Ecology Professorship, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science (BGE) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) in the College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Plant Ecology beginning August 1, 2027.

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Plant Conservation Genetics Technician, California Botanic Garden

The Plant Conservation Genetics Technician will assist in the management of the Garden’s Molecular and Anatomy Labs and participate in conservation genetics, greenhouse, and field research projects.

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Field Biologist, Atlanta Botanical Garden

The Field Biologist will be part of the Conservation & Research Department team within the Southeastern Center for Conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

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Director of Science, Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT

The Natural History Museum of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT is accepting applications for Director of Science.  We are looking for a professional with experience in museum-based research who will serve as the head for our Collections & Research department.

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John Otto Haas Molecular Ecologist at Morris Arboretum

This newly endowed position seeks applicants who will lead an active research program in plant molecular ecology in areas such as conservation genetics, functional genomics, spatial dynamics, community-scale processes or community composition, and/or plant microbiome/metagenomics/eDNA.

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Herbarium Collections Manager: Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - UTK

The TENN herbarium is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented individual to join our department as the Herbarium Collections Manager. 

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Associate/Full Professor- Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics- Integrative Biology, and Director- University of California Berkeley Herbaria

The University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a joint appointment as Associate or Full Professor in Plant Ecology, Evolution and/or Systematics in the Department of Integrative Biology, and Director of the University of California (UC) Berkeley Herbaria (i.e., the University Herbarium and Jepson Herbarium). The appointment as professor will be tenured, with rank and step determined at appointment; the appointment as director will be for an initial five-year term, with the possibility of renewal.

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Gulf Coast Field Technician, Atlanta Botanical Garden

Great opportunity for FL based botany lover!

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