Intern Breeding Cereals (m/f/d)

KWS is one of the world's leading plant breeding companies. Nearly 5,000 employees in more than 70 countries generated net sales of around €1.68 billion in the fiscal year 2023/2024. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for almost 170 years. It focuses on plant breeding and the production and sale of seed for sugarbeet, corn, cereals, vegetables, oilseed rape and sunflower. KWS uses leading-edge plant breeding methods to continuously improve yield for farmers and plants' resistance to diseases, pests and abiotic stress. To that end, the company invested more than €300 million last fiscal year in research and development.

Make yourself grow!

Every summer, KWS offers full-time internships (mandatory internships only) at our cereal breeding station in Bergen-Wohlde. These paid internships typically last at least one month – preferably longer – and take place between the end of April and October. During your internship, you will gain your first-on experience in practical plant breeding in one or more of the following areas:

• Yield trials
• Seed production
• Line development

• Conducting trait assessments and performing all technical tasks related to plant breeding
• Supporting the team responsible for producing experimental seed in Italy
• Practical work during the harvest of trials and inbred lines
• Preparing and sowing experimental seeds
• Working in seed processing
• Participating in lectures on practical plant breeding and breeding station management (“summer school”)

• Enrolled Bachelor's or Master's student in agriculture, horticulture, or a similar field
• Strong interest in practical plant breeding
• Perseverance when working outdoors and in greenhouses under various weather conditions
• Willingness and flexibility to work overtime during peak season
• Strong sense of community and team spirit
• Willingness to travel for short stays at external locations
• Good English skills, basic German skills are an advantage
• A driver's license (Class B) is desirable