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Weed Control Intern (18055271) with Syngenta in Vero Beach, FL

Type of position Intern
Employer Syngenta
Description of Employer As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs. Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold. Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Location Vero Beach, FL
Salary $15 – $28 per hour
Closing date of competition December 28, 2023
Date position available May 6, 2024
Description of duties

As an intern at Syngenta, you have the opportunity to work alongside some of the brightest minds in the industry, and work on real projects finding real solutions. Work with us and you’ll get: 

  • Competitive wages  
  • Ongoing career development resources   
  • The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems 
  • A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development, and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs 

 

You will: 

  • Assist in a trialing program that generates high-quality data  
  • Perform timely and complete reporting of data, reports and summaries 
  • Work as part of a cohesive team to provide research solutions 
Qualifications sought

What you must have: 

  • Enrollment in a Master’s or PhD degree from an accredited university in Weed Science or related agricultural disciplines  
  • Fluent in English 

What you might also contribute to the team: 

  • Experience in greenhouse, laboratory, and/or field research techniques, experimental design, and statistical analysis 
  • Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities 
  • Excellent analytical and people skills 
  • Strong oral and written communication skills 
  • Critical leadership capabilities 
  • Communicative – clearly convey information and ideas; encourage open and continuous communication; keen to listen and learn 
  • Team-Oriented – actively participate as members of a team to move the team toward completion of goals; collaborate effectively across organizational boundaries 
  • Results-Oriented – deliver on commitments; set aspirational goals and work tenaciously to reach or exceed them 
Application procedure  
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