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What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Herbarium Assistant position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Herbarium Assistant, you need knowledge of plant taxonomy, organizational skills, and attention to detail, usually supported by coursework in botany or biological sciences. Familiarity with plant identification guides, database management systems, and specimen preparation tools is often required. Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities help individuals excel in maintaining collections and supporting research staff. These abilities are vital for accurately cataloging specimens, maintaining collection integrity, and ensuring effective collaboration within museum or research environments.

What is a Herbarium Assistant job?

A Herbarium Assistant helps manage and maintain plant specimen collections in a herbarium. Their duties include cataloging, preserving, and organizing plant samples, as well as assisting researchers and students in accessing specimens. They may also help with data entry, specimen mounting, and ensuring proper storage conditions. Additionally, Herbarium Assistants sometimes participate in fieldwork to collect new specimens or update existing records. This role is essential for plant research, conservation, and education.

What are typical daily tasks and responsibilities for a Herbarium Assistant?

As a Herbarium Assistant, your daily responsibilities may include preparing and mounting plant specimens, updating and maintaining collection records, assisting with specimen identification, and digitizing collection data. You might also help researchers by retrieving or organizing samples and ensuring specimens are stored in optimal conditions. Collaboration with botanists, curators, and other staff is a regular part of the role, as is supporting educational or outreach activities. This variety ensures you gain a broad understanding of herbarium operations while developing key skills in botany and museum practices.

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Herbarium Curatorial Assistant

New York Botanical Garden

New York, NY • On-site

$50K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Retirement, PTO

Posted 5 days ago

Job description

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.
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.

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.
  • Ability to reach specimens in cabinets 8 ft and at ground level.
  • Knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese a plus.

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
Salary: $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.
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