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    Syngenta Group

    Agriculture

    Digital Phenomics Intern

    Des Moines, United StatesRemoteInternship$20 – $45 / hourPosted 3w ago
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    Job description

    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 Analytics & Data Sciences team is seeking a Digital Phenomics Intern in Des Moines, Iowa. This internship provides practical experience applicable to careers in agricultural technology, plant sciences, or graduate research programs. You'll gain exposure to industry-leading phenotyping infrastructure and contribute meaningful insights to active breeding programs.

    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.

    Duration:  May 2027 – August 2027

    Accountabilities 

    • Support phenotyping platform operations including sensor deployment, image acquisition, and field data collection across greenhouse and field environments.
    • Contribute to image processing workflows, trait extraction algorithms, and analytical pipeline optimization using advanced computational tools.
    • Lead an independent research initiative focused on phenotyping methodology validation or trait measurement innovation, culminating in a presentation to research leadership.
    • Partner with plant breeders, agronomists, and data scientists to integrate phenotypic insights into breeding decisions and product development.
    • Maintain detailed experimental records, standard operating procedures, and technical documentation to ensure reproducibility.

    Required  

    • Currently enrolled as a graduate student in an accredited college/university.
    • Pursuing degree in Plant Breeding, Plant Science, Agronomy, Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Biology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Entomology, Weed science Crop Science, or related discipline.
    • Hands-on experience with agricultural research, remote sensing, field trials, or crop production systems beneficial.
    • Programming proficiency in Python and/or R for data analysis and visualization.
    • Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
    • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
    • Effective communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

    Salary for this position ranges between $20 - $45 hourly.

    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. Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

    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.

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    About the company

    Syngenta Group

    At Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, we’re passionate about helping people in the vegetable industry succeed and putting growers at the heart of all that we do. Our energies are focused on creating solutions that help them get more out of their crops, now and in the future. A commitment in every seed. We do this by protecting seed, bulbs, or small plant quality from the start to enable growers to achieve the highest yield potentials in their operations; continually investing in R&D to bring cutting-edge innovations to the market; and striving to make a real-world difference through more sustainable practices on farms, in shipping, and at the grocery store.

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