NEWS - JOBS - Grass Taxonomist Positions at RBGK
Two new permanent posts in Grass Taxonomy/Systematics at Kew are currently available:
SENIOR RESEARCHER IN GRASSES
Main duties:
* manage, undertake and further develop a world-class programme of research in grass taxonomy and systematics, writing up the research in high quality publications;
* manage the curation of the Grasses collections in the Herbarium;
* maintain and develop collaborations within Kew and at national and international levels;
* seek external funding for projects and supervise postgrads and postdocs;
* undertake collaborative fieldwork to improve collections and obtain material for research;
* undertake teaching on Kew and external courses and participate in international confrences;
* line-manage staff.
GRASS TAXONOMIST
Main duties:
* manage GrassBase (Kew's online world Grass Flora) , including data entry and updates, integrity checks and development of the website;
* undertake floristic and monographic research on the taxonomy of grasses primarily using the herbarium collections, writing up the research in high quality publications;
* identify and name of dried and living material of grasses and related families;
* undertake collaborative fieldwork to improve collections and obtain herbarium and DNA material for research;
* undertake teaching on Kew courses and participate in international conferences;
* line-manage staff.
Full details are available at http://www.kew.org/about-kew/jobs/index.htm
Closing date for applications is 12 February 2010.