In Bayer’s Crop Science division, we shape agriculture through breakthrough innovation that helps to nourish our growing world, preserve natural resources and deliver better solutions for all farmers. Using the creative spark that comes from human ingenuity, we seek to deliver world-class innovation, set new standards in sustainability, and drive our digital transformation. Our products include high-performance seeds & traits, crop protection solutions, and digital farming tools.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Virology Intern, are to: 

• Perform independent research in the field of plant protein-protein interaction;

• Characterize plant host factors implicated in disease proliferation;

• Support pathogen infections in lab and growth chambers;

• Be responsible for planning and executing statistically sound experiments, establishing and validating methods, and reporting on their findings in verbal and written form.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values. More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. or postdoctoral program in the field of Biochemistry or a program with expertise in protein interactions;
• Expertise in the research area (pull downs, protein purification, and more modern techniques to monitor interactions such as SPR);
• Be self-motivated, have strong written and verbal communication skills, demonstrate problem-solving abilities, and ability to build relationship in a team-based environment (both directly and remotely).
   

Preferred Qualifications:
 

• Expertise in the area of pathology.