Please see the posting below for a graduate position at the LSU Herbarium along with the associated contact information.
############### I'm happy to announce the following position, ideal for an incoming graduate student: Louisiana State University Herbarium (http://www.herbarium.lsu.edu/) is seeking a graduate student interested in researching a broad botanical, ecological, or evolutionary subject that would utilize our prestigious facility and collections of over 200,000 vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, and fungi. While pursuing a degree in the Biological Sciences, the Graduate Assistant Curatorship would provide a stipend, equivalent to a teaching assistantship, and training in the techniques of collections management. The assistantship is part-time, requiring 20 hrs/wk of work in the herbarium during the Fall and Spring semesters under the guidance of the Herbarium Director and Collections Manager. Ideal candidates will be highly self-motivated, organized, and detail oriented in order to effectively succeed in databasing, georeferencing, imaging, filling, repairing, and annotating specimens. Additional activities include preparing loans and assisting with occasional collection trips. The location of the position is Baton Rouge, Louisiana, a cosmopolitan city central to the Gulf South within approximately an hour drive of many natural areas and New Orleans. One must formally apply and be accepted into a degree program in the Biological Sciences Department at Louisiana State University (LSU) (http://www.biology.lsu.edu/). Preference will be given to applicants interested in plant systematics, ecology, evolution, or related fields. For further information, please contact the LSU Herbarium Manager, Jennifer Kluse (jkl...@lsu.edu). Best Regards, Jennie -- Jennifer S. Kluse Research Associate Department of Biological Sciences Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803 PH: (225) 578-8564 http://www.herbarium.lsu.edu/
