Collections Assistant Position

[Alan at]

COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT FOR LICHENS

The Michigan State University Herbarium seeks a full-time 2 year
Collections Assistant for Lichens. The salary ($23,566 minimun, depending
on experience) will be funded by a National Science Foundation grant for
physical and curatorial improvements to the lichen collection. The MSU
Herbarium houses one of the largest lichen collections in the world and has
strong representation from the Southern Hemisphere. During the two-year
grant period the Collections Assistant will be responsible for processing
our backlog of lichen species, overseeing a shift of the lichen specimens
in the herbarium, assisting visiting scientists, coordinating our lichen
exchange and loan programs, and assisting with curation of the lichen
collection. The position requires a 4 year college degree in botany or a
related field, basic computer literacy, and experience with lichen or plant
identification. Strong preference will be given to any applicants with
lichenological training, experience in an herbarium setting, and database
management skills. We would like to have the position filled by 1 January
1999, and applications are being accepted now. Priority will be give to
applications received by 12 November 1998. Send applications and refer
questions to: Alan Prather, Department of Botany and Plant Biology, 168
Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing,  MI 48824-1312; PH
(517) 355-4695, Fax (517) 353-1926, or email (alan at pilot.msu.edu).

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Michigan State University and
the Department of Botany & Plant Pathology are Affirmative Action/Equal
Opportunity Employers.




Alan Prather
Botany & Plant Pathology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1312

(517) 355-4695
fax (517) 353-1926

http://pilot.msu.edu/unit/botany/herbarium/prather.htm