Horticulturist II

Overview
Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values
Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:
1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Department Information
The Horticulturalist II leads educational programming and experiential learning initiatives within the campus community garden while ensuring the overall health, functionality, and upkeep of the space. This role combines hands-on horticultural management with environmental education focused on horticulture, composting systems, soil science, food systems, and related natural science topics.

The position is responsible for maintaining the garden to a high standard while fostering a culture of learning, stewardship, and volunteer engagement. The ideal candidate is both a skilled horticultural practitioner and an enthusiastic educator who can translate garden operations into meaningful learning experiences for students, classes, and campus groups.

Provide professional expertise and leadership in the management of tree, shrub, groundcover and flowers planting, growth and maintenance within an assigned campus area. Includes selection and purchase of plants, materials and supplies. Position is responsible for setting employee goals, assessing employee performance and providing feedback, and making pay recommendations. This position will interact on a consistent basis with: Facilities management and supervisors, landscaping management, vendors and contractors, campus planning management. This position typically will advise and counsel: Facilities, landscaping and campus planning management. This position will supervise: grounds keeping personnel.

Job Duty 1 -
Develop and implement horticultural plans and work programs.

Job Duty 2 -
Oversee landscape development and maintenance activities including providing work instruction and inspection of completed assignments.

Job Duty 3 -
Select and purchase landscape related materials and supplies.

Job Duty 4 -
Supervise the application of pesticides and other chemicals in maintaining landscape and grounds.

Job Duty 5 -
Select, hire and train grounds keeping personnel; monitor work performance.

Job Duty 6 -
Prepare landscape related reports and presentations.

Job Duty 7 -
Perform other duties as assigned

Educational Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Horticulture or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience
Three to four years of job related experience

SKILLS
This job requires working knowledge of horticultural professional principles and practices including the use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles, landscape design, turf management, plant selection and cultivation. Skills in supervision/leadership and landscape maintenance management are required as is the use of office related computer applications.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 25 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

Salary range: up to $52,000.00 / annually

Location: Atlanta, GA

Job grade: C8

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have financial responsibilities.
No, this position will be required to drive.
This role is considered a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

A successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening