Crop Health R & D Field Science Intern (Possible locations include: IA, IL, IN, MO, NE, and TN.)

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 Northern and Central US, including the states of Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Nebraska, 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, Champaign, IL, Lafayette, IN, Bethany, MO, York, NE, and Memphis, TN.

What You’ll Do:

You will 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 product development, and/or digital ag projects.

You will assist Field Scientists located at either one of our dedicated research centers or from a home-office environment in the assigned geographic region.

Intern positions provide 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.

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

The salary range for this position is $21.00 to $25.00.

This reflects a reasonable estimate of the targeted base salary for this role. Based on factors such as geographic location and candidate qualifications, actual base pay is determined when an employment offer is made.

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