Collection Manager (Botany and Molecular Evolutionary Research) | Sammlungsmanager*in (m/w/d)
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
Job Summary
This role involves managing the digitization and curation of the Senckenberg Herbarium collections in Frankfurt. The Collection Manager will be responsible for overseeing data management workflows, ensuring data quality, and coordinating digitization projects, including leading auxiliary staff and volunteers. Key duties include updating systematic botanical nomenclature in the herbarium databases, managing biodiversity portals, and representing the department at technical workshops. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in Biosciences, Data Science, or a related field, possesses extensive experience with biological databases and current digitization methods, and demonstrates strong analytical and communication skills in both German and English. This is a unique opportunity to actively shape the research profile of a globally recognized institution at the intersection of digitization, biodiversity recording, and collection valorization.
Required Skills
Education
Bachelor's degree in Biosciences, Collection Management, Biology, Library and Information Science, Digital Humanities, Biodiversity Informatics, Data Science, or a related field
Experience
- Extensive experience with biological databases and standard lists
- Comprehensive experience in project planning and organization
- Comprehensive experience in staff leadership
- Initial experience with third-party funding acquisition
Languages
Additional
- Initial fixed-term contract (2 years); Willingness for occasional national and international travel (max. one to two short domestic trips or one international trip of max. three weeks)
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