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Herbarium Assistant-SW

CompanyOhio Wesleyan University
LocationDelaware
Work ModeOn Site
PostedAugust 7, 2026
Internship Information
Core Responsibilities
The intern will assist curators in upgrading research collections by mounting, repairing, and organizing dried plant specimens. They will also be responsible for documenting samples and preparing them for transport to other museums.
Internship Type
student
Company Size
1
Visa Sponsorship
No
Language
English
Working Hours
3 hours
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About The Company
The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at Ohio Wesleyan's mission is to create a collaborative, innovative, and imaginative space that facilitates value creation and professional development. The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU is housed at 70 S. Sandusky St. and includes rentable office spaces, a shared work area for center members, a conference center with digital meeting capabilities, and educational programming to support entrepreneurial understanding and success. Center members have access to Ohio Wesleyan student-interns, through The OWU Connection, for assistance with product research, marketing strategies, budgeting, graphic design – and other needs to help them build their businesses. The Delaware Entrepreneurial Center at OWU is the nation’s first such collaboration among a small liberal arts university and the surrounding city and county. This entrepreneurial endeavor is designed to ignite creativity! Find YOUR spot to expand your dream! We have unique spaces for entrepreneurs at all stages of their business creation: 5 Offices, 60 Coworking locations, and Conference rooms.
About the Role

Purpose/Objective of the Role:

The herbarium intern will assist curators in upgrading OWU’s research collections, mounting and repairing specimens, and packing and sending specimens to other museums.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

  • Organization
  • Care
  • Documentation of dried samples of plants

Qualifications:

  • Previous experience is not required, but the work requires attention to detail and care in handling fragile and sometimes irreplaceable research specimens.
  • Useful skills and experience for this position: 
    • Work with archival materials
    • Library experience
    • Activities involving careful record-keeping
    • Biology course work
  • Completion of biology courses helpful, but not required.

Potential Future Career Benefit:

  • Research collections of plants are shared among botanists around the world as a way to explore and document biological diversity. 
  • Key to this interchange is the careful organization, care, and documentation of dried samples of plants. 
  • An internship in herbarium curation prepares a student for careers and advanced studies in plant science, museum and archive management, and data science.

Career Paths Include:

  • Museum and Herbarium Technician: 
    • Care for and manage plant collections in museums, universities, and botanical gardens.
  • Collections Manager: 
    • Oversee physical archives, track loans, and supervise the organization of biological specimens.
  • Botanist or Plant Biologist: 
    • Conduct research on plant taxonomy, evolution, and ecology using preserved specimens.
  • Archivist or Librarian: 
    • Manage historical documents, field notebooks, and rare biological literature.

 

NOTE: Employment sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States

 

Application Instructions:

Complete the ADP application by selecting "Apply" button and answer all questions.

Supervisor: David Johnson

Commitment: Hours per week: 3 hours per week

Term: temporary – Fall 26 & Spring 27

Key Skills
Herbarium curationSpecimen mountingSpecimen repairArchival materials handlingRecord-keepingPlant taxonomyBiological specimen managementAttention to detail
Categories
Science & ResearchEducationAdministrative