Field Research Intern – 6 Month
Field Research Intern – 6 Month
Grow what's next. Grow your future. Corteva Agriscience is seeking a Field Research Interns to participate in 6 month internship designed to give broad based exposure on the day-to-day activities of a breeding program. Several research centers house both plant breeding and trait development research activities. Sharing resources across these breeding and trait development groups facilitates more efficient integrated product development.
6 month Position duration is May to December 2023 (negotiable)
Responsibilities - WHAT YOU'LL DO:
Interns in the program will be expected to participate in all aspects of the research center's activities. In addition, each intern will be expected to conduct a small research project that they will present after the internship. Research projects will include one or more than one of our breeding programs- soybean, sorghum or wheat.
Our interns will get experience with field plot research, planting, plot establishment and maintenance, processing and analyzing samples, harvest, and data collection of traits important to soybean, sorghum, wheat and corn breeding programs. Additional research opportunities may exist in cover crops and other group.
A key component of the position will be the collection of high quality data on specific traits of economic importance. The individual will be expected to travel to other locations as part of the data collection process. As part of the program, our interns will be expected to lead groups of co-workers to complete required tasks.
Qualifications – WHAT YOU’LL BRING:
- Education focus in, but not limited to, Agronomy, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology, Genetics, Biology, Ag Engineering, or a related field Minimum GPA requirement of 3.0
- Must be enrolled at an accredited university at the time of internship