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WEED CONTROL STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD

Location: St. Louis, MO

Monsanto, an Agricultural industry leader, is seeking an exceptionally talented Weed Control Strategy and Development Lead to play an integral role in our Global Technology Organization as a member of our multidisciplinary Chemistry team. Monsanto’s Global Technology Organization is a multi-functional, multi-crop organization comprised of five broad areas: Biotechnology, Breeding, Breeding Technology, Regulatory and Chemistry. These areas collaborate to create the products in our R&D pipeline, which has a proven track record of creating products that are proprietary, first to market, and profitable.

This role will lead the global weed control strategy development across corn, soybean, cotton and wheat, and has responsibility for delivering weed control systems that maintain Monsanto's leading position, building upon the Roundup Ready platform. This role will lead a cross functional team working with Commercial, Regulatory, Biotechnology, and other functions to develop and help launch new weed control systems. The Weed Control Strategy and Development Lead will be responsible for coordinating the initial development of Monsanto’s next generation of weed control systems.

Qualifications:

• PhD or MS with 10 years of experience in Weed Science, Agronomy, Botany, Biology, Horticulture or a related field
• Excellent communication, leadership, technical, and team-building skills
• Practical knowledge of herbicides, cropping systems and biotechnology desired
• Experience leading cross functional research and development projects in a matrix setting preferred
• This position requires an individual with the ability to drive the development of new technologies to commercialization
• to apply for this exciting position, please visit our website at http://www.monsanto.com/careers and select req #000DZ.

 We offer very competitive salaries and an extensive benefits package.

Only applications submitted through the Monsanto career web site will be considered for this position.

Monsanto values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V

ASSOCIATE GLOBAL PRODUCT MANAGER

Ball Horticultural Company excels in the breeding, research, production and distribution of seed and vegetative plant products. Since 1905, the family-owned Ball Corporation has consistently and proudly supplied professional growers with the best products on the market, backed by exceptional service. Innovation is the heart of our business. To further our corporate objectives, we have an immediate opening for a talented Associate Global Product Manager. This critical position is responsible for managing the identification of product lines, the design specifications and the introduction of a range of primary and secondary crops. In addition, this position will conduct product planning, including new product introductions/programs and work with Sales and Marketing to gather and analyze sales and market data, as well as recommend product specifications. This position will be based in Arroyo Grande, CA.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture or related field with a minimum of two – four years’ experience in production scheduling, and/or trialing, strong background in floriculture crops and the ability to interact with product managers, technical representatives or sales personnel; understanding of the global market and markets related to the specific crop responsibilities are required; proven ability to understand strengths and weaknesses of Ball products and competitor products in particular segments; demonstrated strong communication, negotiation and coordinating skills along with the ability to work with a diverse group of people; strong PC skills including proficiency with Microsoft Office – Access, Word, PowerPoint and Excel; ability to prioritize and handle tasks with a high degree of accuracy; willingness to travel approximately 30-50% of time both domestic and international.

Interested candidates can send their resume to: Ball Horticultural Company, 622 Town Road, West Chicago, IL 60185, Attn: Human Resources – S. Laubenthal. Fax: 630.231.3592; email: slaubenthal@ballhort.com or careers@ballhort.com. We offer a competitive compensation and benefit package and an environment where innovation is key.

DIRECTOR

The Vice President for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia (UGA) invites nominations and applications for position of Director, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

The State Botanical Garden, a unit of the University of Georgia, is a 313-acre facility located in Athens, Georgia approximately three miles from the university campus. Established in 1968, the Garden serves UGA’s teaching, research and outreach missions, and is an outstanding public garden. More than 200,000 people visit the Garden annually. Four major buildings currently exist including a tropical conservatory. A new horticulture complex is currently under construction. The Garden contains several major theme gardens including the recently completed $1.8M Flower Garden along with five miles of nature trails. The individual gardens and facilities provide venues and opportunities for a wide range of educational programs and special events. The Garden presently has a full-time staff of 27, several part-time staff, and student workers, with approximately 150 volunteers.

