Assistant Curator

Richmond - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 11 - 12

Posted on: 13-09-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Title: Assistant Curator

Position Type: Student

Search Type: External - minimum 7 days

Department: 21R000 - Science Tech Engineering & Math

Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Hours Per Week: 5

Additional Schedule Details:Fall 2025

Posted Salary Grade: $11.00 - $12.50

Contact Person:

Job Summary/Basic Functions

Student assistance needed for mounting digitizing sorting and preparing duplicates for exchange processing exchanged specimens and filing of herbarium specimens. Students will gain experience working with curated specimens and understand the processes necessary to maintain and expand such collections. Students are specifically selected based on their interest working in the botanical world or with natural history collections. Currently the herbarium is maintained by a single curator and one graduate student who splits one assignment between BIO 318 (general botany) lab prep and time working in the herbarium.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:Must be enrolled at EKU.

Sponsorship:This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled:No

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over) race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy ethnicity disability national origin veteran status or genetic information in the admission to or participation in any educational program or activity (e.g. athletics academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Title: Assistant CuratorPosition Type: StudentSearch Type: External - minimum 7 daysDepartment: 21R000 - Science Tech Engineering & MathDivision: 2R0000 - Academic AffairsPosition Location: Richmond CampusDriver Classification: Non-DriverFLSA: Non-ExemptHours Per Week: 5Additional Schedule Details:F...