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

Contact Person: Robert. P [email protected]

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 works a few hours a week in the herbarium.

Minimum Qualifications

Licensure & Certifications:



Must be enrolled full time.

Funding Source: Institutional

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Prospect 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.

Advertised: 25 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Applications close: 25 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time

📌 Assistant Curator (Richmond)
🏢 Eastern Kentucky University
📍 Richmond