Horticultural Facility Supervisor (Fixed Term)

Applications are invited for a Horticultural Facility Supervisor at the Sainsbury Laboratory University of Cambridge (SLCU). You will play a crucial part in providing general technical assistance to the Institute and serve as a primary point of contact for researchers.

You should have the following:

• Proven practical experience of horticulture.
• Experience growing under experimental conditions.
• Experience growing model plant species, eg Arabidopsis, Nicotiana, Medicago, etc.
• Experience of plant pest control.
• Previous supervisory experience is desirable.

You will fully integrate into a small and friendly team, participating in routine activities alongside your colleagues. Under guidance from the Horticultural Facility Manager you will be responsible for directing the other members of the team in order to prioritise tasks when working under pressure. Some tasks require physically strenuous manual handling, therefore you must have the ability to safely complete these tasks, making use of assistance where necessary.

You will act as a first point of contact for team members and researchers with horticultural or service related enquiries. You should have experience of relevant horticultural and containment regulation and practice, as well as factual and theoretical knowledge. You will also have good analytical and problem solving skills.  It is important that you have excellent written and verbal communication skills as you will be liaising directly with researchers and other members of the institute and wider university.

A National Certificate in Horticulture or equivalent qualification is essential. The role involves pesticide application and use of a counterbalance forklift, therefore licences for these activities would be beneficial, however training will be provided if required.

Some attendance on site outside of usual working hours may occasionally be required.

The Horticultural Facility Supervisor plays a vital role in upholding the standards and performance of the Facility.

The Laboratory provides a welcoming and collaborative environment with a wide-range of family-friendly benefits and development opportunities. More about the Sainsbury Laboratory and details of what the University offers to employees, can be found at: www.slcu.cam.ac.uk.

The post is available immediately.

Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 1 year in the first instance.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48122.

Enquiries should be directed to Laurel Tully, Horticulture Facility Manager, on lt492@cam.ac.uk.

For questions regarding the application process, please email HR@slcu.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference PT43107 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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