Crop Protection Field Development Intern
- Location
- Rocky Mount, NC
- Listed
- 3 days ago
About the role
At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.
Syngenta's Product Biology Team is seeking a Crop Protection Field Development Intern in Rocky Mount, NC. This internship role will work alongside experienced R&D Scientists on meaningful projects that contribute to the development of crop protection products and technologies. You will be exposed to independent project work as well as job shadowing and cross-functional opportunities. You will gain hands-on experience in field, greenhouse, and/or laboratory environments while building technical, professional, and leadership skills.
As part of Syngenta's Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to day-to-day business operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.
Accountabilities
- Build knowledge of Syngenta, crop protection, and the product development process.
- Develop an understanding of Crop Protection Field Development's role in research and development.
- Support Crop Protection Field Development trialing activities, such as planting, treatment application, maintenance, in-field data capture, data summarization, and hosting field tours.
- Develop an understanding of Crop Protection Field Development's collaboration with local Syngenta commercial teams (e.g., Sales, Agronomy Services).
- Learn processes and skills utilized to develop products and technologies.
- Learn how to work independently, without direct supervision, and in compliance with Syngenta safety guidelines.
- Identify two to three personal development goals and actively pursue them throughout the internship.
- Manage an internship project under the guidance of Crop Protection Field Development Scientist(s).
- Deliver a final summary presentation of the internship project/experience to stakeholders.
- Participate in performance discussions with a supervisor to support continuous learning, growth, and professional development.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Current enrollment in an Associate's, Bachelor's, or advanced degree program in Agriculture, Biological Sciences, or another closely related field of study.
- Continued enrollment in an academic program after the internship concludes (graduation date of December 2027 or later).
- A valid driver's license and good driving record.
- Fluent in English.
- Ability to work outdoors and outside normal working hours.
- Proficiency operating basic farm equipment is beneficial but not required.
What We Offer
- A culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members.
- Competitive wages
- Ongoing career development resources
- The opportunity to work on meaningful, innovative projects that solve problems
- Syngenta is committed to creating a culture that celebrates belonging and collaboration, promotes professional development, and strives for a work-life balance that supports the team members
- Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
- #LI-DNI
About Syngenta
At Syngenta Crop Protection, we're pioneering solutions that safeguard global food security while championing sustainable agriculture. As a world market leader headquartered in Switzerland, we empower farmers with innovative crop protection technologies that defend against nature's toughest challenges. We unite advanced science with digital solutions to develop intelligent crop protection that maximizes yields while minimizing environmental impact. Join our mission of revolutionizing plant protection from seed to harvest.
Additional Information: Salary for this position ranges between $20 - $45 hourly.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
From Syngenta Group's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on November 6, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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