The UC Davis Arboretum is recruiting for a GATEways Horticulturist
Starting salary: $3,354-$5,396 per month
Application deadline: January 27, 2012
Apply online: https://www.employment.ucdavis.edu/
Job requisition number: 03006633

This position will help design, install, and manage innovative teaching
landscapes for the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden as part of the
GATEways initiative (Gardens, Arts, and The Environment).  Working directly
with UC Davis faculty, students, staff, and community members, the position
will help develop and implement plans for sustainable educational landscapes
that reflect the academic work of UC Davis and incorporate Valley-Wise
gardening strategies, art, interpretive signs, plant labels, and changing
exhibits that engage University visitors. The position will work in close
partnership with a team of Arboretum staff, Grounds staff, and campus
landscape architects and planners to carry out GATEways projects.
Responsible for developing, managing, and implementing a student
internship/volunteer program. Responsible for developing, managing and
supervising high-level and highly-skilled volunteers, civic and student
service clubs and others. Participates in a variety of fundraising
activities. Manages all aspects of assigned projects, including supervision
of students and volunteers, budget planning and expense reporting. Actively
participates as an expert in assigned areas such as biodiversity,
sustainability, habitat restoration, urban horticulture, crops and edible
landscapes which are the core components connecting campus landscapes with
UC Davis academic and research programs.

Required Qualifications:
* Education in and demonstrated experience with applied best practices in
horticultural science.
* Familiarity with identification and geographic origin of a wide variety of
plants suitable for cultivation in central California.
* Knowledge of sustainability issues and solutions in landscapes,
horticulture, water management, etc.
* Experience managing volunteer and internship programs.
* Experience in developing and maintaining effective relationships with
academic partners and donors.
* Experience in museum collection management, curation, and interpretation.
* Organizational and project management skills to prioritize, organize, and
manage multiple projects; to work effectively under pressure with
conflicting deadlines; and to solve problems on an ad-hoc basis.
* Knowledge and skills in the use of a broad range of Windows-based
software, including MS Office, FileMaker Pro, BG-Base, and accounting and
billing software to prepare budgets, project plans, articles, and reports
(such as the manipulation of accession, propagation, and nursery records) as
needed.
* Skill to establish goals, prepare project plans and budgets, and evaluate
results and desired outcomes.
* Knowledge and skill to prepare budgets, allocate funds, and prepare
proposals and reports on disposition of funds.
* Writing skills for the preparation of articles, grant proposals, project
proposals, and reports.

Preferred Qualifications:
* Skills to propagate regionally-appropriate plants.
* Skill to design interpretive exhibits that attract and hold visitor
attention and communicate key educational messages.
* Skill in conducting research, applying experimental techniques and
replicating research results, and implementing and managing research projects.