Assistant Curator

Eastern Kentucky University; Richmond; On-site; CAD 33,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Eastern Kentucky University seeks a student to assist in the herbarium on the Richmond Campus. Responsibilities include mounting, digitizing, sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange, processing exchanged specimens, and filing herbarium materials. Selected students have an interest in the botanical world or natural history collections.

The herbarium is currently maintained by a single curator and a graduate student. Applicants must be enrolled full time, with funding provided by EKU.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled full time.
• Interest in botanical world or natural history collections.

Responsibilities

• Mounting, digitizing, sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange and processing exchanged specimens.
• Filing of herbarium specimens.

Job description

Title: Assistant Curator

Position Type: Student

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 21R000 - Science, Tech, Engineering & Math

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Hours Per Week: 5

Contact Person: [e-mail]

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Student assistance needed for mounting, digitizing, sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange, processing exchanged specimens, and filing of herbarium specimens. Students will gain experience working with curated specimens and understand the processes necessary to maintain and expand such collections. Students are specifically selected based on their interest working in the botanical world or with natural history collections. Currently the herbarium is maintained by a single curator and one graduate student who works a few hours a week in the herbarium.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensure & Certifications: Must be enrolled full time.

Funding Source: Institutional

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Advertised: 25 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 25 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time