As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
The post-doctoral scholar will contribute to the new ICTB herbarium and associated living collections and will also develop their own research program.
The California Academy of Sciences is seeking candidates for the position of Assistant Curator of Botany. We are looking for individuals who specialize in vascular plants of the western hemisphere (especially those relating to Mexico, Central and/or South America) and/or eastern hemisphere (especially Asia), examining a wide range of topics including their evolution, diversity, and classification.
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History currently has openings for two full- time Research Botanists. The Department of Botany seeks candidates with demonstrated expertise in, and a commitment to, collections-based research centered on plant systematics and evolution. Those with a research program focusing on the systematics of lichens, marine algae, or large angiosperm families for which the United States National Herbarium has strong holdings (e.g., Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Melastomataceae, Orchidaceae, or Rubiaceae) are especially encouraged to apply.
This is an exciting and dynamic time to be a member of Selby Gardens’ team, with a new 55,000 sq. ft. solar array and the Plant Research Center which houses the library (7500 volumes dating to the mid-1700s), herbarium (120,000 specimens), the second-largest botanical spirit collection in the world (35,000 specimens), and the molecular and flasking laboratories. A new glasshouse complex is forthcoming.
As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
post-baccalaureate internship in herbarium management and botanical research, full-time for one year with benefits