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Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The Assistant Horticulturist – Outdoor Gardens supports the day-to-day maintenance, care, and presentation of outdoor gardens, landscapes, and living plant collections. Working under the direction of the Horticulturist – Outdoor Gardens, the role provides practical support in planting, pruning, plant health, irrigation, pest management, and general garden maintenance. The position also supports plant identification, collection records, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and the safe use and routine maintenance of horticultural tools and equipment. The role contributes to maintaining safe, healthy, attractive, and high-quality outdoor garden environments. Key Responsibilities Support planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, fertilisation, deadheading, staking, and general garden maintenance. Assist with the establishment, replacement, and maintenance of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, and seasonal displays. Monitor plant health and identify signs of pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, water stress, and other environmental issues. Support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), including monitoring, preventative measures, and appropriate control activities. Assist with soil preparation, amendments, mulching, fertilisation, and other plant-health activities. Support irrigation and watering activities and report signs of over- or under-watering. Assist with plant identification, labelling, inventory, and accurate maintenance of plant collection records and databases. Maintain high horticultural, aesthetic, and presentation standards across outdoor garden areas. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, or a related discipline. Additional training or certification in horticulture, plant identification, IPM, irrigation, or related areas is advantageous. Experience Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in outdoor horticulture, garden management, or landscape maintenance. Practical experience in planting, pruning, plant establishment, irrigation, soil preparation, fertilisation, mulching, and general plant care. Experience maintaining a range of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, and seasonal displays. Experience identifying common plants, pests, diseases, and environmental or plant-health issues. Experience supporting IPM programmes and routine plant-health monitoring. Experience with plant labelling, inventory, collection records, and basic horticultural databases is desirable. Practical experience using and maintaining common horticultural tools and equipment. Previous experience in a botanic garden, public garden, arboretum, nursery, major landscape, or comparable horticultural environment is preferred. Core Competencies Practical horticultural and plant-care skills Plant identification and basic plant-health assessment Understanding of Integrated Pest Management principles Safe use and care of horticultural tools and equipment Attention to detail and horticultural presentation standards Accurate record-keeping and organisational skills

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The Assistant Horticulturist – Outdoor Gardens supports the day-to-day maintenance, care, and presentation of outdoor gardens, landscapes, and living plant collections. Working under the direction of the Horticulturist – Outdoor Gardens, the role provides practical support in planting, pruning, plant health, irrigation, pest management, and general garden maintenance. The position also supports plant identification, collection records, Integrated Pest Management (IPM), and the safe use and routine maintenance of horticultural tools and equipment. The role contributes to maintaining safe, healthy, attractive, and high-quality outdoor garden environments. Key Responsibilities Support planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, fertilisation, deadheading, staking, and general garden maintenance. Assist with the establishment, replacement, and maintenance of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, and seasonal displays. Monitor plant health and identify signs of pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, water stress, and other environmental issues. Support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM), including monitoring, preventative measures, and appropriate control activities. Assist with soil preparation, amendments, mulching, fertilisation, and other plant-health activities. Support irrigation and watering activities and report signs of over- or under-watering. Assist with plant identification, labelling, inventory, and accurate maintenance of plant collection records and databases. Maintain high horticultural, aesthetic, and presentation standards across outdoor garden areas. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, or a related discipline. Additional training or certification in horticulture, plant identification, IPM, irrigation, or related areas is advantageous. Experience Minimum 3 years of relevant professional experience in outdoor horticulture, garden management, or landscape maintenance. Practical experience in planting, pruning, plant establishment, irrigation, soil preparation, fertilisation, mulching, and general plant care. Experience maintaining a range of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, and seasonal displays. Experience identifying common plants, pests, diseases, and environmental or plant-health issues. Experience supporting IPM programmes and routine plant-health monitoring. Experience with plant labelling, inventory, collection records, and basic horticultural databases is desirable. Practical experience using and maintaining common horticultural tools and equipment. Previous experience in a botanic garden, public garden, arboretum, nursery, major landscape, or comparable horticultural environment is preferred. Core Competencies Practical horticultural and plant-care skills Plant identification and basic plant-health assessment Understanding of Integrated Pest Management principles Safe use and care of horticultural tools and equipment Attention to detail and horticultural presentation standards Accurate record-keeping and organisational skills

Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Eram Talent is seeking a highly qualified Senior Horticulturist to join our team. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for leading horticultural practices and providing expertise in the cultivation of various plant species. Your knowledge and skills will contribute to the design and implementation of effective growing strategies, enhancing both production quality and sustainability. As a Senior Horticulturist, you will work closely with other professionals to ensure that all horticultural activities align with our commitment to excellence and innovation. Job Description: Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or equivalent from a recognized and approved program. 10 years of experience in gardening, landscaping, agriculture, or equivalent, including at least 8 years in horticulture, gardening, plantations, or equivalent. Responsibility for directing research and experiments to identify land use problems, suitable plant varieties, techniques for nursery operations, and best methods for planting, spraying, cultivating, harvesting, storing, processing, or transporting agricultural/horticultural products, as well as pest/weed management. Provision of guidance on planning and developing community projects, including the development of programs to achieve quality landscaping designs, effective implementation, and potential cost reduction. Provision of guidance on training programs for staff personnel in the latest agricultural/horticultural technologies or methodologies, including plant insect/pest control. Study and analysis of soil characteristics, along with the development of improved measurement techniques, soil conservation methods, soil sampling devices, or other relevant technologies. Design of work programs for implementation by Gardening, Landscaping, and Nursery personnel. Includes review and advisory responsibilities regarding staff performance, along with the preparation of periodic reports for supervisory evaluation. Coordination and implementation of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs to control horticultural and agricultural pests in all landscaped areas, including residences. Advisory and instructional responsibilities on plant pest control, including the conduct of surveys, sample collection, and study of plant pests and materials to enhance pest control efforts.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia We are seeking an experienced Plant Tissue Culture Technician responsible for the laboratory-based propagation of rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, and high-value plant species using tissue culture and micropropagation techniques . The role will support living plant collections, plant conservation programmes, and specialised in-vitro propagation activities. The successful candidate will establish and maintain sterile laboratory conditions, prepare culture media, initiate and maintain plant cultures, monitor plant development, and support the acclimatisation of tissue-cultured plants. Key Responsibilities Propagate rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, and high-value plant species using tissue culture and micropropagation techniques. Initiate, establish, multiply, root, and maintain in-vitro plant cultures according to species-specific protocols. Select and prepare suitable explant material for tissue culture initiation. Perform surface sterilisation and maintain strict aseptic techniques to minimise contamination. Prepare and modify plant tissue culture media, including nutrients, vitamins, plant growth regulators, carbohydrates, and gelling agents. Monitor cultures for growth, development, contamination, physiological abnormalities, and overall performance. Conduct routine subculturing and transfer plant material under sterile conditions. Maintain appropriate temperature, photoperiod, light intensity, and other environmental conditions for tissue cultures. Operate, clean, sterilise, and maintain laboratory equipment including autoclaves, laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, balances, pH meters, and microscopes . Monitor equipment performance and coordinate maintenance and calibration requirements. Implement laboratory cleaning, sterilisation, contamination-control, and waste-management procedures. Identify sources of microbial contamination and implement corrective and preventive measures. Support the transfer and acclimatisation of tissue-cultured plants from in-vitro to ex-vitro conditions. Develop, refine, document, and standardise tissue culture protocols for priority plant species. Maintain detailed records covering explant sources, media formulations, culture dates, subcultures, treatments, contamination rates, multiplication rates, rooting success, and plant survival. Maintain laboratory inventories of culture media components, consumables, chemicals, glassware, and sterile materials. Support plant conservation and recovery programmes for endangered, threatened, rare, and difficult-to-propagate species. Assist with research and trials aimed at improving propagation success. Provide practical training and technical guidance to staff, interns, and students. Ensure laboratory activities comply with applicable health, safety, chemical handling, biological material, biosecurity, and laboratory operating requirements. Requirements Degree in Biology, Plant Biology, Botany, Biotechnology, Plant Sciences, Horticulture , or a related field. Formal training in plant tissue culture, micropropagation, plant biotechnology , or related laboratory techniques is preferred. Minimum 5+ years of relevant laboratory experience involving plant tissue culture and micropropagation. Demonstrated