Botanical Preparator | Präparator*in für Botanik (m/w/d)

Job Summary

The State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe (SMNK) is seeking a dedicated Botanical Preparator to join its Botany Department, which manages a vast collection of over 600,000 specimens, some dating back over 300 years. This full-time, permanent role involves crucial collection management tasks, focusing on the systematization, preparation, digitization, and long-term preservation of specimens including seed plants, ferns, fungi, mosses, lichens, and algae. Day-to-day responsibilities include integrated pest management, organizing and sorting specimens, digital data capture, labeling, and synonym verification. The ideal candidate will have professional training as a Technical Assistant for natural history museums or comparable preparation experience, strong practical skills in various preparation techniques, and proficiency with PC applications (MS Office). Knowledge of collection databases like Diversity Workbench is a plus. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to significant museum research and collection security within a supportive, flexible work environment.