Adjunct - Landscape Horticulture

Adjunct - Landscape Horticulture

The Adjunct for Landscape Horticulture will be responsible for the planning and execution of courses in the Landscape Horticulture department. Essential duties and responsibilities include working with full-time faculty and course documents to ensure students learn desired competencies.

Minimum qualifications include an associate degree in horticulture or relevant field and three years of relevant green industry experience or a bachelor's degree accredited college or university in any discipline and five years of relevant green industry experience. Experience in training and supervising a minimum of two employees or volunteers for at least one year is also required.

Relevant green industry fields include agriculture, agriculture or horticulture education, construction, business, and/or experience in one or more of the following areas: horticulture science (applied botany), soil science/plant nutrition, woody plant materials, herbaceous plant materials, fruit & nut production, landscape pests and controls (entomology and plant pathology), pesticide applicator training, turfgrass management, golf course management and/or athletic field management, turfgrass pests and controls, landscape design, computer-aided landscape design, sustainable agriculture, vegetable crop production, community garden management, public parks, gardens and recreation, nature education, sustainable landscape design, stormwater management, landscape operations, landscape management, landscape construction, hardscapes, landscape lighting, interior plantscaping, floral design/marketing, arboriculture, greenhouse management and plant production, irrigation design, installation, and troubleshooting, operating a horticulture or agriculture-based business.

Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree in horticulture or related discipline from an accredited college or university and three years industry experience, or a bachelor's degree in any discipline and five years' industry experience. One year of teaching or training experience and one year's experience supervising at least three employees or volunteers are also desired.

Effective skills to communicate with students, other faculty, administrators, and the community are desired competencies. Position available varies by semester. Compensation is $700.00 per lecture hour for new adjuncts. Contractual affiliation is N/A. Exempt classification is non-exempt. Status is part time.