
California Department of Food & Agriculture
CDFA promotes California agriculture & the environment
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is hiring a Botanist/Plant Taxonomist at the CDFA Plant Pest Diagnostics Laboratory. The incumbent’s main duties comprise curating the CDA Herbarium in Sacramento and identifying plant samples sent into the Lab for official determination. An MS is required, but PhD botanists are encouraged to apply. The applicant should be able to identify (using their own experience, herbarium specimens, and published and online resources) CA native and non-native plants, often from incomplete material. A knowledge of cultivated plants and the ability to infer the invasive potential of specific plants will also be useful.
The position pays from $7,494-$10,134/per month and will offer excellent CalPers benefits.
To apply for this job please visit calcareers.ca.gov.