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Do you want a job that provides valuable career experience in a great setting? Consider a job with the University’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum.

Graduate Student Caretaker - Matthaei Botanical Gardens

This coming year (2008-2009) Matthaei Botanical Gardens will have two caretaker positions available, and we are now accepting applications. Our caretakers work 10 hours a week at the Gardens in exchange for housing at the historic Matteson Farmhouse, a duplex, on Dixboro Road. Caretakers assist in many facets of caring for the Botanical Gardens property and facility. General duties will be focused during weekend hours, including holidays, and will include some on-call responsibilities for facility emergencies. Work will include a mix of indoor facility management (room set-up for events, light custodial duties, and evening greenhouse monitoring) and outdoor tasks (weeding or mowing, trash pick-up, clearing snow, etc.). Applicants should be able to operate some maintenance equipment when necessary, training will be provided. Applicants should have some experience with facility or grounds management. We are committed to creating a diverse team among our caretakers and staff.

The period of appointment is approximately spring or summer 2008 through summer 2009. Contracts are renewable yearly, for up to three years. Caretakers will be living in 1 unit of the farmhouse, which is unfurnished. Pets are not allowed. Utilities are included, there is no A/C. Plumbing and space is provided for laundry, but machines are not included. Parking is provided at the house.

If you are interested, send a cover letter and current resume with three references to:
 
Matthew Scott
Collections/Natural Areas Specialist
1610 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1700
mrscott@umich.edu

We will begin reviewing applications April 4, 2008 until the position is filled.

Graduate Student Caretaker - Nichols Arboretum

This coming year (2008-2009) Nichols Arboretum will have up to five caretaker positions available, and we are now accepting applications. Our "caretakers" work at least 10 hours a week at the Arboretum in exchange for housing at either the historic Burnham House/Reader Center at our Washington Heights entrance or at the Caretaker's Cottage near the center of the Arboretum. Typically caretakers assist in many facets of caring for the Arboretum property, while they may have one or two particular areas of focus. Caretaker applicants should have, first and foremost, a love for outdoor work. General duties include a mix of outdoor tasks, (such as trash pick-up and collection, weeding and planting garden areas, natural areas management, clearing snow, etc.), assisting with events, and may rarely include work on educational programs, publications, or other activities. Applicants should be able to drive a tractor (training will be provided) and to operate some maintenance equipment when necessary. We are particularly interested in good working knowledge of local plants and ecosystems, but other skills in areas such as trail building and repair and ecological restoration would also be valuable. We are interested in creating a diverse team among our five caretakers.

The period of appointment is approximately spring or summer 2008 through summer 2009. Both apartments are unfurnished. Pets are not allowed. Parking is provided at the Field Office, near the Caretaker's Cottage. Students must remain enrolled at the University during the term of the appointment.

If you are interested, send a cover letter and current resume with three references to:
 
Matthew Scott
Collections/Natural Areas Specialist
1610 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1700
mrscott@umich.edu

We will begin reviewing applications March 14th until the position is filled.

We are no longer accepting applicaitons for summer internships as we have recently begun our selection process. Our thanks go out to all of the great participants that submitted their resumes. This summer we are offering a variety of internships to students and recent graduates interested in the areas described below. Our internships provide opportunities to participate in real world projects with staff teams and groups of community volunteers.

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