POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: RESEARCH TAXONOMIST

[Steven Clemants]

RESEARCH TAXONOMIST

Brooklyn Botanic Garden seeks a Plant Taxonomist/Systematist with interest in floristics to join team writing the New York Metropolitan Flora (see www.bbg.org\nymf). Duties include writing vascular plant descriptions and keys in DELTA language format, performing taxonomic research related to flora, pursuing other systematics research interests using traditional and/or modern methods. On-site facilities include herbarium of local flora with over 250,000 accessions, 57,000 volume research library, and laboratory equipped for anatomical and molecular techniques; opportunity to teach at high school and graduate levels. 
Ph.D. in Plant Taxonomy/Systematics with demonstrated ability to write descriptions and keys required. Field experience, knowledge of northeastern flora, GIS and database systems preferred. 

Ability to work independently and as team member of the research staff.

Send curriculum vitae, a letter with statement of research interests and goals, and names and addresses of three references to: Human Resources

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

1000 Washington Avenue

Bklyn, NY 11225 or FAX 718-622-7826


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Steven Clemants
Director of Science
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11225
(718) 623-7309