Curatorial Assistant Positions Available at NYBG

[Barbara M. Thiers]

       Three Curatorial Assistant Positions are Available
                at the New York Botanical Garden


     CRYPTOGAMIC HERBARIUM.  Two full-time Curatorial Assistants
     needed to catalogue information from herbarium specimens of
     bryophytes into a computerized database, and perform other curatorial
     tasks with the catalogued specimens.  These positions are funded by
     the National Science Foundation as part of the development of the
     NYBG Catalogue of North American Bryophytes.

     Requirements: B. S. in Botany or Biology, with some courses in Botany, or
     equivalent experience working with a computerized specimen database.

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     PHANEROGAMIC HERBARIUM. One full-time Curatorial Assistant
     needed to enter data from vascular plant herbarium specimens into a
     computerized specimen database, and process NYBG expedition
     collections: e.g., enter information from field books into a computerized
     database; sort specimens by plant family; store and retrieve specimens
     from shelves as high as 15 ft. and as low as ground level.

     Requirements: B. S. in Botany or Biology, with some courses in Botany, or
     equivalent experience working with a computerized specimen database.

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     TO APPLY for one of these positions, send r sum  and names of three
     referees ASAP to: Human Resources Department, New York Botanical Garden,
     Bronx, NY 10458-5126.

     FOR MORE INFORMATION, contact Barbara M. Thiers -- bthiers at nybg.org




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