AGRONOMY FACULTY AND STAFF SUPPORT
Your Agronomy Academic Adviser and other Agronomy faculty are pleased to be of assistance to you as you plan for and pursue internship, part-time and professional employment. Drs. Schwietzer (lschweit@purdue.edu, ph 494-4789) and Bigelow (cbigelow@purdue.edu, ph 494-4692) are directly involved in supporting your placement efforts and will be glad to help you to be successful in the planning, search, interviewing and acceptance process. Both are located in 2-414 Lilly Hall. Please let us know how we may be of assistance.

BULLETIN BOARD - Key Events / Resources

• College of Agriculture Spring Career Fair - 2012 Date TBA; more information coming soon
  

CENTER FOR CAREER OPPORTUNITIES (CCO)
Broad-ranging employment services are available at CCO through their website. The CCO staff also welcomes you to visit with them in Stewart 194 [Phone: (765) 494-3981] as you have questions or need assistance, on a walk-in basis or by appointment. The CCO staff will critique your resume, conduct mock interviews, help you to schedule interviews, assist you in posting your resume, assist in developing job search agents, and much more. Each year CCO publishes an excellent Career Planning Handbook. Resume, cover letter, thank-you notes, interviewing, optimizing the use of CCO resources, and much more are covered thoroughly in this useful resource. Please stop by to pick up a current copy if you do not yet have one.

CCO Express Website
Log in to CCO Express to check / update your resume(s), and to set up electronic job agents which initiate e-mail alerts when employers post positions which match the profiles you publish. At the CCO Express site you may also manage your interview appointment schedule, learn about workshops, and access the full array of placement services available to you through Purdue. If you have not logged into CCO Express in the past 6 months, please do so as soon as possible to reactivate your CCO account.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES WEBSITE

• Broad Listing of Internships, Part-time and Career Opportunities
  


• Opportunities and Schedule for On-Campus Internship and Career Interviews

Selected Purdue Agronomy Internship, Part-time and Career Opportunities
For details on the following postings, visit the College of Agriculture website.

• Prairie Seed Co.
  Position: Field Research Intern
  Location: Wolcott, IN
  More Information

• Summer Camp Job Fair
  Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012
  Information Session: Feb. 15
  More Information

• Affinity Executive Search
  Position: Dairy Nutritionist – Technical Support Manager
  Location: Ohio or Pennsylvania
  Degree: Master of Science
  More Information

• Affinity Executive Search
  Position: Dairy Nutritionist/Technical Support
  Location: Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania
  Degree: Master of Science; Doctor of Philosophy
  More Information

• Affinity Executive Search
  Position: Dairy Nutritionist – Corporate Position
  Degree: Master of Science; Doctor of Philosophy
  More Information

• Aldermere Farm
  Position: Intern
  Location: Rockport, Maine
  Deadline: March 15, 2012
  More Information

• American Society of Animal Science
  Position: Science Writing Internship
  Location: Champaign, IL
  Deadline: March 1, 2012
  More Information

• Winnemucca Farms, Inc.
  Position: Assistant Agronomist Position
  Location: Nevada
  More Information

• Christel House
  Position: Estate Gardener
  Location: Indianapolis, IN
  More Information

• Christel House
  Position: Estate Manager
  Location: Indianapolis, IN
  More Information

• FCStone, LLC
  Position: Intern
  Location: Indianapolis, IN
  More Information

• Illinois Farm Business Farm Management
  Position: FBFM Field Staff
  Location: Northern and North-Central Illinois
  More Information

• Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
  Position: Biological Science Technician (Plants)
  More Information

• Ken-Cut Landscape Design, Installation, and Maintenance
  Position: Landscape Designer
  Location: Indianapolis, IN
  More Information

• Land O’ Lakes
  Position: Corn Breeding and Research Agronomist Intern
  Location: West Salem, WI
  More Information

• Land O’ Lakes
  Position: Corn/Soybean Product Characterization Intern
  Location: South Dakota
  More Information

• Land O’ Lakes
  Position: Region Agronomist Trainee Internship
  Location: Regional
  More Information

• Land O’ Lakes
  Position: Seed and Agronomy Advisor Intern
  Location: Regional
  More Information

• Rich Connell, Agri-Search, Inc.
  Position: Various Positions
  Location: Eastern Cornbelt
  More Information

• Therapeion Therapeutic Riding Center
  Position: Volunteer
  Location: Brookston, IN
  More Information

• The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension
  Position: Horticulture Coordinator
  Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Gardens
  Deadline: February 19, 2012
  More Information

• US Pork Center of Excellence
  Position: Internships
  More Information

• USDA
  Position: Internship
  More Information

• Agricultural Sciences at Walt Disney World
  Position: Internship
  Location: Orlando, FL
  More Information

• Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources: Rusk County Land and Forestry Department
  Position: Parks Supervisor I
  Location: Wisconsin
  More Information

• Peaceful Pastures
  Position: Large Animal/Pre-Vet Internships
  More Information

• Peaceful Pastures
  Position: Sustainable Ag Internships
  More Information
  
• Winnemucca Farms, Inc. part of R.D. Offutt Company
  Position: Assistant Agronomist
  Nevada
  More Information
  Revised 1/24/12


• Purdue Student Farm
  Position: Summer 2012 Internships
  Deadline: February 28, 2012
  Posted: 1/13/12
  


• Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
  Position: 2012 Summer Crop Scout/ Assistant Field Supervisor
  Posted: 1/13/12
  


• Kansas State University Center for Sustainable Energy
  Summer 2012 Research Experience for Undergraduate Program
  (Agronomy student positions open)
  Deadline: February 15, 2012
  Posted: 1/13/12
  


• Delaware State Parks
  Position: Internships (Spring & Summer)
  Posted: 1/13/12
  


• Farmway
  Position: Director of Agronomy Operations
  Location: Beloit, Kansas
  Posted: 1/5/12
  


• Farmway
  Position: Custom Applicator
  Location: North Central, Kansas
  Posted: 1/5/12
  


• Farmway
  Position: Field Marketer (Agronomy Sales)
  Posted: 1/5/12
  


• Covance
  Position: 2012 Internships
  Location: Greenfield, Indiana
  Posted: 12/21/11
  


• George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate
  Position: Entreprenuer Internships - Pioneer Farmer and Distillery & Gristmill sites
  Location: Mount Vernon, Virginia
  Deadline: February 20, 2012
  Posted: 12/21/11
  


• Indiana Chore-Time Brock
  Position: Regional Sales Manager
  Posted: 12/15/11
  


• Cytozyme Laboratories, Inc.
  Position: Technical Support Director
  Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
  Deadline: January 31, 2012
  Posted: 12/7/11
  


• Land O'Lakes, Inc.
  Position: Seed and Agronomy Advisor Intern (Summer 2012)
  Posted: 11/16/11