Become a Garden Guide (2010)

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UBC Botanical Garden's Guiding program is open to anyone who is interested in learning and sharing their enthusiasm of the Garden, plants, sustainability, the environment and/or biodiversity with the public. It's a great way to meet people, learn something new and enjoy the all benefits of the longest operating University Botanical Garden in Canada.

Contrary to popular belief you don't actually need to be a "plant expert" to be a Garden Guide, you learn to be one through the program.

We ask that people be able to walk outside for the length of a standard tour (approximately one hour), speak English fluently and attend one of our training sessions plus two "shadow tours" where they join in and observe one of our more experienced guides in action. The commitment requirement that we ask is a minimum of two tours per month during our peak season (May - Sept).

June Training Sessions:
Sunday, June 20th, from 10am to 2:30pm
Tuesdays June 15th and 22nd, from 7pm-9pm (must attend both)

If you are interested in becoming a Garden Guide or would like more information, please contact Ingrid Hoff at or 604-861-3005.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 12:20 PM on May 27, 2010

Director, Regional Programmes (BGCI)

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A job posting from Botanic Gardens Conservation International:

“Based in Kew, but with significant international travel, you will develop, direct and support our overseas programmes. Reporting to the Secretary General, you will utilise your excellent project management skills, some of which will have been gained overseas, to supervise and support in-country programme and project staff.–

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 11:16 AM on May 3, 2006

Summer Student Jobs (2005)

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Five summer student positions are available for the summer of 2005.

Students are hired for available summer positions at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research based on the following criteria:

• employment is limited to returning first, second and third year students enrolled in a recognized Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture or Plant Biology program at UBC or another university/college, and to returning UBC Masters of Landscape Architecture students
• preference will be given to UBC students, and to students who have not had previous summer employment at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
• the term of employment is generally May to August

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:27 PM on April 4, 2005

Work Study Positions

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Work Study eligible UBC students can apply for any of the following three positions at UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research: Marketing Assistant, Online Enquiries Assistant and Slide Collections Assistant.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 5:21 PM on September 7, 2004

Summer Student Jobs (2004)

Category(-ies): Opportunities

Five summer student positions are available for the summer of 2004.

Students are hired for available summer positions at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research based on the following criteria:

• employment is limited to returning first, second and third year students enrolled in a recognized Agriculture, Botany, Horticulture or Plant Biology program at UBC or another university/college, and to returning UBC Masters of Landscape Architecture students
• preference will be given to UBC students, and to students who have not had previous summer employment at the UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research
• the term of employment is generally May to August

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 4:47 PM on March 16, 2004

Careers in Horticulture

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UBC Botanical Garden and Centre for Plant Research (and the UBC Faculty of Agricultural Sciences) shares educational ties with the Horticulture Program at Kwantlen University College. If you are interested in pursuing horticulture, you may wish to consider attending Kwantlen's information session below:

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 1:44 PM on October 1, 2003

Work Study Position

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One work study student position is available at UBC Botanical and Centre for Plant Research. The job involves researching online botanical and horticultural resources for inclusion in a links database that will be of value to undergraduate students.

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Posted by Daniel Mosquin at 3:12 PM on September 5, 2003