Biodiversity Lab Coordinator

2 weeks ago

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada University of Alberta Full time

SCI Biological Sciences:

  • Competition No.

S

  • Posting Date

Aug 31, 2023

  • Closing Date

Sep 13, 2023

  • Position Type

Full Time - Operating Funded

  • Salary Range

$51,821 to $70,382 per year

  • Grade

08

  • Hours

35
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

Location - North campus

Working for the University of Alberta


The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.


The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day.

We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada's Greenest Employers for over a decade.


Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.


Department summary


The Department of Biological Sciences is the largest and one of the most diverse on campus in terms of the research interests of its academic staff.

The department currently has 59 professors, 29 adjunct professors and 31 professors emeritus along with a graduate student population of 224 and 40 departmental support staff.

Over 95% of the academic staff in the department have NSERC or CIHR funding, with the average grant monies being in excess of $200,000 per investigator.


Position summary


The University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium is a research and teaching resource for the study of evolution, diversity, distribution and ecology of cordilleran, prairie, arctic and alpine plants.

It is the largest herbarium of its kind in Alberta and the third largest in Western Canada.

Founded in 1912, the Vascular Plant Herbarium holds more than 140,000 specimens dating from 1835 to the present and is built upon the collecting activities of faculty members and students, as well as the acquisition of outstanding amateur collections.


This position supports the Herbarium through a number of activities including: curating plant specimens, training users of the collection, managing the herbarium budget in consultation with the curators, coordinating the teaching collection for use in multiple classes, and training and supervising summer students.


Additional duties have been added to this position to support teaching laboratory technical preparation and set up, coordination and mentoring of graduate teaching assistants, management of living and preserved organisms, and developing and maintaining laboratory resources.


This position also plays a key role in liaising with the Plant Growth Facilities Operator/Horticulturalist to ensure plants are cultivated on time for teaching.

This position also works closely with the Science Animal Support Services team on the maintenance of marine invertebrates.

Duties
CURATORIAL DUTIES (30%)

  • Curate plant specimens by integrating new specimens into collection, mounting specimens, filing specimens, repairing specimens, general specimen maintenance
  • Integrated pest management including monitoring insect traps, treatment of affected specimens, conservation and/or repair damaged specimens, and maintaining digital records in database on management
  • Research, follow, and implement best practices of collection management
  • Databasing specimens (in collaboration of UoA Museums) including georeferencing and imaging
  • Ensure users of collection are properly trained and supervised
  • Prepare, package, ship and receive loans and duplicate materials to and from other herbaria and botanical institutions
  • Maintain record of herbarium activities, including acquisitions, accessioning, loans, exchange, and databasing
  • Facilitate requests for herbarium material and data
  • Coordination of teaching collection for use in classes (e.g., BOT 205, BIOL 321, BOT 411)
  • Coordination of volunteers including recruiting, registering, training, supervising, and reporting
  • Ensuring herbarium open regular hours for users
  • Managing herbarium budget with curator(s)
  • Prepare and provide tours as needed (e.g., UoA Ambassadors, courses) and helping prepare for events outside normal working hours (e.g., Alberta Native Plant Society talks, Humanities 101)
  • Training and supervision of summer students
  • Research and update plant nomenclature
  • Maintain up to date standard operating procedures
  • Annotating specimens to correct identification or to accepted nome

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