Assistant Curator

EKU Careers; Richmond, Northern (KY, KY); Hybrid; USD 14,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Eastern Kentucky University on the Richmond Campus seeks an Assistant Curator to support mounting, digitizing, sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange, and to assist with processing exchanged specimens and filing herbarium records. As a student position, you will gain hands-on experience working with curated specimens and learn the workflows necessary to maintain and expand the herbarium collection.

The team currently includes a single curator and a part-time graduate student.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled full time.

Responsibilities

• Assist mounting, digitizing, sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange.
• Process exchanged specimens and file 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Job Duties

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.