Field and Controlled Environment Intern

Bayer; Creve Coeur (MO); Vor Ort; USD 25.000 - 30.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Bayer offers a summer internship in Agriculture and Controlled Environment, where you will support seed production and gain hands-on experience across greenhouses, growth chambers, laboratories, and field locations in the Midwest.

You will work with researchers, scientists, and engineers, performing SOP-based tasks, data collection, and project support while developing practical skills in plant production and safety.

Qualifikationen

• Pursuing agriculturally based and/or engineering degree while attending college.
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to travel and learn in fast-paced environment.

Aufgaben

• Perform under supervision in greenhouse and growth chambers per SOPs.
• Conduct basic laboratory work with balances, microscopes, and moisture analysis.
• Maintain greenhouse and equipment, perform routine maintenance and cleaning.
• Data entry using Microsoft Office and Teams.
• Assist in field and lab projects and travel with teams as needed.

Kenntnisse

Excel

Teamwork

Data entry

Travel readiness

Ausbildung

Pursuing Bachelor's degree (Agriculture/Engineering)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jobbeschreibung

Ag Field and Controlled Environment Assi

In this summer-based full-time internship, you will work directly with Seed Production Innovation and gain hands‑on experience across greenhouses, growth chambers, laboratories, and field locations in Midwest North America. You will support scientific, controlled environment, and engineering personnel, developing a broad set of skills through diverse work and training opportunities while contributing to high-quality plant production and data collection.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform under supervision in all functions of the greenhouses and growth chambers, in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP), including planting, cultivating, pollinating, pollen collection, harvesting, irrigation/fertigation, and related activities;
• Perform under supervision laboratory work utilizing balances, microscopes, moisture analysis, and similar equipment;
• Conduct routine basic greenhouse and growth chamber maintenance, including basic equipment preventive maintenance and repair, basic cleaning, power washing, probe and sensor maintenance, etc.;
• Perform scientific data entry utilizing Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams;
• Follow daily direction and work priorities from Researchers, Scientists, the Controlled Environment Coordinator, and Plant Care Team;
• Assist in other projects and duties as required or assigned;
• Demonstrate teamwork by completing quality tasks through daily communication and coordination;
• Solve routine problems requiring original thinking and deductive reasoning;
• Achieve commitment to safety and adhere to safety protocols and best practices;
• Assist Scientists and Engineers in field settings by prepping and organizing experiments and materials, data collection, data organization, material handling, and other work functions similar to those performed in the greenhouse;
• Travel with Scientists and Engineers to field locations to perform all work functions as needed based on project needs and plant growth stages.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

• In pursuit of an agriculturally based (including but not limited to Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, or Controlled Environment) and/or engineering-based Bachelor’s degree or higher while attending an accredited college, with a minimum of 45 credit hours completed;
• Strong relationship and interpersonal skills;
• Collaboration and team-focused mindset, working with international and domestic employees;
• Emerging partnership and collaboration skills and ability to learn from and share knowledge with co‑workers in a fast‑paced environment;
• High level of maturity and strong willingness and demonstrated ability to learn new concepts quickly;
• Excellent results orientation and agility;
• Self‑starting, interested in trying new things and learning new skills;
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel;
• Willingness to travel;
• Active and valid driver's license;
• Must be able‑bodied and able to perform work in hot/humid environments as needed.

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Location: United States : Missouri : Creve Coeur

Division: Crop Science

Reference Code: 891934

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