Senior Researcher / Researcher (Botanical Research – Herbarium) - Singapore Botanic Gardens

Botanic Gardens Conservation International; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading conservation organization seeks a researcher to focus on angiosperm plant diversity in Singapore and surrounding regions. The ideal candidate will have experience in collections-based research, systematic theory, and modern computational tools, and be capable of developing a research program on major plant groups. Collaboration with regional partners and fieldwork will be possible, while leveraging digital datasets for research publishing.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in angiosperm plant diversity research.
• Ability to develop a research programme on major angiosperm groups.
• Familiarity with digital data management for research outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Develop a research programme on major angiosperm groups.
• Leverage modern computational tools to develop research questions.
• Publish research outcomes from digital datasets.

Skills

Experience in collections-based research

Applications of systematic theory and techniques

Understanding of morphological descriptive taxonomy

Experience with machine learning

Biogeographic analysis

Tools

Modern computational tools

Job description

You will be part of the team working on angiosperm plant diversity of Singapore and surrounding regions. We seek candidates with demonstrated experience and research expertise of collections-based research, with background in applications of systematic theory and techniques, biogeography, understanding of morphological descriptive taxonomy, and working experience of employing modern tools including machine learning and/or biogeographic analysis. The candidate will be expected to develop a research programme on major angiosperm groups in (e.g., Gentianales, Poales, Arecaceae), but candidates with research in other diverse SEA plant groups will be considered. Opportunities for collaboration with regional partners and fieldwork will be possible. In addition, the job holder is expected to leverage modern computational tools to develop research questions and publish research outcomes from the digital dataset generated as part of the SING digitalisation programme.

Deadline: 18 January 2026

Contract: Fixed-term

Location: Singapore