Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Parked outside the NMNH today!

ATTENTION. This is NOT a 2024 repost. We are hiring NOW and the deadline for applying is fast approaching.

NOW HIRING: Research Botanists (2). Smithsonian NMNH Botany seeks candidates with expertise in plant systematics. Those focused on lichens, marine algae, or large angiosperm families are especially encouraged to apply. For details, visit USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov/job/867546600). Deadline 26 May 2026.

FINAL CALL! Applications due tomorrow (1 May 2026).

WANTED: Lead Collections Manager. Smithsonian NMNH Botany is looking for a Supervisory Museum Specialist to manage the United States National Herbarium and a top-notch collections team. For more information, visit USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov/job/864499200). Applications due in two weeks (1 May 2026).

The wait begins...

The United States National Herbarium is seeking a Lead Collections Manager! For complete requirements and application procedures, please visit USAJOBS (www.usajobs.gov/job/864499200). Applications and all supporting documentation must be received online by 1 May 2026.

Applications for 2026 Botany Travel Awards to support the resident study of collections in the United States National Herbarium are due on 15 February. This year, awards will be for six weeks, with a stipend of $6,000! For more information, please visit: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

We're now accepting applications for 2026 Botany Travel Awards to support the resident study of collections in the United States National Herbarium! For more information, please visit: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot.... Photo: Mauricio Diazgranados.

My department is hiring a herbarium manager: www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/... It's a great place to work with a close knit botany group 🙂

Closing date is rapidly approaching (21 August)!

The NMNH Department of Botany is looking for a Museum Specialist. Please spread the word!

Working on ferns? The @afs1893.bsky.social has research award opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students. More information at www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards. Deadline extended to this Friday (28 March).

It's not only St. Patrick's Day, but also Nathalie Nagalingum's birthday...rather fitting given her interest in the most shamrocky of ferns. We miss you Nat.

The PteridoPortal: A publicly accessible collection of over three million records of extant and extinct #pteridophytes By @crothfels.bsky.social @msundue.bsky.social @mlinkperez.bsky.social @aaronliston.bsky.social @klymiuk.ca et al in #AppsPlantSci bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Deadline (15 March) approaching! Are you a student working on ferns? Check out the @afs1893.bsky.social awards: www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards

Just extended the deadline to March 21 for this position in the Plant Phylogenomics group at the University of Vienna. It is sort of a "post doc plus" position funded for up to six years. Please reach out if you want to chat - I'd love to talk to you about it! jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

We’re hiring again! Our new Leader Systematic Botany role at Botanic Gardens of Sydney is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team of 15 scientists working on systematics, phylogenomics, and macroevolution of the Australian flora. iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/leader-s...

Kalettes are a regular part of our winter rotation, but this is our first time having PURPLE kalettes. Lovely!

Some new cheilanthoid genera for #FernFriday!

The American Fern Society @afs1893.bsky.social is now accepting applications for the Nathalie S. Nagalingum Graduate Student Research Award & the James D. Caponetti Undergraduate Student Research Award! For more information, visit: www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards

So happy for Jan and all the #PAEMST recipients! Well deserved!

Very excited to have giant pandas back in the neighborhood!

Travel awards (up to $5,000) are available to support the study of collections in the United States National Herbarium. Applications are due on 15 January: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

A chilly 8 miles along Difficult Run for #outandbackfriday

NMNH parking lot Ginkgo, still holding on.

Interested in target capture sequencing? @madiraibullock.bsky.social and I are happy to announce a new service at TTU. Send us DNA, get reads enriched for your probes. Angiosperms353, GoFLAG, Compositae1061 & more! Funds go to grad student stipends and tuition! mossmatters.com/blog/TargetC...

So very pleased to see the #botany community thriving here. Is this #SkyScience or #AcademicSky?

We're now accepting applications for 2025 Botany Travel Awards to support the resident study of collections in the United States National Herbarium! For more information, please visit: naturalhistory.si.edu/research/bot...

Polyploid goldback & silverback #ferns occupy a wider, colder & wetter bioclimatic niche than diploid counterparts By Keir Wefferling, Mariana Castro, Sílvia Castro, Helen Holmlund, João Loureiro, Carl Rothfels & Eric Schuettpelz doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #polyploidy

This whole thing is gutting.

Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/s...