As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
The Garden Club of America’s Anne S. Chatham Fellowship in Medicinal Botany provides at least one grant award of $4,500 annually to support research related to medicinal plants.
Tenure track, full-time position of Associate Investigator, level "C", in Systematic Botany (Embryophyta) or Systematic Mycology at the main National University campus, Mexico City.
Eastern Nevada Landscape Coalition (ENLC) is seeking applicants for a Herbarium Assistant. This temporary position will be based at our office in Ely, NV, and is expected to last at least 4 months.
A postdoctoral research position is available to conduct research on cycads at the California Academy of Sciences.
From Ken Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu):
I would like to draw to your attention to the renewed funding source for orchid research by the American Orchid Society. The submission guidelines have been posted on the web:
http://www.aos.org/about-us/orchid-research/application-guidelines.aspx
The Rupert Barneby Award, named in honor of the late NYBG scientist and renowned legume expert, consists of US$2000 granted annually to assist researchers to visit The New York Botanical Garden to study the rich herbarium collection of Leguminosae.
The Department of Biological Sciences at Butler University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2018. The successful candidate will also serve as the Director of the Friesner Herbarium.
Two MS (or one PhD) research assistant positions are available (Jan. 2018) in the Latvis Lab of the Department of Natural Resource Management (South Dakota State University) for students interested in botany, biodiversity, phylogenetics, or plant conservation in the Great Plains.