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ATTENTION. This is NOT a 2024 repost. We are hiring NOW and the deadline for applying is fast approaching.
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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.
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FINAL CALL! Applications due tomorrow (1 May 2026).
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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).
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The wait begins...
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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.
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USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
<p>The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major bureau of the Smithsonian Institution that is responsible for the acquisition, curation, and preservation of collections of objects and specimens of natural history within the specialization of botany for this position.</p>
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/864499200
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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...
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Opportunities
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/opportunities
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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.
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9 months ago
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Alma Laney
9 months ago
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 🙂
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Herbarium Manager - Biology
The Department of Biology invites applications for a full-time Herbarium Manager position to begin as soon as September 2025. We seek an exceptional candidate with expertise in plant systematics, taxo...
https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/5047593/herbarium-manager-biology
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Closing date is rapidly approaching (21 August)!
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9 months ago
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The NMNH Department of Botany is looking for a Museum Specialist. Please spread the word!
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Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09
Job Opening: Museum Specialist (Natural Science), IS-1016-09 at National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC.
https://trustcareers.si.edu/en/postings/3c88b31d-c703-452d-bc66-d94446b32bb0
10 months ago
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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).
about 1 year ago
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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.
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Botanical Society of America
about 1 year ago
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....
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Deadline (15 March) approaching! Are you a student working on ferns? Check out the
@afs1893.bsky.social
awards:
www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards
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Awards — American Fern Society
https://www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards
about 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Norm Wickett
about 1 year ago
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...
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University Assistant postdoctoral
University Assistant postdoctoral
https://jobs.univie.ac.at/job/University-Assistant-postdoctoral/1166155901/
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Hervé Sauquet
about 1 year ago
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...
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Kalettes are a regular part of our winter rotation, but this is our first time having PURPLE kalettes. Lovely!
about 1 year ago
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Some new cheilanthoid genera for
#FernFriday
!
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A phylogenetically informed generic reclassification of the hemionitid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae)
The roughly 500 species of cheilanthoid ferns exhibit a diversity of morphological adaptations to xeric environments. However, most of these traits have evolved independently multiple times, impeding...
https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13314
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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
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Awards — American Fern Society
https://www.amerfernsoc.org/society-awards
over 1 year ago
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So happy for Jan and all the
#PAEMST
recipients! Well deserved!
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President Biden Honors More Than 300 Americans with Nation’s Highest Award for Science and Mathematics Teachers and Mentors | OSTP | The White House
Today, President Biden announced 336 teachers and mentors from around the nation as recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidenti...
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2025/01/13/president-biden-honors-more-than-300-americans-with-nations-highest-award-for-science-and-mathematics-teachers-and-mentors/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1fk4lqxeRxyJCjqxWaAbWsHmaUuqX6drfeDx0u7VAoWbeIhhGj7_5L3bw_aem_rGxiA3QT_kX8rYkw7MfWZA
over 1 year ago
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Very excited to have giant pandas back in the neighborhood!
over 1 year ago
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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...
over 1 year ago
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A chilly 8 miles along Difficult Run for
#outandbackfriday
over 1 year ago
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NMNH parking lot Ginkgo, still holding on.
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Matt Johnson, PhD
over 1 year ago
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...
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So very pleased to see the
#botany
community thriving here. Is this
#SkyScience
or
#AcademicSky
?
over 1 year ago
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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...
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Opportunities
https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/botany/opportunities
over 1 year ago
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Botanical Society of America
about 2 years ago
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...
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reposted by
Eric Schuettpelz
Karolina Heyduk
about 2 years ago
This whole thing is gutting.
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Faculty allege decision to close Duke Herbarium motivated by departmental competition, ‘limited resources’
Herbarium faculty members say that administrators ultimately decided that the department’s limited funds would be better spent in support of more productive initiatives, namely the Duke University Phy...
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2024/02/duke-university-herbarium-faculty-decision-close-departmental-competition-biology-resources-allege-phytotron
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Eric Schuettpelz
Karolina Heyduk
about 2 years ago
Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/s...
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Duke Shuts Down Huge Plant Collection, Causing Scientific Uproar
University officials say they cannot afford to maintain one of the largest herbariums in the United States. Researchers are urging Duke to reconsider.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/science/duke-herbarium.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
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