Assistant Curator
Job no: 497717
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
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 works a few hours a week in the herbarium. |
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Minimum Qualifications Licensure & Certifications: Must be enrolled full time. |
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Funding Source: Institutional
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