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<p class="MsoNormal">CLOSING SOON (4/30/2023) -- Seed Bank Conservation Botanist (Full Time, Permanent)
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">M</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">inimum annual salary for this position is $57,000</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">; f</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">inal salary
offered dependent on education </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">&</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> experience.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">-- </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden (FWBG) seeks a Conservation Botanist to join the Texas Plant Conservation Program.
The position is responsible for the following: leading Texas rare plant seed banking efforts for the organization; conducting and overseeing seed collecting projects and managing the BRIT Conservation Seed Bank; conducting seed related research as part of
seed banking activities; writing grant proposals, both independently and in collaboration with the program Director; managing grant-supported projects as a principal investigator or as part of multi-investigator teams; disseminating the results of projects
through peer-reviewed publications, professional meetings, project reports, and other venues; supervising grant-funded staff, volunteers, and students as needed; assisting with organizing and facilitating the biennial Texas Plant Conservation Conference; and
interfacing with other conservation organizations, agencies, and individuals to strengthen a statewide conservation network. A Masters or Ph.D. degree in conservation biology, botany, natural resources, restoration ecology, or related field is required, along
with field work experience and experience with ex situ or preserved collections. Must have research project management and report and grant writing experience. A working knowledge of basic taxonomic principles and characteristics of major plant families and
Texas flora is desired. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">P</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">lease visit
</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://fwbg.org/about-us/careers/">https://fwbg.org/about-us/careers/</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:blue">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">and the “Seed Bank Conservation Botanist” listing</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"> or more information</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext">C</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">losing date is April 30. Questions about the position can be directed to Program Director Brooke Best at
</span><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:bbest@fwbg.org">bbest@fwbg.org</a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Brooke<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Brooke Byerley Best, PhD<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Director of Texas Plant Conservation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Botanical Research Institute of Texas <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:bbest@brit.org"><span style="color:blue">bbest@brit.org</span></a> OR
<a href="mailto:bbest@fwbg.org"><span style="color:blue">bbest@fwbg.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">817.332.4441 x225<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Fort Worth Botanic Garden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">1700 University Dr. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Fort Worth, Texas 76107-3400 USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="http://www.fwbg.org/"><span style="color:blue">fwbg.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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