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Field Breeding Summer Associate
Overview
Bayer CropScience & Impres have partnered for the 2022 summer student program. The Bayer powered by Impres summer program provides students with unique hands-on experience and the opportunity to make a difference. We provide our summer students with industry leading training, competitive compensation, rewarding recognition programs, and a culture that is true to these roots; Health for All, Hunger for None. Our goal is to provide students with interesting and challenging work while having fun and celebrating successes!
Your tasks and responsibilities:
We are seeking a highly motivated Field Breeding Summer Associate to join our successful team for the Summer of 2022. This position is a 4-month term.
From your first day as a Field Breeding Summer Associate, you will be a contributing member of the team with meaningful responsibilities. Our goal is to provide interesting and challenging work while at the same time have fun and celebrate successes.
We offer an orientation program, on the job training, a competitive compensation package, and this role provides you with opportunity to expand your knowledge.
This position will provide an opportunity for students interested in pursuing a career in agriculture to experience working with world class researchers, agronomists, plant breeders and cutting-edge technology. Field Breeding Summer Associates experience the full spectrum of implementing a multi-crop small plot field research program including field selection, site and seed preparation, planting, trial maintenance, data collection and harvest.
Key tasks:
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 internal or agency requirements.
Safely operate and maintain the research equipment (tractors, planter, sprayer, plot combine), company vehicles and trailers.
Qualifications
Who are you:
Your success will be driven by your demonstration of Bayer’s LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, we are seeking someone who possesses the following:
A current student pursuing an Associate’s (Diploma), Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. degree with a focus in agriculture or science.
High level of motivation with the ability to work independently.
Strong organization, time management and problem-solving skills.
A good understanding of agronomic practices.
Ability to work long hours as required and able to provide your own transportation to the research farms.
Basic mechanical skills and ability to operate farm machinery.
Farm experience is an asset but not required.
Valid driver’s license, a clean driving record and a willingness to obtain heavy trailer endorsements.
Contact
Taylor Tognotti, Talent Acquisition Specialist
taylortognotti@impres.com
647 206 5738