Botanical Garden Assistant

Hiring Organization: Michigan State University
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: East Lansing, MI
Application Due Date: April 15, 2023

Help maintain the Botanical Garden while learning about native plants, developing horticultural skills, and maintaining living collections. Position requires physical labor and endurance to handle all weather conditions. Ideal candidates need no prior horticultural knowledge, but do need to proactively work independently and collaboratively, be an active listener, problem solver, openminded, and reliable. 

Potential Activities:

  • Planting, weeding, watering, mulching, pruning
  • Invasive species removal
  • Event setup
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