USF Herbarium Coordinator

Herbarium Coordinator

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Pay: $50,000.00/yr – $55,000.00/yr>

• Job Identification: 41927
• Job Category:
  Library Sciences
• Posting Date: 10/24/2025 08:52 PM
• Apply Before: 11/15/2025 04:55 AM
• Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Location:
  
  4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, US
• Hiring Salary: $50,000 – $55,000
• Essential Personnel:
  Yes

• Specimen intake and preservation: move new specimens through decontamination (e.g., freezing), communicate with donors to acquire label data, and affix specimens to archival paper according to herbarium standards.
• Specimen remediation and management: repair damaged specimens, create packets for loose parts, construct new herbarium specimens from damaged material, contribute to annual assessment reporting, and maintain and improve standard operating procedures for major herbarium processes.
• Management of digital assets: enter specimen data using the Virtual Herbarium database platform, verify database entries for errors, and assess digital images of specimens for errors.
• Supporting student workers, volunteers, and researchers: assist students on grant‑funded projects (e.g., Florida Wildlife Commission digitization), manage volunteer efforts, and support staff/faculty/student research requests.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum:
  Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field with two years of work experience in a library or equivalent coursework.

• Master’s degree (or confirmed graduation date) and at least one year of experience curating botanical specimens in a herbarium, museum, or library.
• Familiarity with global and regional biological databases, experience collecting and identifying Florida plants, basic coding in R, Python, or both, familiarity with medical botany and/or plant biochemistry, and fluency with office software.
• Degree equivalency: four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
• Compliance with Senate Bill 1310 regarding substitution of work experience for postsecondary education requirements.

The University of South Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains affirmative action programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws. This job description does not constitute an employment contract.