Bayer CropScience- Field Breeding Summer Associate - Headingly MB

Position Summary
We are seeking highly motivated Field Breeding Summer Associates to join our Bayer CropScience team for the Summer of 2023. These positions are on a 4-month term, and the positions will be based in the Headingly, MB area.

Why Work for Impres & Bayer CropScience
We provide students with on the job training and hands on experience while ensuring that there are new learning opportunities every step of the way.
We offer a unique opportunity in partnership with Bayer CropScience to students interested in pursing a career in agriculture by connecting students with world class researchers, agronomists & plant breeders.
Students will be a contributing member of the team with meaningful responsibilities. Our goal is to provide students with interesting and challenging work while having fun and celebrating successes.

Duties & Responsibilities
You will experience the full spectrum of implementing a multi-crop small plot field research program. This will include field selection, site and seed preparation, planting, trial maintenance, data collection and harvest.
Assist with trial preparation activities including seed counting, sorting, placement of sample envelopes into planting order and order verification
Assist with the collection of agronomic data from canola, corn and/or soybean plots throughout the season
Follow trial stewardship and/or regulatory guidelines and policies, as per requirements
Safely operate and maintain the research equipment (tractors, planter, sprayer, plot combine), company vehicles and trailers

What We Offer
Skill development opportunities
On the job training
Collaborative, diverse and inclusive culture
Career development and goal setting opportunities

Thank you to those who apply. Based on previous experience, the exceptional response rate demands that only those with the required experience will be contacted.

Impres is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of inclusion & diversity that embraces and encourages employees’ differences as it is our belief that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, values and purpose.