Botanical Horticulturist - Arboretum Nursery

at  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

JOB SUMMARY

RBG Kew has an international reputation for the diversity and quality of its living collections which is arguably the most diverse plant collection in cultivation in the world.
We are looking for a skilled horticulturist to join our team propagating and cultivating some of the most valuable living plant collections in the gardens.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The successful candidate will have good knowledge and experience in a wide range of propagation techniques as well as irrigation, plant nutrition, pest and disease management and use of appropriate machinery. Ideally you will have a Level 2 qualification in horticulture or an equivalent.

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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