FWS - Herbarium Technician
Job no: 539346
Work type: Temp Part-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Libraries/Museums
Department:56020800 - NH-HERBARIUM
Classification Title:
Federal Work Study (FWS)
Classification Minimum Requirements:
This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through Federal Work-Study.
Job Description:
The University of Florida Herbarium (in the Florida Museum of Natural History) has a Federal Work Study (FWS) position available to work on processing dried museum specimens of vascular plants. Duties include handling fragile herbarium specimens, gluing and sewing specimens with archival methods for long-term preservation and study, organizing and filing, typing information from specimen labels into database fields, and imaging specimens with a fixed, mounted camera. Tasks require meticulous care and attention to detail. The hours are flexible but a regular schedule of 6-12 hours per week is desirable
Students seeking FWS employment should print/screenshot a copy of their Financial Aid Award Page, which contains the Federal Work Study award as proof of FWS eligibility. To locate your Financial Aid Award Page, go to https://one.uf.edu/financialaid/aidyear
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Expected Salary:
$14 an hour
Required Qualifications:
This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through Federal Work-Study.
Preferred:
Familiarity with general botany and plant taxonomy can be helpful but is not requisite.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:No
Advertised: 17 Apr 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 May 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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Job no: 539346
Work type: Temp Part-Time
Location: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
Categories: Biology/Life Science, Libraries/Museums
Department:56020800 - NH-HERBARIUM
Classification Title:
Federal Work Study (FWS)
Classification Minimum Requirements:
This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through Federal Work-Study.
Job Description:
The University of Florida Herbarium (in the Florida Museum of Natural History) has a Federal Work Study (FWS) position available to work on processing dried museum specimens of vascular plants. Duties include handling fragile herbarium specimens, gluing and sewing specimens with archival methods for long-term preservation and study, organizing and filing, typing information from specimen labels into database fields, and imaging specimens with a fixed, mounted camera. Tasks require meticulous care and attention to detail. The hours are flexible but a regular schedule of 6-12 hours per week is desirable
Students seeking FWS employment should print/screenshot a copy of their Financial Aid Award Page, which contains the Federal Work Study award as proof of FWS eligibility. To locate your Financial Aid Award Page, go to https://one.uf.edu/financialaid/aidyear
Web Login Service - University of Florida
Expected Salary:
$14 an hour
Required Qualifications:
This position is open to all students who are eligible to work on campus and will be employed through Federal Work-Study.
Preferred:
Familiarity with general botany and plant taxonomy can be helpful but is not requisite.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:No
Advertised: 17 Apr 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 May 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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