Seed science job opportunities at RBG Kew, UK
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is recruiting for two seed science posts based at the Millennium Seed Bank at Wakehurst in West Sussex, UK.
Head of Seed Collections, c. £85k
The Head of Seed Collections is a newly-created role that will focus on developing and implementing long-term strategy and business planning for the MSB in collaboration with Kew Science’s leadership team and external collaborators. This is a high profile role leading MSB’s Partnership, Seed Collections and Germination teams, setting clear objectives, building capability and capacity, as well as promoting the seed collections locally, nationally and internationally.
Head of Seed Collections – Careers | Kew Gardens
Senior Research Leader – Seed Biology, c. £60k
Reporting to the Head of Trait Diversity and Function, this role focuses on providing strategic leadership for seed biology research at Kew. This includes overseeing Kew’s ambitious programme to explore and solve the challenges associated with cryopreservation of exceptional species, building partnerships with key academic and industrial organisations internationally, and leading on the development of new facilities at Wakehurst for research and long-term storage of seeds.
Senior Research Leader – Seed Biology – Careers | Kew Gardens
The closing date for both posts is 18th August 2024.
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