Animal Sciences Career E-Letter Week of November 2, 2009
Announcements
Looking for additional career, internship, or professional development opportunities? Please stop by the bulletin board right outside of LILY 2-109 for more new opportunities!
CHECK OUT AGCAREERS.COM FOR WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS AND JOB POSTINGS! In this month's issues:
http://www.agcareers.com/newsletter/agcareers_weekly.htm
CHECK OUT THE ANSC WEBSITE FOR ALL PAST AND CURRENT E-LETTER POSTINGS
Including for jobs/internships that may be listed there but are no longer listed in the current issue
http://www.ag.purdue.edu/ansc/Pages/ELetterIndex.aspx
Employment Opportunities On-Campus
Employment Opportunities Off-Campus
1. Monsanto
2. Farbest Farms Flock Supervisor
Internships
3. Land O'Lakes Feed Sales
4. Agua Acres Farm Market Manager
Other Opportunities
5. Pork Interest Group Meeting
Position: 2010 Summer Research
Job Description:
Assist with field research for trials conducted in and around West Lafayette, IN for Monsanto. Duties include assisting with plot layout, planting, data collection, data entry, and trial maintenance. The position is full time (40 hours/week with overtime) for the entire summer. Possibility of positions at other locations or part-time opportunities during the school year as well.
Location:
Monsanto Research Facility
3221 West 500 North
West Lafayette, IN 47906
(765) 464-2309
Qualifications:
Available full-time during the summer with minimum travel.
Must be 18 years of age to apply.
A background in science, agriculture, or field research is desirable.
Contact:
Jared Schroeder
Monsanto Research Facility
3221 West 500 North
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Office: (765) 464-2309
Cell: (217) 621-4616
Please email resumes to: jared.b.schroeder@monsanto.com
Deadline: The deadline for accepting applications is November 27th, 2009.
2. Farbest Farms Flock Supervisor
Based at: Farbest Farms, Inc. Live Office, Jasper, Indiana
Job purpose:
To supervise and work with a diversity of contract turkey producers to assure that each flock is properly cared for in accordance to the company's "best care" guidelines and to represent the company in a positive manner.
Key responsibilities and accountabilities:
Scope: The position will typically supervisor one million birds annually with consideration to geographic proximity and experience.
Please send two resumes: one to Human Resources at the plant and one to Live Production at Jasper (see addresses below). Make sure to send a cover letter stating that you are interested in the Flock Supervisor position.
The reason why they need to send two resume's is to have one on file at Human Resources, and the other one being sent to Live Production will get things processed sooner.
Resumes should be sent to each of the following:
1) Farbest Foods, Inc.
c/o Human Resources
P.O. Box 480
Huntingburg, IN 47542
2) Farbest Farms, Inc.
c/o Kent Peter
225 W. 41st Street, Suite B
Jasper, IN 47546
Business Unit Description:
Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Land O'Lakes Inc, is North America's leading feed company, providing producers, cooperatives and dealers with an extensive line of animal feed, ingredients and services.
Position Purpose:
This internship will be responsible for completing a project relevant to growing our Lifestyle business with Karp's Garden & Feed coop in Hobart, IN. Specific project details will be determined based on business needs at the time of internship.
Required (Basic) Experience & Education:
Must be pursuing a degree in agriculture, preferably in Animal Science or Ag Business with a minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Ideal candidate will be between their junior and senior years of college at the time of internship. Must possess computer proficiency in usage and applications, including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Must be able to provide own transportation during the internship and have a willingness and ability to relocate following graduation.
Required Competencies & Other Skills:
Success in this internship will require excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ideal candidate should be organized, selfmotivated and results oriented. Percentage of travel 50% or more.
If you are interested in this internship, please log onto www.landolakes.jobs to submit a resume. Application deadline is November 21, 2009.
Position: Farm Market Manager Internships
Duration: entire summer: 12 weeks, 6 weeks
Work schedule: hours vary, but expect six hours minimum
Location: Converse, IN
Experience: No previous agricultural experience necessary
Applications are being taken for summer internships from students interested in general agriculture, horticulture or environmental studies. The unpaid internship includes room and board. A small stipend will be paid from the percentage of sales at farmer's markets.
Agua Acres is a small vegetable growing CSA that uses French Intensive organic methods on about three acres to provide weekly food baskets for 20 shareholders - with the balance of produce being sold at local farmer's markets. Most of the tillage and operation is with minimal mechanical inputs, requiring mostly hand labor for transplanting, light tillage and cultivation. Approximately 40 varieties of vegetables and herbs are grown from direct seeding and farm raised transplants. Both heirloom and hybrids are used. The CSA is located on a 100-acre family farm in the heart of Indiana's flat-till plain. The intern will live and eat with the family utilizing the rooms of their grown children and will have full use of high-speed wireless Internet service. Free international calling, long-distance and local landline service is also provided. The nearest community is Converse, a town of about 1,200. The farm is located 15-20 miles from any town of 20,000 or more; 1 ½ hours north of the state capitol, and 1 hour south of the second largest city, Fort Wayne.
Primary duties of the intern include managing the transplant hoop house, helping develop and design marketing materials, direct marketing of produce at farm markets, recruiting new shareholders to the farm, harvesting, and general care for crops. Interns will also help develop successive crop planting schedules as well as experiment with naturally-based pest and weed controls. Other activities may include but not be limited to general farm maintenance, and helping the farmer build experimental projects. These could include renewable energy, which aims to advance the farm's goal of reducing the carbon footprint of food produced.
For applications and inquires, contact:
Doris and Avon Waters
avonwaters@yahoo.com
Deadline for applications and letters of reference is; postmarked by February 5, 2010. Preference is given to full summer and 12-week duration applications.
5. Pork Interest Group Meeting
December 1, 2009. 6 pm, LILY G-432
The objective will be to discuss the issues affecting animal agriculture in Indiana.
A brief review of the history of legislation. How and what is occurring in Indiana?
People with an interest in any species are invited.
The development of a IBAP for animal agriculture and the need for Purdue Animal Sciences alumni for continued development in leadership and communication skills needed to support Indiana animal agriculture.
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