What are the responsibilities and job description for the Horticulture Landscape Tech - (2955202) position at North Dakota State University?
Position Information
Description & Details :
- Establish and maintain high horticulture standards and practices; provide direction and training for the staff, interns, and seasonal employees.
- Operate equipment required to transport, hang baskets, and plant flowers (i.e. aerial I utility vehicles, small tractors).
- Monitor and correct floral diseases, disorders and pests with the Facilities Management greenhouses and garden areas.
- Manage and support overall plant health and soil nutrition strategies for all gardens to include integrated pest management in the greenhouses and outdoor gardens.
- Provide hands-on leadership while working in the daily horticulture tasks of the exterior gardens and greenhouses.
- Provide detailed records of tree and shrub maintenance activities including historical information.
- Performs other related duties normally associated with maintenance of flowers and gardens.
- Coordinates the heating and cooling of greenhouses, greenhouse irrigation schedules and systems and maintenance of any horticulture related equipment.
- Establish and oversee a systematic plant records planting procedure to include design of campus flowerbeds.
- Performs other related duties normally associated with horticultural activities for two greenhouses and the propagation of 75,000 = / - plants annually.
- Provide assistance to the Assistant Coordinator
Work Schedule : Monday through Friday / 7 : 30am - 4 : 00pm. The work day times can be seasonally modified to support snow removal and plant propagation activities.
Advertised Salary : $53,000 min / year
Minimum Qualifications :
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Core Competencies :
Applicant Materials Required : Cover Letter and Resume.
NDSU OFFERS EXCELLENT BENEFITS!
Full time employees are eligible for the following benefits :
About Us :
North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.
NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.
NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.
No Smoking Notice :
As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
EO / AA Statement :
Diversity Statement :
NDSU strives to be a community of belonging, recognizing unique differences as strengths of our university. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that supports a community in which diverse populations and perspectives will know and learn from one another. NDSU values candidates who are committed to our core values of respect, inclusivity, community, creativity, excellence, impact, innovation, integrity, resilience, responsiveness, and transformation. Successful candidates will be committed to and help advance our strategic goal to create and maintain an open and respectful environment to promote inclusivity and diversity as a cornerstone of education, research, and outreach.
Veteran’s Preference Notice :
This position is subject to North Dakota Veteran’s Preference requirements.
Reasonable Accommodation Information
Salary : $53,000
