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The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) needs keen and enthusiastic individuals to support the Garden’s mission to explore, conserve and explain the world of plants.
We have four sites around Scotland, Dawyck Botanic Garden near Peebles, Benmore Botanic Garden near Dunoon, Logan Botanic Garden near Stranraer and in Edinburgh.
We currently employ around 300 staff and work with around 300 volunteers to achieve our objectives.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is committed to ensuring that all staff and customers are treated equally irrespective of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy may be downloaded from the link further down the page.
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If you require the above download documents in an alternative format, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk or call 0131 552 7171.
Current vacancies
Plants with Purpose: Enhancing flood management and multi-functional performance of green
infrastructure by evaluating plant functional traits.
Paid PhD studentship based in Edinburgh (UK applicant)
Sponsoring University: Heriot Watt
Join our innovative new research programme making a practical difference to urban life using Naturebased Solutions.
Climate change is causing ever worsening social, practical, and economic shocks for urban communities,
and traditional urban planning and grey infrastructure offer little room for successful adaptation.
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) offer a holistic route towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal
11 by simultaneously addressing climate, biodiversity, and human wellbeing challenges.
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh explores, conserves, and explains the world of plants for a better
future. RBGE’s ‘Plants with Purpose’ programme focuses on plant selection and performance t
1. Advance our understanding of plant functional traits and the impacts of plant choice on
ecosystem service delivery (right plant, right place);
2. Provide the evidence and support for water sector professionals to monitor and improve the
long-term, multi-functional performance of green infrastructure; and
3. Encourage greater adoption of NbS for urban challenges across society.
This PhD is embedded within a collaborative team based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE),
Heriot-Watt University (HWU), and Scottish Water. Using an experimental approach, the successful
candidate will evaluate the functional traits of plants and analyse their performance in delivering
beneficial ecosystem services under a range of changing environmental conditions and stressors. This is
an exciting and rapidly growing field in which the student will have the opportunity to make a real
difference to urban sustainability. See details here: LINK
Requirements and eligibility: This project will suit a student with a background in ecology, geography,
or similar field, but we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds and experience.
To apply, please email naturebased@rbge.org.uk with:
- Your CV
- Details for two references
- A two-page cover letter outlining your interest and relevant experience
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact the team (naturebased@rbge.org.uk) before applying.
Closing date: 5pm (BST) on Friday, 02 August 2024
Part-time (32 hours per week), permanent post, based in Edinburgh with option of hybrid working (3 full days in office requested)
Starting salary £25,424 pro rata (£21,988), plus civil service pension, generous holiday entitlement and other benefits
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s leading botanic gardens and a global centre for biodiversity science, horticulture and education. Our vision is of a positive future for plants, people and the planet. Our team in the Development and Comms Division works to raise the funds and public awareness to make this vision a reality, and we are looking for a dynamic individual to fill this key administrative role in our small but efficient team on a part-time basis.
You will be responsible for membership and fundraising administration, including the accurate recording of subscriptions and donations on our database, processing purchase orders, dealing with membership/fundraising correspondence and phone enquiries, and data entry to Raiser’s Edge. You will also occasionally assist the team with event planning activities and support logistics associated with events.
As a highly organised individual, you should have excellent communication skills, as well as sound administrative and numeracy skills and will need to have good attention to detail. Some flexibility may be occasionally required to assist with events in the evenings and weekends.
To apply please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
- your cv
- a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
- a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form
Closing date: 10am (BST) on Friday 2nd August 2024
Interview date: Wednesday 7 August 2024
Recruitment information: Job description and person specification
If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been shortlisted. No recruitment agencies please.
Full-time, permanent post based in Edinburgh
Starting salary £36,904 plus civil service pension, generous holiday entitlement and other benefits
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is one of the world’s top four botanic gardens based on the quality, breadth and depth of our science, plant collections, public engagement, and education. We are looking for a qualified and engaging individual to provide teaching and support learning related to plant biodiversity science for our undergraduate horticulture programmes and contribute to improving courses, modules, and learner experiences to support the department and division’s strategic aims.
This wide-ranging role involves all aspects of delivery, lesson planning, development of learning resources, marking, and evaluating the courses. You’ll also provide student support, including supervising projects, field excursions, and pastoral care, and will be working closely with colleagues and academic partners.
We’re looking for applicants with a background in plant biodiversity science. You’ll need to be flexible in your approach, with strong planning and time management skills and the ability to use various teaching methods to engage students. Strong verbal and written communication skills will be essential, as will the ability to work effectively and collaboratively as part of a small, busy team.
Applicants must be able to teach both in person and online and have a good understanding of higher education in Scotland and the UK. A recognised teaching qualification would be beneficial, as would prior knowledge of botanic gardens.
Although we see this as a full-time role, applications will also be considered from exceptional candidates looking to work on a part-time basis.
