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Crop Health Field Sciences Intern - Central and Southern US (IA, MO, MS, TN)

Remote:

Full Remote

Contract:

Internships

Experience:

Entry-level / graduate

Work from:

District of Columbia (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

Current sophomore or higher in university, Focus in Agronomy, Plant Physiology, or related field, Minimum GPA of 3.0, Valid driver's license and good record, Must pass drug and background checks.

Key responsabilities:

Work on field plot management and product characterization
Assist Field Scientists from research centers or home-office
Engage in phenotyping tasks for crop protection development
Contribute to digital agriculture projects
Gain experience applicable to future industry roles

Corteva Agriscience Agriculture & Farming Large

10001 Employees

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Job description

RES00004883

Description

Grow what's next. Grow your future. Corteva Agriscience is seeking Crop Health R&D (CHRD) Field Sciences Interns to participate in a 3–6-month internship! Corteva sponsors a variety of internships in agricultural research across many field research locations in the Southern and Central US, including the states of Iowa, Missouri, Mississippi, and Tennessee. These research locations conduct crop protection/health product characterization activities. As a CHRD Field Sciences Intern at one of our research locations, you will have the opportunity to obtain diverse experiences across crop protection/health product development.

Position duration varies depending on location, but typically lasts throughout the summer for three to six months. Possible locations include: Johnston, IA, Bethany, MO, Belden, MS, and Memphis, TN.

Responsibilities – What You'll Do

Work as part of a team in one or more of the following research areas: field plot management, product characterization, phenotyping tasks associated with crop protection/trait product development, and/or digital ag projects.
Assist Field Scientists located at either one of our dedicated research centers or from a home-office environment in the assigned geographic region.
Gain excellent experience that can be applied to full time positions in the industry, or in preparation for additional graduate level training in the plant sciences.

Qualifications

Qualifications – What You'll Bring:

Priority will be given to students that are at least current sophomores at an accredited university. Interns can be undergraduate or graduate students.
Educational focus in Agronomy, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, Genetics, Biology, Horticulture, Entomology, Weed Science, or a related agricultural field highly desired
Agricultural background beneficial
Preference will be given to students with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Must be enrolled for the upcoming semester/quarter at an accredited university at the time of internship
Candidates need to have a valid driver's license with a good driving record and must be able to pass drug and criminal background checks