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Trainee Seeds Production Research

**Company Description** Syngenta Seeds is one of the world's largest developers and producers of seeds for farmers, growers, retailers, and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve crop quality and yield. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive harvests, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as diseases and drought, enabling farmers to grow food using less land, less water, and fewer inputs. Syngenta Seeds provides farmers with more vigorous, strong, and resilient plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even under challenging growing conditions. Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States. **Job Description** Syngenta has a clear commitment to research, developing new processes to improve crop quality and productivity. At our facilities in El Ejido, we work to provide new solutions to agricultural challenges through agronomic, physiological, and technological approaches. Join our seed variety research and production team! We are looking for students to develop within the laboratory area by supporting the seed production team. If you are passionate about research, science, and plants, this is your opportunity! Your main responsibilities will be: * Analysis of pollen quality in solanaceae and cucurbitaceae using flow cytometry by impedance, in vitro germination, and staining. * Phenotyping of solanaceous plants. * Statistical analysis of data. * Literature searches. * Writing up results. We are looking for someone with basic laboratory experience and statistical analysis skills. Experience in in vitro cultivation, microscopy, and staining techniques would be an advantage. **Requirements** **What are we looking for?** * Availability to establish a six-month internship agreement with a university or educational center. * Flexible morning schedule: 5 hours per day. * Driver's license: You will need a car to reach our workplace. * Do you speak English? We are an international company, and English is the common language used to communicate with people from other countries. A minimum level of B1 is required. * We are looking for students with a positive attitude, initiative, and eagerness to learn. Targeted at final-year students in: * Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Engineering * Bachelor's Degree in Biotechnology * Master's Degree in Management of Agri-Food Activities * Master's Degree in Mediterranean Greenhouse Horticulture * Master's Degree in Agronomic Engineering * Master's Degree in Industrial and Agri-Food Biotechnology **Additional Information** **What do we offer?** * We offer a professional internship grant within a dynamic work environment, supported by a highly qualified team committed to seed variety research and production. * Flexibility. * Six-month internships designed to maximize your experience. * Opportunity to learn and grow professionally. Send us your updated CV along with a brief cover letter and your availability to undertake the internship. We are waiting for you!

Q643+8H El Ejido, Spain