practical experience in culture initiation, multiplication, subculturing, rooting, and culture maintenance . Experience propagating rare, endangered, difficult-to-propagate, or high-value plant species is highly desirable. Strong practical experience in explant selection, preparation, surface sterilisation, and aseptic handling . Demonstrated experience preparing and modifying plant tissue culture media and working with plant growth regulators . Extensive experience maintaining sterile laboratory conditions and controlling contamination. Hands-on experience operating autoclaves, laminar-flow cabinets, growth chambers, pH meters, balances, microscopes , and related laboratory equipment. Experience identifying and troubleshooting contamination, culture decline, abnormal growth, poor multiplication, and rooting problems. Experience monitoring environmental conditions for in-vitro cultures. Experience with hardening and acclimatisation of tissue-cultured plants to greenhouse or nursery environments. Experience developing, testing, refining, or documenting species-specific micropropagation protocols. Strong laboratory record-keeping, data-management, inventory-management, and technical documentation skills. Experience supporting plant conservation, ex-situ conservation, or endangered species propagation projects is preferred. Ability to collaborate effectively with botanists, horticulturists, researchers, conservation specialists, and academic institutions . Demonstrated ability to train staff, interns, students, or laboratory personnel in tissue culture techniques. Strong troubleshooting, analytical, observational, and problem-solving skills. Strong attention to detail and ability to perform laboratory procedures consistently and precisely. Previous experience in a botanic garden, plant tissue culture laboratory, research institution, university, conservation facility, commercial micropropagation laboratory, or comparable plant-science environment is preferred

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia The Plant Propagator is responsible for the propagation, establishment, and management of plant material required to support the Botanic Gardens’ living collections, displays, conservation programmes, and horticulture operations. The role applies a range of propagation methods, including seeds, cuttings, grafting, division, and other vegetative techniques, to produce healthy and genetically appropriate plant stock. The Plant Propagator will manage nursery areas and propagation stock, develop and refine propagation protocols for rare, endangered, and difficult-to-propagate species, and monitor plants through the different stages of establishment. The role will maintain detailed propagation records and evaluate success rates to continuously improve propagation techniques and support the long-term sustainability and conservation value of the Botanic Gardens' plant collections. Scope of Work Propagate plants using a range of techniques, including seeds, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, division, and other appropriate vegetative propagation methods. Select appropriate propagation techniques according to species characteristics, seasonal requirements, plant condition, and collection objectives. Collect, prepare, process, and appropriately store seeds and vegetative propagation material. Assess the quality and viability of propagation material prior to use. Prepare appropriate propagation media and containers according to species-specific requirements. Apply appropriate seed treatments, including scarification, stratification, soaking, or other pre-germination treatments where required. Prepare and treat cuttings and other vegetative material to promote successful rooting and establishment. Undertake grafting, budding, division, and other specialist propagation activities where appropriate. Monitor germination, rooting, establishment, growth, and overall plant health throughout the propagation process. Propagate plants using a range of techniques, including seeds, cuttings, grafting, budding, layering, division, and other appropriate vegetative propagation methods. Select appropriate propagation techniques according to species characteristics, seasonal requirements, plant condition, and collection objectives. Collect, prepare, process, and appropriately store seeds and vegetative propagation material. Assess the quality and viability of propagation material prior to use. Prepare appropriate propagation media and containers according to species-specific requirements. Apply appropriate seed treatments, including scarification, stratification, soaking, or other pre-germination treatments where required. Prepare and treat cuttings and other vegetative material to promote successful rooting and establishment. Undertake grafting, budding, division, and other specialist propagation activities where appropriate. Monitor germination, rooting, establishment, growth, and overall plant health throughout the propagation process. Identify and address propagation problems, including poor germination, rooting failure, disease, pest infestation, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental stress. Manage and maintain nursery and propagation areas, ensuring appropriate growing conditions, hygiene, organisation, and plant-care standards. Manage nursery plant stock to meet the requirements of garden collections, seasonal displays, replacement planting, conservation programmes, and other horticulture activities. Monitor and manage irrigation, humidity, shade, temperature, growing media, fertilisation, and plant nutrition within propagation and nursery areas. Coordinate the movement of successfully propagated plants from propagation areas into nursery, greenhouse, indoor, or outdoor garden environments. Support appropriate hardening and acclimatisation of young plants prior to establishment within garden collections. Develop, test, document, and refine species-specific propagation protocols, particularly for rare, endangered, sensitive, and