Job Description

About us Vercrop is an indoor vertical farming, crop research, and crop bio-security software company. We grow and supply zero residues, zero pesticides, and disease-free herbs and medicinal crops for Pharmaceutical, Nutraceutical Industries, Food Manufacturers, and Retailers. Our AI technology controls and monitors each growth parameter 24/7, and our software technology gives farmers 100% traceability and biosecurity. Our crop research department is working towards finding natural chemical compounds from crops that could help treat human illnesses such as the common cold, flu, mental illness, immune diseases, and nutrient deficiencies. Vercrop is working towards the future of indoor agriculture and natural medicines, and we need you to make this happen. Students like you are essential to us. Our ideal student candidate is passionate, collaborative, willing to learn, and takes the initiative. We aim to hire the best and brightest co-op students and interns, with the goal of having you join us as full-time employees upon graduation. Our future relies on you: your innovative minds, your intentional collaboration, and your sincere desire to nourish the world. Your work may be local, but at Vercrop, your impact will be broad. Join our company to cultivate your curiosity, develop meaningful relationships and propel your career. As an intern, you will gain exposure to agronomy, crop research, crop production operations, and crop medicines. Gain real experience. Learn from the best. See how your work matters. Position Summary We are looking for Agriculture Interns to join us for 4-8 months, starting in February 2023. Students MUST be currently enrolled in a degree program in one of the following disciplines: Agriculture, Horticulture, Crop Science, Plant Biology, Agriculture sales, Agriculture Business, Biotechnology, or any other related fields. What You Will Be Working On As an Intern, you will assist in researching and analyzing data on various crop production and crop research projects. Your tasks may include the following:

• Analyze the cost of crop production.
• Investigate and examine crop nutrient intake
• Daily crop production operation activity
• Plant\xe2\x80\x99s biochemical research activity
• Crop sales
• Other day-to-day projects and work as assigned

Job Type: Internship / Co-op Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Windsor, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location