Cropping Systems/Agronomy Summer Internship 2025

Number of Positions: 3

Location: University of Guelph, Cropping Systems Program

Join our dynamic team for a hands-on internship in the Spring/Summer of 2025, starting in late April and running until the end of August, with potential part-time extension into the fall. This is a unique platform to deepen your understanding excellent opportunity & gaining practical experience in cropping systems and agronomy.

Internship Highlights:

• Crop Rotation and Tillage Studies: explore the impact of integrating legumes and cereals into corn and soybean rotations.
• Cover Crop Research: evaluate the performance of various cover crops within rotation systems.
• Corn performance trials: test agronomic performance of corn hybrids in Ontario.
• Soil Fertility and Crop Nutrition: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc in corn, soybean, and winter wheat.

Duties Include:

• Assisting with establishment and maintenance of research plots at Elora Research Station and on-farm trials.
• Conducting biomass and soil data collection, and utilizing sensors for biophysical measurements in field research.

Ideal Candidate:

• Currently enrolled and planning to return to school in September 2025.
• Holds a valid full Ontario Driver’s License (Full G) or equivalent. Having a personal vehicle is an advantage but not required.
• Previous research exposure, a background in farming, and experience with tractors/machinery are highly valued.
• Exhibits a strong work ethic and a cooperative team spirit.

Training & Development Opportunities:

• Receive comprehensive safety and field research training, and opportunities to gain key skills ag-data analytics.
• Engage directly in the decision-making and scientific thinking processes alongside leading agricultural researchers.

Application: Please send your resume to ramsahol@uoguelph.ca or acorrend@uoguelph.ca.