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Job Title Agriculture Extension Associate Senior Requisition Number RE48911 Working Title Native Plants Collection Manager and Curator Department Name 81115:Arboretum Work Location Lexington, KY Grade Level 44 Salary Range $43,805-70,075/year Type of Position Staff Position Time Status Full-Time Required Education

MS

Click here for more information about equivalencies: https://hr.uky.edu/employment/working-uk/equivalencies Required Related Experience

No experience required.

Required License/Registration/Certification None Physical Requirements This position requires lifting, pushing and/or pulling objects up to 50 lbs.; standing or walking with objects up to 25 lbs.; sitting at computer for extended periods; repetitive motion; is subject to seasonal temperature extremes; and has some risk of injuries from use of equipment on the job. Shift Monday through Friday; 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and evenings and weekends as needed. Job Summary The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky, and the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment seek a Curator. The Curator will develop, expand and deliver formal and informal educational programming about The Arboretum’s natural resources for the community and the campus. Effective communication, collaboration, and interaction with diverse audiences including volunteers, visitors, students and university research/teaching staff is required. The Curator will lead the advancement, growth, and promotion of our notable native plants collection in the Walk Across Kentucky and the Arboretum Woods, while also performing curatorial functions for our horticultural plantings. The Arboretum’s signature collection, the Walk Across Kentucky (WAKY) Native Plant Collection, serves as a living laboratory for students, staff, faculty, visitors and volunteers.

The successful candidate: will have education and experience as a naturalist, in horticulture, forestry, or a closely related field will be curator for the native plant collection and horticultural gardens will interact with UK faculty, staff, students, visitors and volunteers to ensure our mission of education, conservation and research continues and advances will develop and implement extension and other educational programming about native plants, conservation and ecology

Specific Request Instructions
Please provide 1 to 3 example(s) of professional or educational writing, media, or other communications which convey your interests and communications ability (maximum of 3 samples). Upload individually at least one example under the Applicant Document label Specific Request 2. Skills / Knowledge / Abilities MA Windows, Excel, Powerpoint; GIS database management; propagation protocols; field botany. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? Yes Preferred Education/Experience A Master’s degree (or equivalent education and job experience) plus 5 or more years related experience in native ecosystems; natural resources; plant ecology; plant biology; or restoration ecology is preferred. Deadline to Apply 02/20/2025 Our University Community We value the well-being of each of our employees and are dedicated to creating a healthy place for everyone to work, learn and live. In the interest of maintaining a safe and healthy environment for our students, employees, patients and visitors the University of Kentucky is a Tobacco & Drug Free campus.


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