Salary:            £30,600 – £37,400 per annum depending on qualifications and experience
Contract:        Indefinite period, fulltime
Location:        John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK
Closing date: 5 October 2026
Reference:     1006205

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Horticulture Service Growing and Development Supervisor to join the John Innes Centre, working on cutting-edge science in the Horticultural Services platform.

The role

The Horticultural Growing and Development Supervisor provides operational leadership within the Horticultural Service Platform, ensuring growing facilities, staff, and cultivation programmes deliver high-quality plant material and technical support for scientific research. The role is responsible for supervising daily horticultural activities, maintaining plant health and facility standards, and supporting the successful delivery of research projects.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills in leadership development within a Horticultural service platform supporting plant scientists. You will also support world leading scientists who are experts in their field.

The ideal candidate

You will have a degree, diploma, or equivalent qualification in Horticulture, Plant Science, Agriculture, or a related discipline.  You will have considerable experience in Horticultural Services or have worked in another research environment for a reasonable length of time and demonstrable experience in horticultural competencies in all areas of good plant growth and maintenance.

Additional information

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

For further information and details of how to apply can be found here or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1006205.

We are an equal opportunities employer, actively supporting inclusivity and diversity.  As a Disability Confident organisation, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy. We are proud to hold a prestigious Gold Athena SWAN award in recognition of our inclusive culture, commitment and good practices towards advancing of gender equality. We offer an exciting, stimulating, diverse research environment and actively promote a family friendly workplace. The Institute is also a member of Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme.

The John Innes Centre is a registered charity (No. 223852) grant-aided by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council.