Category: Research Position

Senior Research Leader – Seed Biology

Published: July 24, 2024    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: September 1, 2024

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew https://www.kew.org/ The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is a world-famous, collections-based scientific organisation, internationally respected for its outstanding collections as well as its expertise in plant and fungal diversity, conservation and sustainable development in the UK and around the world. It has two main botanic garden sites: Kew Gardens in south-west London,…

Contract Provenance Researcher

Published: July 17, 2024    Jobs, Request for Quote, Research Position

Smithsonian Institution, The National Museum of African Art https://africa.si.edu/ The National Museum of African Art seeks contract services for a provenance researcher in support of their Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns policy. For Request for Quote, Statement of Work and Office of Contracting required documents see: https://africa.si.edu/about/jobs-and-contracts/ Please note that all responses are due by…

Research Botanist and Curator

Published: June 24, 2024    Curator, Jobs, Research Position

Closing: June 27, 2024

Jepson Herbarium at UC Berkeley, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/ POSITION OVERVIEW Position title: Research Botanist and Curator of the Jepson Herbarium Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the current salary scale(s) for this position: [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2023-24/july-2023-acad-salary-scales/t13-a.pdf]. A reasonable estimate for this position is $88,000-…

Provenance Research & Support Contract

Published: June 24, 2024    Archivist, Jobs, Research Position

Closing: July 5, 2024

National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/ The National Museum of Natural History and the National Collections Program, both part of the Smithsonian Institution, are seeking shared contract services. These contract services shall provide provenance research and coordination in support of the new NMNH Ethical Returns and Shared Stewardship Program, as well as support and implementation…

Provenance Researcher

Published: June 13, 2024    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: June 28, 2024

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to: 1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority as determined by the museum or through request…

Assistant Research Scientist, Vertebrate Curator

Published: April 1, 2024    Curator, Jobs, Research Position

Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/about/about-pri/ The Illinois Natural History Survey is searching for a Vertebrate Curator to lead a research program and serve as the head of either the Fish or Herpetology collection at INHS in Champaign, Illinois. This position was previously posted, however the search had to be re-opened due to…

Assistant or Associate Research Scientist, Vertebrate Curator

Published: January 10, 2024    Curator, Jobs, Research Position

Closing: January 16, 2024

Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute https://prairie.illinois.edu/ The Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS) investigates and documents the biological resources of Illinois and other areas and acquires and provides natural history information that can be used to promote the common understanding, conservation, and management of these resources. INHS is part of the Prairie Research Institute…

Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship

Published: November 29, 2023    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: December 31, 2023

The Harvard University Herbaria (HUH; http://huh.harvard.edu) The Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship Application deadline is December 31, 2023; Application review will begin January 8, 2024 The Harvard University Herbaria invites nominations and direct applications for the Harvard University Herbaria Research Fellowship, a fellowship in plant and/or fungal science. We especially seek outstanding early-career scientists and…

Curatorial Research Associate

Published: November 15, 2023    Collections Assistant, Jobs, Research Position

Bell Museum https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/ The Bell Museum seeks a full time (in person) research associate to assist in a newly funded project to create a network across Minnesota that will help collect and prepare scientific research specimens from salvaged wildlife. This term position is funded until June 30, 2026, by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources…

Assistant Research Professor – Ant Biodiversity

Published: November 7, 2023    Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Arizona State University https://sols.asu.edu/ The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Life Sciences (SOLS) is seeking a Biodiversity Assistant Research Professor with specialization in ant systematics, evolution and ecology (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae). This is a new, primarily research-focused position set up through a combination of a fund (endowment) donated to the ASU Foundation by ant…

Marine Invertebrate Technician

Published: September 5, 2023    Jobs, Research Position

University of California, San Diego https://scripps.ucsd.edu/mbrd DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW The Marine Biology Research Division (MBRD) consists of research laboratories in the fields of cell and developmental biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, microbiology and physiology of marine organisms. More than 20 laboratories. Cell and developmental biology: algal biofuels, biochemistry of fertilization and embryogenesis of sea urchins, developmental…

Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship

Published: June 5, 2023    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: September 30, 2023

The Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellowship program supports postdoctoral researchers at the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University to pursue the discovery and formal taxonomic description of Earth’s animal species. Fellows will work under the supervision of one or more MCZ faculty-curators, who will provide office space, access to lab facilities and necessary research support.…

Research Associate, Department of Botany (Herbarium W), Natural History Museum Vienna

Published: February 2, 2023    Curator, Jobs, Research Position

Please visit Research Associate for complete job posting and application instructions. The Department of Botany (Herbarium W), Natural History Museum Vienna, Austria, seeks an additional team member. The role is that of a Research Associate, specifically, a curator for the seed plants and fern collection. Knowledge of the Austrian and Neotropical flora, and knowing your…

