Assistant Director
WSU
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Pullman • Washington • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $4,942 - $7,569 per month
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Serve under the Horticulture Department Chair and responsible for management and operational oversight of three hands-on educational facilities
- Play a critical leadership role in supporting academic programs by integrating facility operations with instructional goals
- Perform and oversee the maintenance and repair of greenhouses, orchards, nurseries, and display gardens
- Coordinate the use of facilities for research, extension, student clubs, and public events.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in horticulture, plant sciences, agriculture, ecology, natural resources, or a related field
- Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in greenhouse management, facility, program, or farm management, including at least one (1) year of supervisory experience
- Demonstrated experience working in a collaborative setting with diverse stakeholders
- Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and make decisions that impact operational success and student learning outcomes
- Washington Public Operator Pesticide License.
Benefits
- paid sick and vacation leave
- paid holidays
- medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
- retirement
- deferred compensation
- optional supplemental retirement accounts
- training and development
- employee tuition waiver
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
greenhouse managementfacility managementprogram managementfarm managementmaintenance and repairhorticultureplant sciencesagricultureecologynatural resources
Soft skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizationalcollaborationdecision makingindependence
Certifications
Washington Public Operator Pesticide License