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** Join Vylor - Powering the Future of Agriculture
** Join us to help scale innovation globally and shape what's next in crop science.

Join us at Vylor for an exciting and impactful 3-month summer internship within our research and development organization in
** Johnston, Iowa**.This position resides within the
** Seed Product Development Native Traits
** team. This team enables Seed Product Development by providing genomics tools and knowledge that influence and improve the breeding strategy of Native Traits for corn, soy, canola, sunflower, mustard, millet, rice, cotton, sorghum, and wheat. In addition, our group provides molecular pathology and genomics expertise to support Vylor's North American Pathology team.

The Native Traits team is seeking a motivated intern to contribute to our molecular pathology projects. During this 12-week summer internship, the intern will use wet-lab molecular biology techniques in combination with computer science skills to assist with marker discovery, development, and validation to aid in the detection and monitoring of key target plant pathogens.
** Responsibilities - What You'll Do:**
* ** Collaborative Research:
** Work alongside a supervisor to develop, validate, and deploy molecular tools for global implementation. Participate in focused phases of research including planning, preparation, evaluation, and analysis.
* ** Critical Thinking:
** Demonstrate independent and creative thinking by making observations, interpreting project data, and drawing sound scientific conclusions.
* ** Project Management & Presentation:
** Manage a defined research project, culminating in a poster presentation near the end of the internship.
* ** Cross-Functional Teamwork:
** Collaborate with cross-functional teams to reach research goals.
* ** Safety First:
** Work in a safe and responsible manner, wear appropriate PPE when required, and embody Vylor's safety culture.
** Qualifications - What You'll Bring:**
* ** Education Status:
** Must be enrolled at an accredited university at the time of the internship. Priority will be given to students who are at least current sophomores in a relevant scientific discipline.
* Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
* ** Location &

Hours:

** Able to work full-time (40 hours per week) and relocate to Johnston, Iowa for the 3-month duration of the internship.
* ** Technical Lab

Skills:

** Hands-on experience in wet-lab molecular biology techniques, specifically
** DNA/RNA isolation**, PCR, agarose gel electrophoresis, and other molecular tests.
* ** Sterile/Aseptic Technique:
** Demonstrated proficiency in
** sterile technique**, as the role frequently involves plating, culturing, and maintaining fungal and bacterial plant pathogens on artificial media.
* ** Recommended Coursework:
**…