Barley Research & Development Intern

Molson Coors • Burley, ID

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Barley Research & Development Intern, you will be part of our Early Talent Program. Our Early Talent Program is Molson Coors’ undergraduate summer internship program, where students are exposed to the beverage industry, engaged in real-world problem-solving, and immersed in social and educational opportunities with other interns. The internship is a full-time summer position from May 3 - August 6 (Canada interns) and May 25 - August 6 (U.S. interns). Housing assistance is available to candidates who meet eligibility requirements. Applicants must be an undergraduate student (enrolled in undergraduate courses), during the summer internship, to participate in the Early Talent Program. Interns who successfully complete the Early Talent Program are considered for full-time positions within Molson Coors Beverage Company, upon graduation.

Requirements

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in brewing, food science, science (chemistry, biology, microbiology), or chemical engineering.
• Works collaboratively in a team environment, sometimes in inclement weather.
• Demonstrates flexibility in work hours in order to collect field data around an optimum irrigation schedule.
• Prioritizes completion of all Molson Coors Internship requirements and meets all deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct support to the execution of the malting barley development strategy.
• Assist with projects that help develop superior proprietary malting barley varieties that secure a cost effective and sustainable barley to malt to beer supply chain for Molson Coors.
• Conduct trial evaluations and analysis that lead to solutions in plant disease management.
• Conduct cutting edge science in plant pathology.
• Evaluate disease incidence and severity in barley small plot trials in Burley, Idaho.
• Regularly rate plots for leaf diseases and collate data throughout the production season to determine susceptibility, resistance and or tolerance to barley diseases throughout the growing season in an irrigated production setting.
• Collect leaf tissue samples across a number of barley small plot trials and varieties and package and ship samples for lab analysis for identification of diseases.
• Successfully work in and around plots where destructive samples may be only collected from pre-identified plots.
• Collate phenotypic and or genotypic data of diseases and present data in a final report.
• Work collaboratively in a team environment, sometimes in inclement weather.
• Demonstrate flexibility in work hours in order to collect field data around an optimum irrigation schedule.
• Prioritize completion of all Molson Coors Internship requirements and meet all deadlines.

Benefits

• Housing assistance is available to candidates who meet eligibility requirements.
• health, dental, vision, retirement with above market employer match, wellness incentives and EAP
• paid time off (including holidays, vacation days and sick days)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern