AI-Driven Herbarium Digitization Intern

The New York Botanical Garden; New York (NY); On-site; USD 49,594,000 - 57,859,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York Botanical Garden is offering a Herbarium Digitization Intern position as part of a Bezos Earth Fund project titled Accelerating Species Discovery with Artificial Intelligence. This 1000-hour funded internship will involve digitizing herbarium specimens from South America and reporting to the Assistant Director of the Herbarium.

Responsibilities include barcoding, imaging and transcribing data, and occasional public outreach.

Qualifications

• Coursework in Biology and/or museum or library studies.
• Experience with imaging procedures.
• Familiarity with South American geography and herbarium procedures.

Responsibilities

• Barcode specimens and create records in database.
• Capture digital images of specimens.
• Transcribe specimen data from digital image into database.
• Participate in occasional public outreach.

Skills

Imaging procedures

Herbarium procedures

South American geography

Spanish language

Attention to detail

Independent work

Education

Biology coursework

Museum studies coursework

Job description

The New York Botanical Garden is offering a Herbarium Digitization Intern position as part of a Bezos Earth Fund project titled Accelerating Species Discovery with Artificial Intelligence. This 1000-hour funded internship will involve digitizing herbarium specimens from South America and reporting to the Assistant Director of the Herbarium.

Responsibilities include barcoding, imaging and transcribing data, and occasional public outreach.