Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology

BOTANIC GARDENS CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL; New York (NY); On-site; USD 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) seeks an Assistant Curator in Restoration Ecology for a career-track appointment in the Center for Conservation and Restoration Ecology. The role focuses on developing a field-oriented, collections-informed research program using plants to address restoration and biodiversity challenges.

Ideal candidates are innovative, collaborative, and capable of advancing science-based, nature-based solutions to conservation and climate resilience.

Qualifications

• Innovative, collaborative researcher with a science-based approach.
• Experience in ecological restoration focusing on plants.
• Desirable experience in tropical ecosystems, Caribbean and Latin America.

Responsibilities

• Develop an externally funded, field-oriented, collections-informed research program in ecological restoration using plants.
• Strengthen NYBG’s capacity to address restoration and conservation challenges locally, nationally and internationally.

Job description

New York Botanical Garden - Assistant Curator, Restoration Ecology

• Country

  USA

• Region

  North America

• Working hours

  Full-time

• Contract type

  Permanent

• Experience

  Mid-senior level

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is seeking an outstanding Assistant Curator in Restoration Ecology for a career-track appointment in the Center for Conservation and Restoration Ecology. We seek candidates who are innovative, collaborative, and eager to advance science-based and nature-based solutions to contemporary conservation, restoration, climate resilience, and biodiversity challenges using plants.

The successful candidate will develop an externally funded, field-oriented, collections-informed, and collaborative research program focused on ecological restoration using plants. The position will strengthen NYBG’s capacity to address restoration and conservation challenges locally, nationally, and internationally, with a desirable emphasis on tropical ecosystems and, preferably, experience in the Caribbean and Latin America.

Deadline: 17/10/2026

Location: Bronx, New York, USA

Contract type: Full-Time

Salary: $89,739