ANNOUNCEMENTS

Endowed Chair in Ecology or Evolutionary Biology (Associate/Full Professor)

Endowed Chair in EEB at UConn - Plant biodiversity and systematics is a specific area of interest.

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Conservation Botanist - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) seeks a PhD Conservation Botanist to lead the institution’s Plant Conservation Program.

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Faculty Tenure Track & Herbarium Director (UTC), Utah State

Director of the Intermountain Herbarium position available - Utah State University. This is a tenure-track faculty position in Logan, Utah.

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Head of Plant, Garden and Landscape Programs - Oak Spring Garden Foundation

The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (osgf.org) seeks a Head of Plant, Garden and Landscape Programs to envision, plan, budget and manage a portfolio of distinctive, high-quality programs in the sciences, humanities and arts that are focused on plants, gardens and landscapes and that will take place on the Oak Spring estate in northern Virginia.

Permalink: https://www.aspt.net/news-blog/2020/head-of-plant-garden-and-landscape-programs-oak-spring-garden-foundation

ASPT Election Results are In!

From Secretary Wendy Clement:

Dear ASPT members,

On behalf of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists I want to thank all of the members who agreed to run for office this year, and for their willingness to serve ASPT. It is wonderful to have such dedicated members! For the new office holders, we look forward to your ideas, leadership, and teamwork. I also want to thank the Nominations Committee for their work in providing an excellent slate of candidates. Finally, thank you to all of the members who voted.

Carolyn Ferguson was elected President-Elect

Michael Moore and Mare Nazaire were elected Council Members-at-large

Laura Lagomarsino was elected Diversity Coordinator

Additionally, the proposed changes to the bylaws were approved.

  • Total ballots returned: 502

  • Total number of eligible voters: 1194

  • Percent of ballots returned: 42.04%

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Tenture Track Professorship Biodiversity of Plants

Tenure track professorship in Plant Biodiversity with scientific focus in the field of speciation, systematics, and phylogeny.

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