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Description
GROWING WHAT MATTERS STARTS WITH YOU
Corteva Agriscience™, the world's first dedicated agriculture start-up, serves to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generations to come. Our employees fulfill this purpose everyday by building/participating in an inclusive culture where we encourage each other to stay curious, think differently, act boldly and do what's right for our customers, our co-workers, our partners and our planet. With over 20,000 team members from 130 countries, innovating in 140 world class R&D facilities, we have the resources, leadership heritage and partner ecosystem to make a meaningful impact now and into the future. #GrowWhatMatters
Corteva welcomes talented and motivated individuals to join our internship programme, designed to advance your career and give you an opportunity to contribute to Corteva's mission. We are committed to diversity and encourage applications from all qualified candidates. You can truly be yourself and belong, share inspiration, embrace new opportunities, thrive, and make a real difference.
This is an amazing opportunity to work with our qualified employees within a stable and dynamic working environment that values ethics above anything else.
Growing What Matters Starts with you…What Can We Offer To Help You Grow?
- Gain a good understanding of our mission, business model, and day-to-day operations.
- Expand your work experience with meaningful assignments and projects.
- Develop your existing skills and learn new ones that will be useful for your career.
- Work in a dynamic and multicultural environment that will help you broaden your professional network
You Will Be Part of a Growing Team
As a Corteva Intern, you will get EMEA regional exposure and interact with other interns in the region.
The main goal is to provide you with a quality learning experience. In turn, our interns will lend their expertise from various fields to our mission as an intern at Corteva. There will be opportunity to work alongside commercial expertise in sales, marketing and technical functions at Corteva. This includes Forage Specialists, Forage Promoters, Forage Field Technical Managers, Category Marketing Managers, Sales Managers and senior leadership members. They will also interact with the UK Crop protection commercial team through attendance at trade shows and other events. There will also be opportunity to interact with Corteva customers including farmers, agronomists and industry influencers.
Your Challenge:
- Promotion of crop protection solutions, silage inoculants and maize seed varieties
- Supporting the activities of our three established Forage Specialists and four Forage Promoters
- Preparing demonstration trials
- Helping with PACTS maize trials – planting, analysis, demonstrating.
- Supporting forage merchandising
- Supporting forage desktop surveys
- Building photo libraries
- Increasing product testimonial creation
Key Stakeholders and Interactions:
Teamwork is a big part of life here, so you must be someone who loves taking a collaborative approach and who can recognize and acknowledge the contribution of others. You'll be able to motivate and inspire the people around you by bringing enthusiasm and positivity to everything you do.
Location:
E-AME: Cambridge based with some UK travel for regional support
Duration: 6 months from March – September 2023.
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Qualifications
To Grow What Matters, You Will Need
- You are currently pursuing a recognized educational programme in a field related to Corteva's activities, leading to a formal undergraduate or post-graduate qualification/degree; or you have completed your qualification/degree within a twelve-month period at the time of application.
- You are fluent in English, Corteva's working language.
- You have not previously participated in an internship at Corteva
- A base level understanding of agronomy and or pest management
- Analytical skills
- Technical knowledge or products/markets and market concepts
- Statistical awareness
- Good communication skills, and IT proficiency
Internship Application Process:
If you meet the requirements, please submit your Resume/ CV to Careers Corteva. If the opportunity you are interested in is not currently available, sign up at our careers page Careers Corteva to be one of the first to hear when applications open. Due to the large number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted further. Once shortlisted, you will be contacted and interviewed by a TA specialist and the final interview will be with the Hiring Manager.
We look forward to your application– Apply Now!