The Morton Arboretum
Who We Are
The Morton Arboretum is a magnificent outdoor museum with a mission to collect and study trees, shrubs, and other plants from around the world, to display them across naturally beautiful landscape for people to study and enjoy, and to learn how to grow them in ways that enhance our environment. Our goal is to encourage the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. The Arboretum ranks among the leading arboreta of the world in size, age, quality of specimens, and programs and initiatives to plant and protect trees.
About our Staff
Employees of The Morton Arboretum are tree champions—protecting and preserving them. They are passionate about trees and nature, and support the Arboretum's mission in a variety of departments including research, collections, education, development, administration, horticulture, marketing, retail operations, and visitor services.
To attract and retain the best staff, The Morton Arboretum offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package as part of overall compensation. In addition to a robust benefits package, the opportunity to work alongside a group of dedicated professionals whose passion is the planting and conservation of trees and other plants for a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world may be the best benefit of all.
Employee Core Values
The Morton Arboretum's mission is focused on trees, people, communities and the environment. Employees with diverse skills and backgrounds unite as one workforce to make impacts through science and conservation, education, plant collections and research. These core values guide employee conduct as we pursue the Arboretum's mission together.
Be Inclusive * Take Ownership * Work Together * Keep Learning * Make the Arboretum Exceptional
Our Commitment to Diversity
The Morton Arboretum is a champion of diversity, supporting a culture of inclusion that attracts, inspires, and engages people to achieve success. The Arboretum is committed to hire and develop employees based on job-related qualifications irrespective of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status. To increase diversity in professions related to the public garden realm, we encourage applications from underrepresented minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans.
The Morton Arboretum is dedicated to complying with our obligations as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All applicants are guaranteed equal consideration for employment.
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Grounds Crew Aide - Display Horticulture (Temporary)
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit dedicated to protecting and growing trees locally and globally. We are seeking a grounds crew aide to support the Display Horticulture crew. Grounds Crew Aides at The Morton Arboretum have ...
5h
| Job Type | Temporary |
Lisle, Illinois
Inspiring and engaging future tree champions of all ages is an integral part of The Morton Arboretum's mission and is a focus area for its education department. We are seeking 2-3 education program guides to join the existing team of staff....
5h
| Job Type | Part Time |
Plant Production Aide- Temporary
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit botanic garden dedicated to the study, growth, and conservation of trees in the Chicago region and worldwide. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our Plant Production Team ...
23h
| Job Type | Temporary |
Senior People and Culture Generalist
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is seeking a Senior People & Culture Generalist to support our commitment to an engaged, inclusive, and mission-driven workplace. In this role, you'll develop and administer human resources programs and functions to enh...
8d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a globally recognized, tree-focused botanical garden near Chicago in Lisle, Illinois. Welcoming more than a million visitors each year, it is seeking an experienced Senior Marketing Manager in our Marketing & Guest E...
9d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a globally recognized public garden dedicated to the planting and preservation of trees and other plants to create a greener, healthier, and more beautiful world. Located in the western suburbs of Chicago, our 1,718-...
14d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Research Assistant I - Full-time
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a world-renowned nonprofit outdoor museum and research institution dedicated to the study, care, and conservation of trees. The Razieh Lab at the Morton Arboretum is seeking a motivated Research Assistant to support ...
17d
| Job Type | Full Time |
Collections and Horticulture Intern
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum ranks among the world's foremost public gardens, noted for its exceptional plant collections, beautiful garden and landscape displays, practical research focus, conservation initiatives, and rich herbarium and library c...
21d
| Job Type | Intern |
Lisle, Illinois
The Morton Arboretum is a globally recognized, tree-focused botanical garden near Chicago in Lisle, Illinois. Welcoming more than a million visitors each year, it is seeking an EquipmentMechanic Intern.This role plays an important part in s...
25d
| Job Type | Intern |