Assistant Curator
- Richmond, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
- 497717
- Richmond Campus
- College of Science, Tech, Eng & Math
- Student
- Closing at: Nov 25 2026 - 23:55 EST
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: Robert.Pace@eku.edu
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.
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Responsibilities
Mount, digitize, sort, and prepare herbarium specimens for exchange; process exchanged specimens and file them in the collection. Support the maintenance and expansion of the herbarium collection.
Requirements
Applicants must be enrolled full time. Interest in botanical work or natural history collections is a selection consideration; no specific prior experience or education credential is stated.
Skills
- Specimen Mounting
- Digitization
- Specimen Sorting
- Specimen Preparation
- Specimen Processing
- Herbarium Curation
- Collection Maintenance
- Natural History Collections
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact email
Robert.Pace@eku.edu
Categories
- Science & Research
- Education
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Herbarium
- Botanical Collections
- Natural History Collections
- Curated Specimens
- Specimen Mounting
- Digitization
- Specimen Sorting
- Specimen Exchange
- Specimen Processing
- Specimen Filing
- Collection Maintenance
- Collection Expansion