Beal Garden Scholar - Summer Student Jobs

Hiring Organization: MSU Beal Botanical Garden
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: East Lansing, MI
Application Due Date: April 5, 2024

Beal Garden Scholar (Multiple Positions Available)'

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Schedule: M-F 6:30am-3:00pm.

Positions are full-time (limited part time positions available)

May 6th-August 16th, $15/hour

 

Beal Garden is looking for students to assist in maintaining the garden. This is a great opportunity to learn about native plants, develop horticultural skills, and maintain living collections. This position requires physical labor with the endurance to handle all kinds of weather. We are looking for candidates that are self-motivated, hardworking, inclusive, flexible, and a good teammate. 

 

Over the course of the summer, students will lead a garden project, including but not limited to annual bed design, bed renovation, pollinator garden oversight, endangered and threatened management, garden record keeping, and riverbank focus, or propose a project of their own.          

 

Regular tasks: planting, weeding, watering, mulching, pruning, invasive species removal, and event setup.

For questions: E-mail Lead Gardener Bethany Troy at troybeth@msu.edu

 

 

Beal Scholars

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Schedule: Position dependent

Primary Location: Olds Hall

Hours available: position dependent

May 6th-August 16th, $15/hour

For question: E-mail Communications Coordinator Jennifer Hunnell at hunnellj@msu.edu

 

Collections Scholar

                  16-24 Hours/week available

Develop new collections and enhance existing collections of the Beal Botanical Garden. Scholars will support and maintain sustainable collections that tap into conservation, community representation, and the arts.

Desired Experience: Art and/or plant background, collections management, database management

Potential Tasks:

Research plants

Problem solve (organization and layout)  

Inventory and Record Keeping

Identify and document plants

 

Education Scholar

24-32 Hours/week available

Work with Education Director and Education Coordinator to develop engaging materials and programming within the Garden and across campus.

Desired Experience: Public Education, Program development and implementation, Outreach

Potential Tasks:

Tabling Across Campus

Design and implement tours and guest experiences

Support Garden programming – lead Garden programming (if desired)

 

Communication Scholar

                 16-24 hours/week

Spread awareness about the Beal Botanical Garden throughout the campus and broader community by facilitating online engagement and creating informational materials.

Desired Experience: social media management, graphic design, video editing

Potential Activities:

Support management of website and social media

Editing of video materials for education and engagement

Promote Beal on Instagram, X, and Facebook