Job Description

How to Apply

Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all qualified individuals regardless of background and identity. A one-page cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume in a single pdf file. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experiences that directly relate to it.

Job Summary

This is a full time summer position that extends part time into fall with Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in collaboration with Indigenous community partners and UM Multi-Ethnic and Student Affairs (MESA). This position will work with Campus Farm staff, MBGNA curatorial staff, Ingenious community partners and the MESA assistant director of Native American student enrichment and belonging and Native American Student Association advisor. The internship includes preparation, planting, and care of the Indigenous Collaborative Garden (ICG) located at Matthaei Botanical Gardens along with other possible sites under Indigenous community partner leadership and guidance. Additionally, the position will work and engage more broadly with the development and implementation of Indigenous foodways efforts at MBGNA/U-M in collaboration with Indigenous partners and the Native American Student Association. The balance of the position?s time will be spent as part of the Campus Farm team growing food for students, by students for use at Farmstand, Maize and Blue Cupboard, Campus Dining and beyond.   In addition to full time summer employment, the position continues part time through the end of the 2025 growing season and the harvest feast during the fall semester.  Potential to start the position part time in late-March 2025 also exists to engage in planning work for interested candidates.

Learning Objectives

The MBGNA summer internship provides university-level students with opportunities to:

Who We Are

Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA) is a transformative force for social and ecological resilience through the waters and lands we steward.

We turn this commitment into action by:

MBGNA seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitments to serve the diverse people of Michigan and sustain the excellence of the University of Michigan.

For more information about MBGNA and the summer internship program, please visit: https://mbgna.umich.edu/summer-internships

For questions about the internship application, please contact:
[email protected] 
 

Responsibilities*

This internship will support MBGNA and our Indigenous partners in co-creating co-liberatory futures through the advancement of Indigenous foodways in collaboration with individuals, groups,  units, and organizations inside and outside of UM while developing skills in sustainable food production in conjunction with the UM Campus Farm team. 

Required Qualifications*

Work Schedule

40 hours per week, Primarily Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, Monday, May 5 to Friday, August 22, 2025, continuing part time through Fall 2025.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Additional Information

Compensation: $15.00/hour

Application Deadline

The MBGNA internship application will be open Wednesday, January 15 - Sunday, March 2, 2025.  Applications will be reviewed after the internship application closes.  Selected candidates will be contacted for interviews beginning Monday, March 10, 2025.  Final candidates will be notified by March 31, 2025.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

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