Senior Curator in Charge, Historical Collections and British and European Seed Plants The Natural History Museum - Department of Life Sciences
The Natural History Museum is one of the world's leading museums, internationally recognised for its dual role as a centre of excellence in scientific research and as a leader in the presentation of natural history through exhibitions, public programmes, publications and the web.
Embedded within the Algae, Fungi and Plants Division of the Department of Life Sciences, the Senior Curator in Charge (SCiC) Historical Collections and British and European Seed Plants will lead and manage the Historical Collections and the British and European seed plant herbaria, ensuring best practice in collections care and strategic development of the collections. An expert in a relevant field, the SCiC will provide a high level of scholarship across these collections specifically in collections-based science (e.g. taxonomy, systematics, organismal biology). Working towards maximising the significance of the collections for their various purposes, emphasis will be on achieving the strategic goals and values of the NHM. This post will report to the Principal Curator in Charge of the Algae, Fungi and Plants Collections.
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