Assistant/Associate Curator of Archaeology and Assistant/Associate Professor of Anthropology, Biodiversity Institute/Natural History Museum and Department of Anthropology, University of Kansas

Published: February 2, 2023    Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Please visit Asst/Assoc Curator of Archaeology & Asst/Assoc Prof of Anthropology for complete job posting and application instructions. This is a joint tenured/tenure-track position between the Biodiversity Institute/Natural History Museum (BI/NHM) (Assistant or Associate Curator of Archaeology, 50%) and the Department of Anthropology (Assistant or Associate Professor, 50%). This faculty-curator position is responsible for research…

Research Botanist, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens

Published: February 2, 2023    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: February 20, 2023

Please visit Research Botanist for complete job posting and application instructions. The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens invites applications for a full-time position of Research Botanist. The primary function of the job will be to conduct an integrated research program on an epiphyte-rich family in the American tropics and subtropics. The researcher will utilize modern and…

Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Ecology; Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES), Drexel University

Published: January 13, 2023    Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Closing: February 28, 2023

Please visit Assistant Professor (tenure track) in Ecology; Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES) for complete job posting and application instructions. The BEES Department invites applications for a tenure-track Professor at the Assistant Professor level in the area of Community/Ecosystem Ecology. We invite outstanding researchers whose work focuses on community, ecosystem, or landscape processes. While…

Associate Professor: Betz Endowed Chair, Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES), Drexel University

Published: January 13, 2023    Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

Closing: March 12, 2023

Please visit Associate Professor: Betz Endowed Chair, Department of Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES) for complete job posting and application instructions. The BEES Department invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Associate or Full Professor level. The Betz Chair is funded by the Betz Endowment at Drexel University. We seek an innovative…

Hesler Visiting Scholar Fellowship

Published: December 5, 2022    Announcements, Jobs, News, Research Position

The University of Tennessee – Knoxville, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) and the UT Herbarium (TENN) are accepting applications for the Hesler Visiting Scholar Fellowship, a funding opportunity for visiting scholars doing herbarium-based research! The deadline to apply is 3 February 2023. This fellowship is open to graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, faculty, and independent…

Assistant/Associate/Full Curator, New York Botanical Garden

Published: October 5, 2022    Collections Manager, Computer Science, Curator, Jobs, Program/Project Manager, Research Position

Closing: November 7, 2022

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is excited to announce up to five full-time career-track research positions at any rank in Science. We are searching for creative, collaborative thinkers to join us in a multidisciplinary approach to developing biodiversity-based solutions to  21st century problems. NYBG Scientists leverage existing strengths while building unique and collaborative opportunities.…

Assistant Professor & Curator of Ichthyology

Published: September 20, 2022    Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

For full consideration please apply by October 15th, 2022. The Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota invite applications for a 9-month academic tenure-track position as ichthyologist and Curator of Fishes.  We welcome applicants working in any area of ichthyology with a focus on organismal biology, fish…

Assistant Professor, Botany, Eastern Kentucky University

Published: February 26, 2022    Jobs, Museum Director / President, Research Position, Teaching

Please visit Assistant Professor, Botany for complete job posting and application instructions. The Department of Biological Sciences (https://biology.eku.edu/) at Eastern Kentucky University is accepting applications for a Botanist at the rank of Assistant Professor. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position to begin August 15, 2022. Teaching responsibilities will include courses in the undergraduate Biology (BS),…

Assistant Curator of Vertebrate Paleontology & Assistant Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Sam Noble Museum

Published: October 27, 2021    Curator, Jobs, Research Position, Teaching

The Sam Noble Museum (https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/) and the School of Geosciences (https://www.ou.edu/mcee/geosciences) at the University of Oklahoma seek two innovative and enthusiastic colleagues to fill tenure-track split positions as Assistant Curators at the Sam Noble Museum and Assistant Professors in the School of Geosciences to begin in July 2022.

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Plant Evolutionary Biology (Dept. of Integrative Biology) / Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, Berkeley

Published: September 29, 2021    Jobs, Museum Director / President, Research Position, Teaching

The Department of Integrative Biology and the University and Jepson Herbaria at the University of California, Berkeley invite applications for a tenure-track (assistant rank) or tenured (associate or full rank) professor in Plant Evolutionary Biology. This position includes appointment as Director of the University and Jepson Herbaria, with the largest herbarium collection in the western US, 14 affiliated faculty curators, ten staff members, an active public outreach program, and a number of ongoing institutional research and informatics projects.