Position Summary
Prepare herbarium specimens in a standard, archival process.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
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Prepare scientific plant specimens in the final step of their preservation process. Specimens have been previously pressed and dried and will be preserved permanently by gluing and sewing them to herbarium paper.
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Exercise judgement in this process in order to handle a wide variety of specimens.
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Repair existing herbarium specimens by re-gluing and sewing onto paper.
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Occasionally participate in public outreach by giving demonstrations of this process to visitors to the Herbarium.
