Assistant Curator
Job no: 496954
Position type: Student
Location: Richmond Campus
Division/Equivalent: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs
School/Unit: 21R000 - Science, Tech, Engineering & Math
Department/Office: 210600 - Biological Sciences
Categories: College of Science, Tech, Eng & Math
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
Additional Schedule Details: Fall 2025
Posted Salary Grade: $11.00 - $12.50
Contact Person: Robert.Pace@eku.edu
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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 splits one assignment between BIO 318 (general botany) lab prep and time working in the herbarium. |
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Minimum Qualifications Education: Must be enrolled at EKU. |
Sponsorship: This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
Funding Source: Institutional
Open Until Filled: No
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