To apply, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
- your CV
- a cover letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
- a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form
Closing date: midday (GMT) Monday, 5 August 2024
Interviews: To be confirmed, likely to be mid August
Recruitment Information: Job description and person specification
If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies, please.
Full – time, permanent post, based at The John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Salary £25,181 per annum
The Botanics Trading Company Ltd is looking to appoint a Retail Supervisor to support the team in the shop with a focus on the gift shop and merchandising. Applicants should possess excellent customer service skills and experience in a fast paced retail environment. A friendly outgoing personality and good attention to detail are essential. Successful candidates would be required to work the occasional weekend as rostered.
To apply, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
- your CV
- a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
- a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form
Closing date: 17.00 BST on Sunday 4 August 2024
Interview date: Thursday 8 August 2024
Recruitment Information: Job description and person specification
If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.
Part -time (14 hours per week Saturday/Sunday), permanent post based at The John Hope Gateway, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
£12.00 per hour
The Botanics Trading Company Ltd is looking to appoint a weekend sales assistant to support the team in the shop. Applicants should possess excellent customer service skills and experience in a fast paced retail environment. A friendly outgoing personality and good attention to detail are essential. Successful candidates would be required to work Saturday and Sunday.
To apply, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
- your CV
- a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
- a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form
Closing date: 17.00 BST on Sunday 4 August 2024
Interview date: Thursday 8 August 2024
Recruitment Information: Job description and person specification
If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.
Full-time, permanent role, based in Edinburgh
Salary £30,779 per annum, plus civil service pension, generous holiday entitlement and other benefits
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are looking for keen and enthusiastic climbing Arborist with an interest in botanical collections to join our team. Our work builds on our 354-year history as a scientific botanic garden and a centre for education. We grow over 1200 taxa of trees in the 70-acre Garden, and it is extensively planted and maintained to the highest horticultural standard.
The Arboretum team are responsible for the tree collection as well as the Nepalese, Japanese, Rhododendron, Shrub and Herbaceous collections in the Arboretum areas. A changing climate, new pests and diseases, and a major re-development project mean that this is a challenging task that can only be tackled through collaborative working.
We need a dynamic individual to join the team to maintain, conserve and develop the living collection. With a proven aptitude for carrying out tree pruning and dismantling works from a rope and harness, our ideal candidate will be comfortable taking the lead on site when carrying out these tasks. You should demonstrate expertise in tree health care, identification and management of pests and diseases, tree risk management, record keeping and sustainable compliant arboricultural practices.
You will need to be comfortable operating and maintaining a wide range of horticultural/ arboricultural machinery and should ideally hold a range of certificates that evidence competency. Given the broad remit of the team, applicants must also be comfortable taking on a wide range of physical horticultural tasks and tree risk management surveys when not carrying out tree work.
Whilst the role will be based in Edinburgh there may be a requirement to provide support at our Benmore, Logan and Dawyck sites, or even overseas at times.
To apply, please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with:
- your CV
- a covering letter outlining the skills, knowledge and experience you’d bring to the post
- a completed equal opportunities questionnaire: EOQ form
Closing date: 9am (BST) on Monday 5 August 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 13 August 2024*
*First stage interviews will be held via teams and successful candidates from this round will be invited to attend an onsite interview in Edinburgh at a later date.
Recruitment Information: Job description and person specification
If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.
Six-week placement, full-time based at Logan Botanic Garden
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh is a world leading botanical institute and international visitor attraction taking positive action for plants and people; from local communities across Scotland, to more than 40 countries around the world.
Located on the south-western tip of Scotland, close to Stranraer, Logan Botanic Garden enjoys an almost subtropical climate. Our collections are grown and maintained for the enjoyment of visitors and also supports internationally important scientific research, education, and conservation.
We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual with an interest in gardening, horticulture, and the outdoors to join our team at Logan for 6 weeks. The placement itself is aimed at those aged 16–24-year-olds although there is no upper age limit. This is a paid placement, and you will receive a payment of £2772.23, which will be subject to normal statutory deductions. You will also accrue holiday entitlement for the period of the placement.
During your time at Logan, you will work with the team and learn about practical horticulture, spending time in all areas of the garden.
To apply please email recruitment@rbge.org.uk with a personal statement is no more than 3 pages long and should:
- Tell us about you
- Tell us about your interest in horticulture and any horticultural skills you have
- Include information about any previous work experience you have
- Explain why you would like to undertake this practical work placement at Logan Botanic Garden
You may also wish to include a CV with your application, but this is not essential. You should also complete an online equal opportunities questionnaire by clicking this link.
Closing date: 12pm (GMT) Friday, 9 August 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 19 August 2024
Recruitment information: Job description and person specification
If you haven’t heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion. No recruitment agencies please.
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