Research Assistant

Job description

NYBG J ob Description Title: Reports t o: Research Assistant Curator in Center for Biodiversity and Evolution Position Summary: This is a one-year, temporary full-time , grant-funded position. The Research Assistant assists the Curator of North American Botany with preparing content for New Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada , a project in progress by NYBG ( New Manual Project ). The Research Assistant also actively participates in education and engagement activities related to invasive plant species present in the northeastern United States. Qualifications: - Writes treatments of selected plant groups for the New Manual. - Assists the Curator with research on invasive plant species and floristic change. - Helps the Curator to plan outreach activities about invasive plant species. - Conducts outreach activities about invasive plant species. - Communicates with stakeholders about invasive plant species. - Locates, reviews, and organizes works of literature relevant to the classification, identification, nomenclature, geographic distribution, and habitats of the plants occurring in the New Manual range. - Occasionally conducts targeted field w...