[Nhcoll-l] Biodiversity data portal manager position at Arizona State University (bryophytes & lichens)

[Nico Franz]

The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University (
https://sols.asu.edu/) is seeking a part-time Research Analyst (=
biodiversity data portal manager). The position is part of a dynamic,
collaborative Biocollections and biodiversity data science group of
faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and other researchers that recently
relocated into a unified, 28,000 sq. ft. facility. This new and highly
accessible infrastructure is located ca. 2 miles from the main ASU Tempe
Campus, and forms part of ASU's BioKIC – Biodiversity Knowledge Integration
Center (https://biokic.asu.edu/). As of 2018, our facility and personnel
also constitute the primary Biorepository for NEON, the National Ecological
Observatory Network (https://biorepo.neonscience.org).

The part-time position is supported by an award from the National Science
Foundation, Advancing Digitization of Biodiversity Collections program, for
the three-year project "Digitization Thematic Collections Network:
Collaborative Research: Building a global consortium of bryophytes and
lichens: keystones of cryptobiotic communities"  (
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2001394). A central
objective for the 25 participating U.S. herbaria is to image and digitize
associated metadata for 1.2 million bryophyte and lichen specimens, while
also integrating available DNA data, in order to support broadly impacting
future evolutionary and ecological research. Arizona State University is
among nearly one dozen primary awardee institutions in the network, and
will be responsible in particular for developing, hosting and managing the
network's biodiversity data portal and community of contributors and users.
Access and use of the data portal is facilitated through the Symbiota
software platform (http://symbiota.org/), which is being further developed
by members of BioKIC.

A wide range of applicant profiles will be considered; and hence candidates
with diverse backgrounds are encouraged. Working partly or entirely
remotely is possible. Prior inquiries to nico.franz at asu.edu are encouraged.

For more information, and to submit an application, go to:
https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25620&siteid=5494#jobDetails=4094868_5494


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*Nico M. Franz, Ph.D.*

*Professor & Curator of Insects*

Director of Biocollections & BioKIC



School of Life Sciences, PO Box 874108

Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4108



E-mail: nico.franz at asu.edu

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