North Carolina Botanical Garden seeks a Flora Database Designer/Manager
Position Summary
The UNC-CH Herbarium/North Carolina Botanical Garden seeks a Flora Database Designer/Manager to join a dedicated set of professionals developing the Flora of the Southeastern United States and related apps, websites, florulas, and collaborative flora projects, for use by scientists, conservationists, agencies, NGOs, students, and the public.
Duties and responsibilities
Programs features in the Flora Manager MS-Access database system, including input forms, QC, search, export, creating large Word documents, R-based scripts for creating maps, and GIS shapefile editing of underlying maps. Identifies and arranges import of compatible external data, including designing multiple data modeling solutions along with their pros and cons for leadership. Understands modern concept-based taxonomy and creates crosswalks for internal and external data to align plant concepts and attributes to the Flora of the Southeastern United States. Develops content for and connects data to the NC Botanical Garden FloraQuest data system. Creates and manages data exports to drive mobile apps based on the Flora. Understands plant traits and dichotomous keys to extract relevant and unambiguous traits from keys to apply to plants. Creates web applications for displaying and helping users understand the flora. Applies updates and extracts data from related ecological vegetation plots databases for clients. Manages projects to understand client needs and ensure on-time fulfilment of deliverables.
Qualifications
Seven (7) years of programming in botanical, organismal biological, ecological, or environmental
sciences applications. Ability to identify plants and plant traits, preferably in the southeastern US
region. Expertise is MS-Access Visual Basic for Applications programming and form development, SQL query writing, MS-Word automation (including underlying XML docx format), R scripting (including mapping), GIS editing abilities. Fluent in XML, json, HTML, css, javascript, SVG. Ability to work independently, communicate clearly, and resolve conflicts with clients, consultants, PIs, and other staff.
*This posting can be accessed directly by applicants at https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/194607.
Master's and 1-2 years' experience or Bachelor's and 2-4 years' experience or will accept a
combination of related education and experience in substitution.
The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) has been a leader in native plant conservation,
horticulture, and education in the southeastern United States for more than 50 years. As part of The
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we further the University's tripartite teaching, research, and public service mission through our own mission to inspire understanding, appreciation, and
conservation of plants and to advance a sustainable relationship between people and nature. As a
garden focused on conserving the biodiversity of southeastern native plants, we recognize that just as
biodiversity is critical to a healthy ecosystem, diversity in people and perspectives makes our
organization and community stronger. NCBG is committed to creating an environment in our gardens
and natural areas where everyone’s voice is heard, and everyone feels safe and welcome.
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