difficult-to-propagate plant species. Conduct propagation trials to identify methods that improve germination, rooting, survival, and establishment rates. Collaborate with curators, botanists, horticulturists, conservation specialists, and other technical staff to identify propagation priorities. Support ex situ conservation and collection-development programmes through propagation of priority plant species. Ensure propagation activities maintain appropriate provenance and collection information for conservation and scientifically important material. Maintain detailed records of propagation activities, methods, source material, dates, treatments, environmental conditions, quantities, germination rates, rooting rates, losses, and overall success rates. Maintain accurate nursery stock inventories and update relevant plant collection or propagation databases. Analyse propagation outcomes and use results to improve future propagation protocols and practices. Implement appropriate nursery hygiene, sanitation, plant-health, and biosecurity procedures. Support Integrated Pest Management (IPM) within nursery and propagation areas. Maintain propagation tools, equipment, facilities, and work areas in a clean, safe, and operational condition. Ensure propagation activities comply with applicable health and safety, environment, biosecurity, and horticulture operating procedures. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Plant Biology, or a related discipline. Specialist training or certification in plant propagation, nursery management, seed technology, grafting, or related horticulture disciplines is advantageous. Additional training in rare plant propagation, seed conservation, nursery biosecurity, or plant conservation is advantageous. Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience in plant propagation and nursery horticulture. Demonstrated experience propagating plants using multiple methods, including seeds and cuttings. Practical experience with grafting, budding, layering, division, and other vegetative propagation techniques is highly desirable. Experience selecting, collecting, preparing, and handling seed and vegetative propagation material. Demonstrated experience with seed germination, dormancy-breaking treatments, and seedling establishment. Practical experience preparing and rooting cuttings using appropriate growing media, environmental conditions, and rooting treatments. Experience managing nursery areas and plant stock for botanic, horticulture, landscape, conservation, or comparable plant collections. Experience monitoring and managing irrigation, humidity, temperature, shade, growing media, and plant nutrition within nursery and propagation environments. Experience monitoring plant health and addressing pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental stresses during propagation. Demonstrated experience developing, testing, or refining plant propagation protocols. Experience propagating rare, endangered, sensitive, or difficult-to-propagate species is preferred. Experience supporting ex situ conservation, botanical collection development, or conservation propagation programmes is advantageous. Experience with the hardening, acclimatisation, and establishment of propagated plants into nursery, greenhouse, or garden environments. Demonstrated experience maintaining detailed propagation records and monitoring germination, rooting, survival, and success rates. Experience maintaining nursery stock inventories and plant provenance or accession information. Experience implementing nursery hygiene, sanitation, biosecurity, and Integrated Pest Management practices. Experience collaborating with horticulturists, botanists, curators, researchers, and conservation specialists on propagation programmes. Previous experience within a botanic garden, nursery, arboretum, conservation facility, research institution, seed facility, or comparable horticulture environment is preferred.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia We are seeking an experienced Plant Labelling Officer to support the accurate identification, documentation, labelling, mapping, and interpretation of living plant collections within a Botanic Garden environment. The role will be responsible for maintaining accurate plant labels, collection records, databases, mapping systems, and visitor-facing botanical information. The successful candidate will work closely with botanists, horticulturists, curators, and other technical specialists to ensure plant identities and collection information remain accurate, consistent, and up to date. Key Responsibilities Create, install, inspect, update, and maintain plant labels across indoor and outdoor collections. Ensure labels include accurate scientific names, common names, family information, geographic origin, accession details, and other relevant information. Verify botanical nomenclature and taxonomy using recognised botanical references. Conduct regular audits to identify missing, damaged, outdated, duplicated, or inaccurate labels. Coordinate the correction and replacement of plant labels. Work with botanists, horticulturists, curators, and other specialists to verify plant identification. Maintain consistency between physical labels, accession records, databases, maps, and collection-management systems. Manage and update plant-record databases and maintain accurate records of plant accessions, locations, provenance, movements, replacements, and losses. Support plant accessioning and deaccessioning activities. Maintain plant collection mapping systems and conduct field verification of plant locations. Support the integration of plant records with GIS, digital mapping, and collection-management systems . Develop and maintain botanical interpretation and visitor-facing information materials. Translate technical botanical and horticultural information into clear and accessible content. Support digital plant-identification tools, QR-code systems, mobile applications, interactive maps, and digital collection platforms. Conduct quality-control reviews of physical and digital plant information. Support plant inventories and collection audits. Maintain appropriate data-quality, backup, and version-control practices. Requirements Bachelor's degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, Plant Taxonomy , or a related discipline; postgraduate qualification is advantageous. Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience in horticulture, botanical collections, plant identification, education, or technical capacity-building. Strong knowledge of plant identification, taxonomy, nomenclature, and classification , with the ability to identify plants using morphological characteristics, botanical references, and taxonomic keys. Proven experience in plant labelling, living-collection documentation, accessioning, provenance, and collection management . Experience managing plant databases, electronic records, GIS, mapping systems, and digital collection-management platforms . Strong research, information-verification, data-quality, and quality-control skills, with excellent attention to detail. Experience developing and delivering horticulture training programmes , including practical, hands-on training. Experience developing training materials, technical guides, manuals, presentations, and educational resources related to horticulture. Experience assessing training needs, evaluating competency, and supporting internships, apprenticeships, vocational training, or work-based learning programmes. Experience conducting horticulture workshops, demonstrations, or community-engagement programmes. Ability to translate technical botanical and horticultural information into clear, engaging, visitor-facing content. Experience working collaboratively with botanists, horticulturists, curators, researchers, educational institutions, and other technical specialists . Familiarity with digital plant-identification tools, QR-code systems, mobile applications, and interactive mapping is advantageous. Previous experience in a botanic garden, public garden, horticulture institution, nursery, educational institution, or comparable environment is preferred. Strong written communication, technical documentation, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Professional training or educational delivery experience in English and Arabic is preferred.

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Hoyland, United Kingdom; Lusail, Qatar We are looking for qualified and experienced horticulture professionals to join the KAUST Beacon Development team and support the development and maintenance of high-quality indoor and outdoor garden environments. Positions Horticulturalist – Indoor Gardens – 5+ years’ experience Assistant Horticulturalist – Outdoor Gardens – 3+ years’ experience Responsibilities Plan and carry out daily horticulture activities across indoor and outdoor garden environments. Plant, establish, maintain, prune, propagate, replace, and care for a wide range of plants. Maintain trees, shrubs, groundcovers, herbaceous plants, seasonal displays, and indoor plant collections. Monitor plant health and identify pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, water stress, and environmental issues. Implement and support Integrated Pest Management (IPM) strategies. Monitor and manage irrigation, watering, fertilisation, soil/media, and growing conditions. Maintain high horticultural, aesthetic, cleanliness, and presentation standards. Support seasonal planting and garden maintenance programmes. Assist with plant identification, labelling, inventory, collection records, and maintenance records. Monitor indoor environmental conditions including light, temperature, and humidity where applicable. Maintain and safely operate horticulture tools and equipment. Identify and report damaged, declining, hazardous, or poorly performing plants. Support routine and preventive horticulture maintenance activities. Work collaboratively with horticulturists, gardeners, botanists, landscape teams, irrigation personnel, contractors, and other garden operations teams. Maintain clean, organised, and safe horticulture work areas. Follow all applicable health, safety, environmental, biosecurity, and horticulture procedures. Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Horticulture, Botany, Plant Sciences, or a related discipline. Horticulturalist – Indoor Gardens: Minimum 5+ years of relevant professional experience. Assistant Horticulturalist – Outdoor Gardens: Minimum 3+ years of relevant professional experience. Strong practical knowledge of horticulture, plant care, cultivation, and maintenance. Experience in indoor gardens, conservatories, glasshouses, botanic gardens, public gardens, nurseries, landscapes, or similar environments. Experience with planting, pruning, propagation, watering, fertilisation, mulching, and plant replacement. Knowledge of plant identification and plant-health management. Experience identifying and managing common pests, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, and environmental stresses. Knowledge or experience in Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Experience with irrigation and water-management practices. Knowledge of soil preparation, growing media, fertilisation, and plant nutrition. For the Indoor Gardens position, experience managing controlled indoor growing environments including light, temperature, and humidity is required. Experience maintaining plant records, inventories, and maintenance documentation. Ability to safely use and maintain horticulture tools and equipment. Strong teamwork, communication, planning, and problem-solving skills. Previous experience in a botanic garden, conservatory, glasshouse, public garden, arboretum, nursery, or major landscape environment is preferred. Additional training or professional certification in horticulture, plant health, IPM, irrigation, or related areas is an advantage. Master’s degree in a relevant discipline is preferred for the Horticulturalist – Indoor Gardens position.