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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Missouri Botanical Garden is seeking applicants for the position of Curator and Director of the Herbarium. The essential duties and responsibilities are given below.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The full listing can be viewed at:
</span></b><a href="https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/MBG/Posting/View/540"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://us59.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/MBG/Posting/View/540</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">or through Job Opportunities:
<a href="https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/about/additional-information/jobs.aspx">
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/about/additional-information/jobs.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Curator and Director of Herbarium<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Missouri Botanical Garden, 2345 Tower Grove Ave., St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, Req. #273. Posted Wednesday, 5 May 2021<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Summary:
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oversees and manages the Herbarium Department which is responsible for all activities connected with the acquisition, storage, care, and access to plant specimens in the herbarium collection
and the management and access of their associated data for Garden staff, students, research visitors, outside users, and the general public.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Supervises staff involved in all aspects of research collection management, including such tasks as shipping and receiving of specimens, data entry, specimen
processing, mounting, filing, collection access, etc. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hires, trains and oversees the daily activities of department employees.<span style="color:black">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Creates and manages the Herbarium Department budget.<span style="color:black">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Responsible for the strategic growth and improvement of the research collection and its long-term care.<span style="color:black">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Develops partnerships and collaborates with other herbaria, establishing cooperative agreements for mutually strengthening both collections and relationships
that promote botanical research. </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conducts independent research in plant systematics or a related field.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Identifies potential funding sources and writes proposals to secure external funding for collections-related projects;
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Works within MBG established guidelines in preparing and monitoring grant proposal budgets.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participates in scientific meetings and delivers lectures to professional organizations, both nationally and internationally, and the general public as requested.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Serves as the point person for all inquiries, internal and external, related to collections, and scientific information.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Supervises the acquisition and use of data in databases and from other sources for plant research.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Takes a proactive role in developing appropriate policies for all aspects of access and use of the research collections and their associated data.
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Takes responsibility for complying with collections-related international, national, and state laws, maintaining permits, and preparing required reporting.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ensures that all applicable safety standards are followed; informs employees/students/volunteers of safety guidelines, methods to reduce hazards. Reports all accidents,
injuries, and near-miss accidents immediately. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Behaves and communicates in a manner that promotes and fosters a culture of teamwork and cooperation, within the Science and Conservation Division and throughout the
Garden, with co-workers, supervisors/managers, volunteers, visitors, and employees.
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