This post is fixed term between May and October 2026. Farm Require seasonal workers to look after fruit maintenance, tunnel building and potato harvest at the end of employment. Glasshouse The Glasshouse budget includes an element for the funding of seasonal workers for thirteen weeks each. The seasonal staff are recruited to assist permanent staff in the lesser-skilled tasks. Examples include watering duties, weeding the pots in outdoor areas, tunnel construction and repair where many pairs of hands are needed, compost mixing to meet the increased demand for plants that occurs each summer and tying-up plants to canes as they grow larger during the summer. Time spent watering doubles during the summer months. Seasonal labour covers delivery of normal service to scientific staff whilst permanent staff take annual leave. It would not be possible to deliver a normal level of service without seasonal staff during the summer Main Duties of Postholder Watering duties, weeding pots, tunnel construction & repair, compost mixing, tying up plants (glasshouse) Fruit maintenance, tunnel building and potato harvest at end of employment (farm) Our Commitment to Equality and Diversity We will not consider the use of 3rd party recruitment agencies for the sourcing of candidates for this position. The James Hutton Institute is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. The James Hutton Institute is a: Stonewall Diversity Champion; Athena SWAN Silver Status Holder; Disability Confident Committed Employer and a Living Wage Employer. The James Hutton Institute is Happy to Talk Flexible Working. The Company The James Hutton Institute combines strengths in crops, soils and land use and environmental research, and makes a major contribution to the understanding of key global issues, such as food, energy and environmental security, and developing and promoting effective technological and management solutions to these. James Hutton (1726 – 1797) was a leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, an eighteenth century golden age of intellectual and scientific achievements centred on Edinburgh. He is internationally regarded as the founder of modern geology and one of the first scientists to describe the Earth as a living system. His thinking on natural selection influenced Charles Darwin in developing his theory of evolution. Our Values We respect and value our people and the people we engage with We want to make a difference We strive to be excellent in everything we do We lead by example We foster creativity and innovation Documents