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Job ID number
901703998

Title
Gardening

Description
Student Gardener at the Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Renaissance Center seeks an undergraduate student to help maintain our Renaissance kitchen garden. Student gardener will work with the Renaissance of the Earth fellow to create and care for a historic Renaissance kitchen garden, including mulching, weeding, and irrigation as needed. Position requires interest and some experience in working outdoors on agricultural projects, flexibility, and ability to work on a team. You must also be available during the summer (flexible dates and times). QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: Must be a current undergraduate student. PREFERRED SKILLS: Attention to detail, interpersonal skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, dependable, punctual. Ideal candidates will have a range of interests such as Renaissance history and culture, agricultural and earth sciences, sustainable food and farming, book history, women’s history, landscape architecture, natural resource conservation, & plant, soil, and insect sciences. HOW TO APPLY: Please send a resume and cover letter to Liz Fox, efox@umass.edu

Hourly Pay Rate
$14.25

Hours Per Week
4-6

Hiring Period
Summer only

Bus Route Information
On bus route

Location
On-Campus

Work Study
Either

How to Apply
Email

Web site information
No URL provided

Contact
Liz Fox

Contact Email
efox@umass.edu

Contact Phone
No phone number provided

Street Address
No address provided

City
No city provided

State
Massachusetts

Zip Code
No zip code provided

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