Description

Corteva Agriscience is seeking a Sensing and Internet Of Things (SIOT) intern to participate in a 6-month internship at the Princeton, IL research center. This position will provide exposure to a wide variety of novel sensing equipment and techniques while operating out of a field research center. The position will include engagement with farmers, researchers, and third parties on the cutting-edge of technology, to further an understanding of future farming and phenotyping operations.

Responsibilities – What You’ll Do:

• Ensure timely data collection, analysis and organization

• Fly UAV’s and/or operate robots whilst operating their associated payloads

• Ability to collaborate with different groups and parties to achieve project goals

• Day trips to off-site locations may be required

• Use of available sensors to create and manage a research project to be presented to station staff

• Data processing and analytics

• Willingness to work inside/outside in a range of environments

Qualifications

Qualifications – What You’ll Bring:

• Must be enrolled at an accredited university the semester following the internship

• Priority will be given to students that are at least current sophomores at an accredited university. Interns can be undergraduate or graduate students.

• Must be able to relocate to Princeton, IL for the duration of the internship

• Must be able to work full-time (40 hours per week) for the duration of the internship

• Experience with GIS, sensors and agronomy desired

• Must be enrolled at an accredited university or community college at time of internship

• Microsoft office suite

• Programming basics/understanding preferred

• Ability to learn and adapt in fast-paced environments

• Demonstrated ability to organize large/complex datasets