ecology

Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany, Ph.D. student or recent graduate

The Garden Club of America’s Anne S. Chatham fellowship provides Ph.D. students or recent graduates with $4500 to support direct costs of a one-year research project relating to medicinal plants. Any field of research (e.g., ethnobotany, systematics, ecology, phytochemistry) is eligible so long as the project involves a plant or plants with traditional medicinal uses. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents studying at a U.S.-based institution.

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Assistant Professor in Botany, Austin Peay State University in Tennessee

The Department of Biology invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Botany specializing in specimen–based research, with an emphasis on vascular plants, to begin on August 1, 2026.

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Research Botanist at BRIT

The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG) seeks a highly motivated Research Botanist with a primary focus on plant systematics and complementary interests in floristics, ecology, and/or conservation. Research incorporating a combination of scientific collections, field work, and genomics is preferred. The successful candidate will maintain an active research program as measured by scientific peer-reviewed journal publications, grant-funded proposals in support of research, collections development, collaborations with colleagues, contributions to the institute’s outreach activities, and participation in the graduate programs associated with Texas Christian University (TCU) and the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), including opportunities for teaching in specialty areas. The starting date for the position is flexible; our target date is January 5, 2026.

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Faculty and Director of the Herbarium - OSU

Join Oregon State University as the next Director of the OSU Herbarium and lead innovative, interdisciplinary research in plant systematics, ecology, or evolution while stewarding one of the largest botanical collections in the Pacific Northwest.

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