About this role
Purpose/Objective of the Role:
The herbarium intern will assist curators in upgrading OWU’s research collections, mounting and repairing specimens, and packing and sending specimens to other museums.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Organization
- Care
- Documentation of dried samples of plants
Qualifications:
- Previous experience is not required, but the work requires attention to detail and care in handling fragile and sometimes irreplaceable research specimens.
- Useful skills and experience for this position:
- Work with archival materials
- Library experience
- Activities involving careful record-keeping
- Biology course work
- Completion of biology courses helpful, but not required.
Potential Future Career Benefit:
- Research collections of plants are shared among botanists around the world as a way to explore and document biological diversity.
- Key to this interchange is the careful organization, care, and documentation of dried samples of plants.
- An internship in herbarium curation prepares a student for careers and advanced studies in plant science, museum and archive management, and data science.
Career Paths Include:
- Museum and Herbarium Technician:
- Care for and manage plant collections in museums, universities, and botanical gardens.
- Collections Manager:
- Oversee physical archives, track loans, and supervise the organization of biological specimens.
- Botanist or Plant Biologist:
- Conduct research on plant taxonomy, evolution, and ecology using preserved specimens.
- Archivist or Librarian:
- Manage historical documents, field notebooks, and rare biological literature.
NOTE: Employment sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States
Application Instructions:
Complete the ADP application by selecting "Apply" button and answer all questions.
Supervisor: David Johnson
Commitment: Hours per week: 3 hours per week
Term: temporary – Fall 26 & Spring 27
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