Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University https://www.herbarium.iastate.edu/
The closing date for this position has been extended to August 12th.
We are pleased to announce that the position of Curator III, Curator of the Ada Hayden Herbarium at Iowa State University is now open. See this link for more information and to apply: https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Curator-III_R15153
The Ada Hayden Herbarium (ISC-IA-ISTC) houses around 710,000 specimens, including the University of Iowa Herbarium (IA – transferred in 2004) and the University of Northern Iowa Herbarium (ISTC – transferred in 2023). ISC was founded in 1870 by Charles Bessey, and ISC-IA-ISTC now ranks within the top 12 in size among university herbaria in the United States. The general collection includes angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, bryophytes, lichens, algae, fungi, and myxomycetes. Its holdings also include the Charles Christopher Parry Collection of 19th century western US and Mexican specimens. Virtually all of Iowa’s ca. 2000 species of ferns, conifers, and flowering plants are included in ISC-IA-ISTC. The large holdings of grasses of the Western Hemisphere comprise one of the premier university collections in the United States. The herbarium also holds significant collections of legumes, cottons and fungi.
We seek a Curator to manage the collection and to continue to develop it as a critical resource for Iowa State University, the state of Iowa and the broader community of herbarium users. We are inviting applications for this position by the closing date of 5 August 2024. If you have questions regarding the application process, please email employment@iastate.edu or call 515-294-4800 or Toll Free: 1-877-477-7485. If you have questions about the position, please contact Deb Lewis at dlewis@iastate.edu or Lynn Clark at lgclark@iastate.edu.