The UCLA Mathias Botanical Garden and Herbarium seek applications for a curator of living plant collections to work on a two-year project to review and analyze the composition of existing plants of the Garden and help develop a strategic plan to enhance the Garden as a Living Museum. This position, funded by an award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, supports a project to create a road for the future of the UCLA Botanical Garden that will meet its educational, research, and outreach goals. The post-doctoral curator will be supervised by the Garden Director and work closely with the herbarium curator, the Garden’s science advisor, the Assistant Director, and other Garden staff. This position presents an exciting opportunity to be a key participant in a strategic planning process to enhance the extensive and historically significant collections of the UCLA Mathias Garden and is ideal for someone seeking a career in management of botanical garden collections or herbarium curation.
Responsibilities for the position will change over the course of the project. Initially, the curator will update and check the inventory of the current IrisBG database and supervise students to archive vouchers that are not currently in the herbarium. Second, the person will analyze the data bases for taxonomic and biogeographical representation in the Collections. Third, the person will analyze the collections based on additional criterial generated through a consultation process and help draft a report of recommendations for future collections.
