Herbarium/Greenhouse Student Technician

Position offers flexible hours, independent work, convenient location in Badgley Hall, and a supportive and friendly supervisor. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to the digitization of a unique botanical dataset that will be publicly served to scientists across the country.

Supervisors Name & Title	Andy Baltensperger
Student Job Title	Herbarium/Greenhouse Student Technician
Department	Biology, College of STMHS
Position Funding	Federal Work-Study Required
Number of Student Positions	5 (five)
Job Category	Student Employee
Job Level & Compensation/Wage	Level 2; $14.20
Job Location	On-campus; In-person
Job Duration	2024-2025 academic year
Type of work schedule	Weekdays; Flex schedule – agreed upon
Estimated numbers of hours per week	4-29
Experiential Learning:	Students will develop skills such as plant taxonomy, data entry, database management, specimen archival, specimen photography, as well as plant husbandry and propagation that will be applicable for biology students aiming to develop plant identification, specialized photography, and data management skills.
Professional Development:	Students will be trained in basic plant taxonomy, specimen archival, museum curation, and data entry as well as watering and caring for live plants.
Summary of Job Duties/Responsibilities/Essential Functions:	Student employees will assist with the digital and physical archival of preserved plant specimens in the EOU Herbarium and with the care of live plants in the EOU Greenhouse. Technicians will enter data from a backlog of mounted herbarium specimens into a museum database that will be publicly served across the country. Technicians will maintain the physical herbarium collection by filing, entering, mounting, and photographing preserved plant specimens. Technicians will also help to maintain and clean the herbarium dataset containing over 10,000 records in preparation for publication. Work in the greenhouse may include watering, fertilizing, and propagating existing and new live plants in the greenhouse.
Minimum Qualifications:	Active student enrollment
Preferred Qualifications:	Biology majors or other students with an interest in botany
Desired Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:	Experience or interest in learning plant identification, museum curation, data management, photography, and/or plant care.
Required Application Material:	Resume and Intro/Cover Letter
Send Application Materials To:	abaltensperger@eou.edu; Andy Baltensperger, Badgley Hall
Job Opening Date:	October 1, 2024
Job Closing Date:	Rolling/Continuous Openings
First Day of Application Review:	Reviewing starts Oct. 4
Estimated Start Date:	October 14, 2024
Special Message	Eastern Oregon University is an EEO Employer and welcome applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, US Veterans, and persons with disabilities. EOU is committed to providing equal opportunity in its recruitment, admissions, educational programs, activities and employment without illegal discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, marital status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any status as protected by state or federal law.