Rio Botanical Garden and Brazilian Forest Service open selection process for taxonomists and herbarium technicians

The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden and the Brazilian Forest Service have launched calls for applications for collaborators to work on the National Forest Inventory. There are 12 positions available for individual consultants to work as taxonomists in the botanical identification of samples collected in the Atlantic Forest. Applications can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. on August 9, 2025. There are also 12 consulting positions available to work as herbarium technicians, performing quality control, maintenance, and treatment of botanical material collected in the Atlantic Forest. Applications can be submitted until 11:59 p.m. on August 11, 2025.

Selection process announcement - Hiring of Individual Consultants No. 162/2025 - published on the IICA website, ttps://iica.int/en/pessoa-fisica (search for process 162/2025). Consultant to act as taxonomist in the botanical identification of samples collected in the Atlantic Forest, within the scope of the National Forest Inventory – IFN (12 positions: 8 immediate and 4 for reserve registration). City of operation: Rio de Janeiro/RJ. The deadline for candidates to express their interest is August 9, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.

Selection Process Notice - Hiring of Individual Consultant No. 164/2025 - published on the IICA website, ttps://iica.int/en/pessoa-fisica (search for process 164/2025). Consultant to work as a herbarium technician, performing quality control, maintenance, and treatment of botanical material collected in the Atlantic Forest, within the scope of the National Forest Inventory - IFN (12 positions - 8 immediate and 4 for reserve registration). City of operation: Rio de Janeiro/RJ). The deadline for candidates to express their interest is August 11, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.