Seasonal Research Assistant

This is a seasonal position from April to November 2023 or April to September 2023.

At Nutrien, our Purpose is to grow our world from the ground up and we do so with safety and integrity as our core values. Nothing is more important than sending our people home safe, every day.

Nutrien Ag Solutions is the retail division of Nutrien™, the largest crop inputs company in the world. As part of our collective mission of Feeding the Future, Nutrien Ag Solutions provides full-acre solutions through our trusted crop consultants at more than 2,000 locations in North America, South America, Europe and Australia. For more than 150 years, we have been helping growers achieve the highest yields with a wide selection of products, including our proprietary brands: Loveland Products, Inc.; Proven®Seed and Dyna-Gro®Seed; as well as financial, custom application and precision ag services.

We harvest the best. Diverse views and experience make us strong. We look for people who have a safety-first mindset, who are collaborative team players, who deliver on their commitments, who are innovators in search of a better way, and who believe in inclusion.

Working at Nutrien Ag Solutions will provide you an opportunity to help us Feed the Future, and grow your career.

As a seasonal member of our Research, Development, and Innovation team, you will learn how new crop varieties are developed in Western Canada and gain experience in agronomy and crop breeding as you assist with the field evaluation of experimental varieties and breeding materials. You will also gain practical experience working with farm machinery and driving a truck and trailer.

What you will do:

- Seed cleaning, seed treatment and set-up of seeding envelopes
- Operating small plot field equipment such as tractors and tillage tools
- Driving a truck and trailer to move equipment between sites
- Taking sub-samples in a small plot combine
- Fall land preparation, including application of herbicides and fertilizer
- Equipment calibration and maintenance
- Assisting technicians, agronomists and plant breeders with other duties as required
- Some travel may be required