Student Herbarium Curator Assistant

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

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.