Processing Tomato Plant Breeding Intern

Job Description

At Syngenta, our goal is to build the most collaborative and trustworthy team in agriculture, providing top-quality seeds and innovative crop protection solutions that improve farmers' success. We invite you to help shape the future of agriculture and play a role in safely feeding the world while caring for our planet.

Syngenta's R&D Team is seeking a Syngenta is seeking Processing Tomato Plant Breeding Intern in Woodland, CA. This internship roleoffers practical experience in vegetable crop improvement, with a focus on evaluating hybrid tomato performance in field and trial environments. The intern will work closely with breeders, technicians, and seasonal staff to help generate reliable data that informs hybrid advancement decisions.

As part of Syngenta's Emerging Talent Program, you will gain hands-on experience, exposure to day-to-day business operations, and opportunities to apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges while developing your professional skills.

Duration: mid-June 2027 to mid-September 2027.

Accountabilities:

• Assist with evaluating processing tomato hybrid trials.
• Collect field data on traits such as plant vigor, maturity, disease resistance, yield, and fruit quality.
• Support harvest activities, such as sample collection, plot evaluation, and accurate recording of observations.
• Enter, organize, and conduct basic quality checks on trial data using approved tools.
• Help prepare trial materials, labels, equipment, and field maps.
• Participate in team discussions on trial observations and learn how breeding data supports hybrid selection and advancement.
• Follow all Syngenta safety, stewardship, and operational procedures.