Program Manager - S.M. Tracy Herbarium
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Senior
Bachelor's
College Station, TX, USA
In PersonOccasional travel to field sites, partner institutions, professional meetings, and other locations may be required.
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About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
- Five years of related experience is required.
- Knowledge of botany, herbarium collections, digitization, and program administration is required.
- Knowledge of word-processing, spreadsheet, database, and other computer applications is required.
- Effective verbal and written communication, organizational, interpersonal, problem-solving, and supervisory skills are required.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, implement established procedures, prepare reports and presentations, and work cooperatively with others is required.
- Occasional work beyond normal business hours or on weekends may be required for collection emergencies, special events, exhibitions, presentations, or program deadlines.
- Occasional travel to field sites, partner institutions, professional meetings, and other locations may be required.
- Ability to lift and move collection materials, specimen boxes, equipment, and supplies is required.
- Ability to work outdoors in variable weather conditions during field or collection activities is required.
- Compliance with applicable state and federal laws and Texas A&M University System policies, regulations, rules, procedures, and safety requirements is required.
- Applicants must submit a CV or resume, cover letter, and list of references; certifications or additional documentation may be submitted if applicable.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate day-to-day activities supporting the stewardship, documentation, digitization, and use of the herbarium collections, including accessioning, cataloging, specimen processing, loans, gifts, exchanges, records management, permits, and agreements.
- Coordinate established workflows for specimen imaging, image processing, transcription, georeferencing, validation, data release, and spectral-data collection.
- Maintain collection records, databases, identifiers, barcodes, metadata, backups, and data-quality procedures; support publication of collection records through web-based data-sharing platforms.
- Coordinate the use and maintenance of collection and digitization equipment; organize and analyze herbarium data; assist with program materials, operational plans, priorities, and routine reporting.
- Supervise program support staff, student assistants, interns, volunteers, and temporary employees engaged in collections and digitization activities.
- Assist with recruiting, scheduling, training, and evaluating personnel.
- Coordinate routine training, collection-based instruction, professional development, tours, presentations, seminars, workshops, and other educational activities.
- Coordinate access for visiting researchers, students, faculty, extension personnel, and other collection users, and respond to inquiries regarding specimens, collections, data, and herbarium services.
- Maintain communication with Texas A&M units, external institutions, collection users, and institutional partners.
- Assist with website, social-media, public education, outreach, exhibitions, lectures, and other activities that communicate the value of the herbarium.
- Assist with budgetary and procurement processes, supplies, equipment, vendors, and collection-related expenditures.
- Prepare routine reports, presentations, purchase orders, requisitions, and other administrative materials, and coordinate with accounting personnel and support staff.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with biological collections, herbarium operations, specimen digitization, data management, or related program administration is preferred.
- Experience supervising staff, student employees, interns, or volunteers is preferred.
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 applications is preferred.
- Familiarity with collection databases, web-based data-sharing platforms, imaging systems, or spectral-data equipment is preferred.
About the company
Texas A&M AgriLife Research conducts scientific work in agriculture and life sciences across Texas, with its headquarters in College Station and a statewide network of research centers. It produces research findings, practical solutions, and new technologies, sharing them through reports, publications, and hands-on extension work to help farmers, industries, and communities. Its breadth and ties to the Texas A&M University System, plus a history dating back to the Hatch Act, enable coordinated, multidisciplinary work across many crops, climates, and production systems. The goal is to improve Texas agriculture’s productivity, sustainability, and economic resilience by generating knowledge and turning it into usable tools and practices for farmers and related industries.
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Founded
1887
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Vacation
- Wellness Program
- Conference Attendance Budget