Overview

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 Central US, including the states of Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and North Dakota. 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: Carbondale, IL, Lafayette, IN, Chesapeake, MD, and Fargo, ND.

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

#GrowWhatMatters

Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, military or veteran status, pregnancy related conditions (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), disability or any other protected status in accordance with federal, state, or local laws. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. Corteva provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals as part of the application or hiring process or to perform the essential functions of their job. If you need an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please contact TalentAcquisition@corteva.comReasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis. 

To all recruitment agencies: Corteva does not accept unsolicited third party resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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