Northwest Lichenologists

Lichen herbarium job in Arizona

  • 20 Oct 2016 3:15 PM
    Message # 4315859
    Bruce McCune (Administrator)

    This was posted on the lichens-l listserver by Nico Franz. Reposting here...

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       Here is information regarding our new collections manager opening in the ASU Lichen Herbarium. Although clearly defined as a staff position, we hope that many will recognize the great potential of our lichen collection for specimen-based research and mentoring. We hope that some will find it to be just the right match of collection duties and creative academic freedoms. The cost of living ratio in Tempe and surrounding areas is reasonable. Here are a few photos of the collections spaces and lichen collection:

     

    "Grand Opening": https://www.flickr.com/photos/taxonbytes/albums/72157648241243516

    Lichen collection: https://www.flickr.com/photos/94853594@N08/sets/72157671639875274

     

       To apply, go to: https://cfo.asu.edu/applicant , then click on "External Applicant", and then "Search openings" for Requisition ID: 27016BR

     

       The application deadline is November 14, 2016. I am happy to address questions about this position off-line. Thank you for considering, and please feel free to further propagate this message and position opening as appropriate.

     

    Best, Nico

     


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    Requisition ID:   27016BR
    ASU Job Title:   Research Specialist
    Job Title:   Herbarium Research Specialist
    Campus/Location:   Tempe
    Job Family:   Research & Laboratory
    Department Name:   Sols Administration & Faculty
    Full-Time/Part-Time:   Full-Time
    VP Code:   EXEC VP/PROVOST
    Scope of Search:   Open
    Grant Funded Position:   This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.
    Category:  02
    Salary Range:  $33,840 - $48,000 per year; DOE
    Close Date:   14-November-2016

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    Job Description
    The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (https://sols.asu.edu/) is seeking a full-time Research Specialist who will act as Collection Manager of the ASU Lichen Herbarium (http://tinyurl.com/asu-lichens) and Digital Curator of our joint herbarium data holdings, including the Vascular Plant Herbarium. The relative weight of each task can vary, within boundaries, and depending on the candidate's particular research and curation interests and qualifications. The position is part of a dynamic, collaborative biodiversity collections and informatics group of faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and collaborators that recently relocated into a unified, 24,000 sq. ft. Natural History Collections facility. This new and highly accessible infrastructure is located ca. 2 miles from the main ASU Tempe Campus, and forms part of ASU's Biodiversity Knowledge Integration Center (see https://biokic.asu.edu/engage).

    The ASU Lichen Herbarium - created by Thomas H. Nash III and colleagues/students - is internationally recognized for its holdings, with approximately 150,000 specimens representing more than 8,000 species from around the world, and emphasizing the Greater Sonoran Region. With close to 1,000 species documented, Arizona is a hotspot for lichen diversity. Physical and digital data curation conditions are exemplary: 120,000 specimens are available on-line (ca. 85% georeferenced) through the Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria portal (http://lichenportal.org/). The physically adjacent Vascular Plant Herbarium holds nearly 300,000 vouchers (~ 70% digitized) from the Southwest and Latin America. The neighboring ASU Fossil Plant Collection adds ca. 8,000 megafossils, among other research-grade specimens.

    ASU is a leading promoter of the Symbiota software platform (http://symbiota.org/) and other biodiversity data representation and analysis tools. We therefore seek a candidate with a strong background and/or willingness to become highly skilled in biodiversity informatics, database management, and digitization workflows. We also strongly encourage the candidate to develop an active field- and collections-based research program at a level commensurate with the position, and possibly including systematic, biodiversity inventory, and data- or question-driven themes. The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with curators, collection managers, students, and researchers affiliated with the Natural History Collections and the School of Life Sciences. Contributing to our biodiversity teaching curriculum is possible but not required. A wide rage of applicant profiles will be considered.

    Essential Duties
    Comprehensive management of ASU Lichen Collection, including physical and digital data holdings. Specimen-level curation and coordination of regular collection/research activities involving organization and conservation, information quality, growth, exchanges and loans, and other collection activities. Primary and coordinating responsibility for managing ASU's digital herbarium holdings, including digitization of primary data, data quality, images, workflows, and other data curation tasks. Good working knowledge of the Symbiota platform or willingness to learn, along with other software/data tools, will be necessary. Active participation in diverse learning and outreach activities - in person and virtual - that involve the ASU herbaria; including mentoring of students and contributing volunteers.

    Minimum Qualifications
    Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND two years related research experience; OR, Six years research experience appropriate to the area of assignment; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

    Desired Qualifications
    Evidence of a Master's or Doctoral degree in Botany or Mycology, or a related field with a focus on systematics or biodiversity documentation using modern informatics tools.
    Evidence of having advanced, research-level expertise in lichens and/or vascular plant groups.
    Two or more years of curatorial experience in research collections, supervisory and student mentoring.
    Evidence of effective verbal and written communication skills.
    Experience in contemporary biodiversity data standards and tools, preferably including software or web development skills.
    Experience in collections-centered outreach activities is highly valued.

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