The Director is the chief spokesperson and advocate for the Garden, and is responsible for fiscal, personnel and program management including operating policies, short- and long-term planning, and strategic goals. The successful candidate must have the ability to articulate the vision of the Garden and have strong management, administrative, communication, leadership and interpersonal skill to implement that vision. He/she should have a passion for botanical gardens, plant conservation, horticulture, environmental education and the essential role of university-affiliated botanical gardens.

The successful candidate should have an understanding of nonprofit organizations and academic institutions including contributed and earned revenue. The successful candidate must possess the skills to play a major role in fund raising and development, particularly the ability to be the "closer" on major funding requests as well as public and private grants needed to support the Garden and implement the master plan. He/she must forge effective relationships with University administrators, the Board of Advisors, the Friends of the Garden, and other constituencies.

Masters required; an earned terminal degree in a discipline related to horticulture, plant biology, environmental design or closely related field is preferred.

Review of nominations and application will begin immediately. Applications should include a letter of interest that addresses how credentials and experience meet the responsibilities and qualifications of the position; current resume; and the name and contact information for three references. Applications received by November 1, 2009 will be assured full consideration.

Email submissions with attachments are preferred. Please send to: executivesearch@uga.edu

In lieu of email submission, written application materials may be directed to:

University of Georgia, Human Resources
Search Committee, Director, The State Botanical Garden of Georgia
C/o Executive and Faculty Search Group
215 S. Jackson Street
Athens, GA 30602

Confidential requests for information should be directed to the primary consultant, Adrianna Creech of the Executive and Faculty Search Group, University of Georgia, 706-542-3588.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

PRESERVATION PROGRAMS MANAGER

The Garden Conservancy is looking for a preservation programs manager to help lead its national garden preservation efforts. This new senior position is intended to provide substantial professional and managerial functions in overseeing and executing the operations of the Conservancy’s preservation mission. The ideal candidate should have demonstrated public garden management experience and the motivation and skills to help guide the Conservancy’s preservation projects into becoming successful public gardens.

The manager works collaboratively with the Director of Preservation and President, and as part of a team that includes staff, professional volunteers, garden owners and civic activists. The manager provides leadership and technical assistance to the gardens the Conservancy manages, advises or assists.

The manager is responsible for planning and executing the Conservancy’s goals with its preservation projects and other gardens receiving preservation assistance; this includes managing select project gardens, staff and volunteers; monitoring the quality of garden management and public visitation; guiding friends groups in raising the funds to sustain the gardens. This position will also help identify prospective gardens for Conservancy involvement; evaluate requests for assistance and monitor gardens for their preservation potential.

This person will also help develop garden preservation training events and training handbooks for garden managers in addition to managing the Conservancy’s fellowship training program. The manager will also participate in developing and executing communication strategies, including quarterly newsletter, website and electronic communications and departmental publications.

The manager’s administrative responsibilities include supervision of one staff position at Conservancy headquarters and off-site garden personnel, budget preparation and monitoring, oversight of project database and information resources, planning, reporting to Conservancy board and committees and other Conservancy staff.

Given that the staff size is small and the workload is large, multi-tasking and collaborative working relationships are essential in achieving short- and long-term goals of the both the preservation office and the Conservancy as a whole.

In collaboration with the director, who assumes responsibility for the office’s overall direction, the programs manager will be responsible for establishing, executing and monitoring the office’s specific annual and quarterly objectives. An essential element of the manager’s job is to ensure that that preservation office staff and consultants are working effectively together.

Qualifications include a minimum of five years experience in public garden management and demonstrated experience in organizational development for public gardens and/or non-profit organizations. Strong communications and interpersonal skills are a must. Microsoft Office Suite including Excel, Access, and PowerPoint essential.

This is a full-time position based at the Garden Conservancy’s offices in Cold Spring, NY.

To apply please send cover letter and resume to hr@gardenconservancy.org. No phone calls please.

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