Herbarium Collections Assistant - Flexible Work-Study

Utah; Salt Lake City, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

The Garrett Herbarium and Fungarium at the University of Utah seeks a Work-Study Herbarium Collections Assistant to support day-to-day operations, including specimen prep, storage, data transcription, and outreach. The role offers part-time, 10 hours per week, with a day shift and flexible scheduling within 9–5, as employee settles into the role.

Topics include mounting, labeling, taxonomy updates, and outreach involvement.

Qualifications

• Equivalent: 1 year of higher education can substitute for 1 year of related work experience.
• Interest in plants, fungi, or lichens; understanding of taxonomic hierarchy
• University-level course in organismal biology encouraged
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; familiarity with relational databases
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Specimen prep: mounting, boxing, repairing or stabilizing specimens; making boxes and labels.
• Specimen storage: shelving, labeling folders, moving objects, updating taxonomy.
• Data entry: transcribing labels, georeferencing specimens, creating spreadsheets.
• Participation in outreach and events.
• Assistance with projects as they arise.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Education

University-level course in organismal biology

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Relational databases

Job description

The Garrett Herbarium and Fungarium at the University of Utah seeks a Work-Study Herbarium Collections Assistant to support day-to-day operations, including specimen prep, storage, data transcription, and outreach. The role offers part-time, 10 hours per week, with a day shift and flexible scheduling within 9–5, as employee settles into the role.

Topics include mounting, labeling, taxonomy updates, and outreach involvement.