ANNOUNCEMENTS

Botany 2026 Workshop Proposal Deadline EXTENDED to November 24th!

Share your expertise with the botanical community—submit a workshop proposal for Botany 2026! Workshops at the conference include hands-on activities (e.g., software demonstrations, data analysis tutorials, botanical drawing, etc.). They may be presented as all-day, half-day, or 2-hour sessions. It is preferable and recommended that workshops have at least two organizers. Please note that attendees at workshops are charged a fee to help cover room rental, AV expenses, and coffee breaks. For reference, Botany 2025’s workshops are listed here.

Click here to submit your workshop proposal. Deadline is November 24, 2025.

Start planning to take in the beauty of the Sonoran Desert at Botany 2026 in Tucson!

With amazing pre-pandemic hotel rates of $108 / night for students and $138 / night for other attendees, you won't want to miss connecting with friends and colleagues surrounded by the beauty of the Sonoran desert.

When you’re ready to step away from sessions and soak in the landscape, the trails surrounding the hotel offer a living gallery of Sonoran Desert flora. Wander among Mesquite and Palo Verde trees, marvel at the towering Saguaro, and spot Cholla and Hedgehog cacti nestled among the rocks.

From desert trails to conference sessions, there will be plenty to discover—stay up to date with the latest details at www.botanyconference.org.
 
We look forward to reviewing your workshop submission.

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Conservation Communications Technician, Atlanta Botanical Garden's Southeastern Center for Conservation

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is seeking a creative Conservation Communications Technician to support the Southeastern Center for Conservation in bringing our vital plant conservation work to life through engaging, science-based digital storytelling.

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Associate Professor of Plant Biology and Director of the UNC Herbarium

Director of UNC Herbarium and Associate Professor in the Department of Biology

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Senior Collections Specialist, Cal Academy

The Botany Department at The California Academy of Sciences is hiring a Collections Specialist!

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Senior Field Technician, Atlanta Botanical Garden's Southeastern Center for Conservation

The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Southeastern Center for Conservation seeks a Senior Field Technician to advance field work to achieve the management goals of the Ecological Management for Enhanced Resilience in the Northwest Florida Sentinel Landscape project, funded through the United States Department of Defense Readiness & Environmental Protection Integration Program (REPI). This project aims to enhance and survey habitats to achieve the management goals of the Nokuse Land Trust (Nokuse) and its adjacent neighbor, Eglin Air Force Base (EAFB). The Senior Field Technician’s work will support that of project Field Biologists.

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Collections study grants, Burke Museum, Washington State

Collections study grants provide financial assistance for graduate students and post-doctoral researchers to study the collections of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (UWBM).

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Curator of Plants and Sustainability, Royal Ontario Museum

ROM seeks an innovative and collaborative Curator to build, research, interpret, and share the Museum’s plants collection.

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Plant mounter, University of Michigan Herbarium

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) is seeking a Plant Mounter at the University of Michigan Herbarium (https://lsa.umich.edu/herbarium), located at the new Research Museums Center (RMC) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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Ph.D. position in Alpine Plant Community Ecology, NC State

The Sheth plant evolutionary, population, and community ecology lab (www.seemasheth.weebly.com/) in the Department of Plant and Microbial Biology at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) invites applications for a Ph.D. student beginning in Fall 2026.

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Botany Instructor, Weber State University

The Department of Botany and Plant Ecology at Weber State University in Ogden, UT, a dual-mission regional state institution, invites applications for a 9-month, full-time, instructor position beginning July 1, 2026.

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