Research Intern (m/f/d) in Plant Breeding and Related Fields
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Job description
KWS Group published this listing. We've added our own working-student context below — what this role means for your weekly hours, take-home pay and student visa as a student in Prosselsheim, Germany.
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Description provided by KWS Group
Do you need to attend a Mandatory Internship for your studies, and would you like to gain practical experience within plant breeding, digital phenotyping, data analysis, biostatistics, phytopathology, field trialing, seed sciences, or other related fields of plant breeding?
What awaits you in an internship position:
- The opportunity to gain significant insights into commercial plant breeding practices.
- Hands-on tasks: You will be involved in diverse technical tasks and experience a broad range of techniques in that respective season. In some cases, you might work on your own small project.
- You will be hosted by a working group matching your study profile.
- Your KWS home base will be either in Einbeck or another breeding station in Germany. Some traveling might be part of your internship.
- You are in dialogue with your supervisor to develop personally and professionally.
- Establishment of contacts in the company to facilitate the entry into professional practice.
- Team spirit and respectful cooperation.
- You are a student of agricultural sciences, plant breeding, phytopathology, seed sciences, data sciences, biology, or other relevant courses of study. For further disciplines/specializations you could also submit your application, we check within our teams if there is a matching opportunity corresponding to your background.
- You are required to attend an internship according to your university´s examination regulations.
- You indicate your field of interest in your application – and supplement it with transcripts of records, so the putative supervisors can assess your knowledge to build on.
- You identify with our corporate values: team spirit, proximity, trust, independence, and vision.
- Good to very good academic performance and relevant language skills round off your profile.
You can find more advertised internship positions in our Job Portal . If you have general questions about internships and thesis cooperations, please visit our FAQ page .
Working student essentials
What this Research internship in Prosselsheim means for you — pay rules, social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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