Field and Controlled Environment Intern

Missouri Ag Connection; Creve Coeur (MO); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer Crop Science invites a summer internship candidate to work across greenhouses, growth chambers, laboratories, and field sites in Midwest North America. You will support scientists, engineers, and the Controlled Environment Coordinator with hands-on training and diverse project work.

The role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and rapid learning, with opportunities to contribute to high-quality plant production and data collection while traveling to field locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Pursuing agriculturally based or engineering degree with a minimum of 45 credit hours completed.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Willingness to travel and hold a valid driver’s license.
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform greenhouse and growth chamber tasks under supervision per SOP, including planting, pollinating, harvesting, irrigation, and data collection.
• Conduct basic laboratory work using balances, microscopes, and moisture analysis.
• Assist in field preparations and experiments with Scientists and Engineers; organize materials and data.
• Enter data using Microsoft Office and Teams; maintain safety and adhere to protocols.
• Travel with researchers to field locations as needed to support projects.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative mindset

Microsoft Excel

Self-starter

Willingness to travel

Education

Agriculture/Engineering bachelor’s degree (in progress)

Job description

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**The primary responsibilities of this role include:* 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:Required Qualifications:* 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.| | | | | || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || | | | | || **YOUR APPLICATION** | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes. Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below. | | | | || Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: Notice for U.S. Visitors: All information on this site is subject to compliance with local rule and regulations as they may vary from time to time and across different geographies, including, without limitation, U.S. Executive Orders. | | | | || | | | | || Bayer is an E-Verify Employer. | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || **Location:** | Creve Coeur | | | || **Division:** | Crop Science | | | || **Reference Code:** | 891934 | | | |