Plant Technician 3
About the role
Reporting to the Manager of Program Operations, the Plant Technician 3 is responsible for working hands-on with a wide diversity of plants used for teaching, research, outreach, and display. This position is a key member of the greenhouse team, working independently, exercising specialized horticultural judgment, coordinating plant production according to instructional and research schedules, and training, leading, or directing the work of staff, students, interns, and volunteers.
The University of Washington Department of Biology operates a 20,000-square-foot greenhouse that supports undergraduate instruction, faculty research, public outreach, and the care of diverse living plant collections. The greenhouse includes tropical, desert, temperate, teaching, and research rooms and serves UW students, faculty, researchers, visiting educational groups, and members of the public. Greenhouse staff provide horticultural information and consultation to researchers as well as specialized plant care necessary for the successful cultivation of teaching and research organisms.
Responsibilities
- Plant Cultivation and Collection Care - 40%: Supervise and perform the care and maintenance of crops and other plants for developmental, research, instructional, outreach,