Herbarium Curator

Department: Natl Resources & Env Sci
Department Web Address: http://www.unr.edu/nres
Full Time Equivalent: 100%
Position Type: Administrative Faculty
List Rank/Range(s):
Tenure Track: Non Tenure Track

Job Description:

The University of Nevada, Reno is ranked in the Top Tier of the best national universities by U.S. News & World Report, with plans to add up to 250 tenure-track faculty positions in 2015-2020. As integral components of the University, the Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station and the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources invite applications to fill a full time administrative faculty position as Herbarium Curator within the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science.
The successful candidate will provide expertise emphasizing the taxonomy of plants and plant communities of Nevada and the Intermountain west.

This position creates, maintains, and curates a central plant identification and documentation resource, the Herbarium, which is used directly for research by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and other institutions via loans and online databases.

Additionally, this position is engaged in ongoing taxonomic work, including completing a comprehensive collection of plant species in Nevada and the first ever checklist of Nevada's plants.
The position also oversees the ongoing herbarium database and imaging efforts to post the entire collection online.
The successful candidate will also serve a role in formal university teaching and informal mentoring and instruction.
This position supervises undergraduate and graduate interns in the Herbarium and provides training on taxonomic skills, herbarium procedures, plant science, as well as the database imaging and efforts.

Additionally, this position requires occasional travel and working a variable schedule. A valid driver's license is required at time of appointment and as a condition of continued employment.
The University is a Carnegie Research University/High institution, placing it among the top 200 colleges and universities in the United States.
Located in the picturesque Truckee Meadows at the base of the Sierra Nevada, the University of Nevada, Reno is located 45 minutes from Lake Tahoe, numerous hot springs, and within four hours from San Francisco, the Napa-Sonoma wine country, and Yosemite National Park. The region offers an array of festivals and cultural activities including museums and performing arts centers. For more information on Reno/Tahoe, please visit: http://www.unr.edu/about/reno-and-lake-tahoe.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree with two years of relevant work experience; Or Masters Degree with one year of relevant work experience.
Relevant Experience: Plant identification of Nevada Flora, taxonomy, and nomenclature; associated database management.

Preferred Qualifications:
Contact Information for this Position: Elizabeth Leger eleger@cabnr.unr.edu 775-784-7582Lindsey Barnes lbarnes@cabnr.unr.edu 775-784-4835
Special Instructions to Applicants: Please attach a cover letter, resume & contact information for three professional references.