12 month Full Time Lecturer, Landscape Horticulture/Arboretum Manager California State University12 month Full Time Lecturer, Landscape Horticulture/Arboretum ManagerSan Luis Obispo, CA$6,288–$7,658Preference will be given to candidates any of the following: Master's Degree in the area of plant sciences, teaching experience in plant sciences, demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude, proven supervisory skills in recruiting and coaching staff, students, and volunteers, direct experience in planning and managing fundraising events and programs, experience with volunteers: overseeing recruitment, management, motivation and retention, passionate about nature, horticulture, sustainability and conservation. Cal Poly Leaning Pine Arboretum management: In consultation with Department Head of Plant Sciences and the CAFES Dean, the position will work independently and will assume responsibility for the wide diversity of tasks and daily operation of the Leaning Pine Arboretum including ensuring the Leaning Pine Arboretum and all associated operations are running smoothly, efficiently, and safely, coordinating and overseeing support technicians and students, and working directly with faculty to facilitate specific instructional and pertinent research activities.
Landscape Maintenance Specialist Earthscapes - Los Osos, CALandscape Maintenance SpecialistLos Osos, California$25–$30Job Duties and Responsibilities for the Maintenance Specialist position: Knowledge of plant material and their proper maintenance, which includes pruning trees and shrubs, deadheading flowers, cutting back perennials, trimming hedges, grooming succulents, and fertilizing plants as needed. Proficient use of battery-powered landscape equipment and tools, including hedge trimmers, string trimmers, chain saws, and blowers.
Senior Landscape Architect Wallace GroupSenior Landscape ArchitectSan Luis Obispo, CA$95,000–$120,000 / yearDuties: A Senior Landscape Architect helps to lead and grow the Department by successfully accomplishing the following duties: Helps to direct and oversee designs and work prepared by other Landscape Architects and Designers within the studio. Performs interdisciplinary check of work products including design plans, specifications and estimates for consistency on medium to large size projects, and specific task elements in area of competency.
Gardening Specialist - Landscape and Nursery Operations - Facilities Management and Development California State UniversityGardening Specialist - Landscape and Nursery Operations - Facilities Management and DevelopmentSan Luis Obispo, CA$49,500–$60,336 / yearEach year more than 22,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Solano County to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities, maritime and the built environment. Two years of experience in the care and maintenance of landscaped areas or general grounds, one year of which shall have been in either the maintenance, repair or modification of irrigation systems, specialized pest and/or spray control work, or cultivation and care of nursery plants.
Part-Time Lecturer Pool - Landscape Architecture (AY 26/27) California State UniversityPart-Time Lecturer Pool - Landscape Architecture (AY 26/27)San Luis Obispo, CA$5,507–$6,677Primary responsibilities are to teach in one or more of the following core subject areas: a) Lower-and upper-division design studios and support courses; b) Landscape representation, hand and digital graphics that include 2 or 3-dimensional graphics and drafting, CAD drafting and/or GIS software; c) Landscape architecture construction including site engineering, construction document preparation and implementation strategies; d) Environmental systems, landscape performance, and landscape ecology; e) Planting design; f) Professional practice, social equity design, design for climate change. Our diverse faculty creates a learning environment shared with 260 students in the department and within the College of Architecture and Environmental Design with approximately 2,500 students divided among five departments: Architectural Engineering, Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Construction Management, and Landscape Architecture.
Assistant/Associate Professor, Landscape-scale Working Lands Conservation California Polytechnic State UniversityAssistant/Associate Professor, Landscape-scale Working Lands ConservationSan Luis Obispo, CA$90,948–$105,156 / yearThe Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (NRES) Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, invites applications for a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Landscape-Scale Working Lands Conservation, starting approximately August 12, 2027. Position Location Open Date Close Date Assistant/Associate Professor, Landscape-scale Working Lands Conservation Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Campus July 02, 2026 The Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department is looking for an Assistant/Associate Professor of Landscape-Scale Working Lands Conservation starting approximately August 12, 2027.
Gardening Specialist - Landscape and Nursery Operations - Facilities Management and Development California Polytechnic State UniversityGardening Specialist - Landscape and Nursery Operations - Facilities Management and DevelopmentSan Luis Obispo, CA$49,500–$60,336 / yearPosition Location Open Date Close Date Gardening Specialist - Landscape and Nursery Operations - Facilities Management and Development Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo Campus August 05, 2026 The Facilities Management and Development (FM&D) organization is a unit within the Administration and Finance division and is responsible for the management, operations, and development of facilities on the university campus. Each year more than 22,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo and Cal Poly Maritime Academy in Solano County to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities, maritime and the built environment.
Part-Time Lecturer Pool - Landscape Architecture (AY 26/27) California Polytechnic State UniversityPart-Time Lecturer Pool - Landscape Architecture (AY 26/27)San Luis Obispo, CA$5,507–$6,677Primary responsibilities are to teach in one or more of the following core subject areas: a) Lower-and upper-division design studios and support courses; b) Landscape representation, hand and digital graphics that include 2 or 3-dimensional graphics and drafting, CAD drafting and/or GIS software; c) Landscape architecture construction including site engineering, construction document preparation and implementation strategies; d) Environmental systems, landscape performance, and landscape ecology; e) Planting design; f) Professional practice, social equity design, design for climate change. Our diverse faculty creates a learning environment shared with 260 students in the department and within the College of Architecture and Environmental Design with approximately 2,500 students divided among five departments: Architectural Engineering, Architecture, City and Regional Planning, Construction Management, and Landscape Architecture.
Assistant/Associate Professor, Landscape-scale Working Lands Conservation California State UniversityAssistant/Associate Professor, Landscape-scale Working Lands ConservationSan Luis Obispo, CA$90,948–$105,156 / yearThe Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences (NRES) Department in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, invites applications for a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Landscape-Scale Working Lands Conservation, starting approximately August 12, 2027. Preference will be given to candidates with experience working collaboratively with partners including, for example, public lands managers, the forestry industry, the agricultural industry, state agencies, tribal governments and organizations, and non-governmental organizations to advance teaching and scholarship.