As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter crop threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all – while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.  

Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.  

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland. 

Syngenta Crop Protection is recruiting a summer intern to work in Formulation Development in Greensboro, NC.

Program Details

• Duration: 10-12 weeks (May 2026-August 2026)
• Type: Full-time (40 hours/week), on-site position
• Location: Greensboro, NC
• Compensation: $21-$40 per hour

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Under the guidance of a Formulation Scientist, the intern will plan and conduct laboratory experiments for the development and characterization of chemical formulations for agrochemical and pest control markets. Project work will involve evaluations of formulation shelf-life stability, physical and chemical phenomena, and biological performance.

• A variety of instrumentation and measurement techniques may be learned and deployed, such as Water Activity, Particle Sizing, Rheology, Optical & Electron Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Porosimetry, Thermal Analysis, etc.

• The intern will operate in accordance with Syngenta Health, Safety, & Environmental (HSE) standards.

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an accredited college/university pursuing one of the following B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. degrees:
  • Microbiology
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Related technical discipline
• Available for full-time work during May 2026-August 2026

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with laboratory techniques
• Familiarity with data analysis

What We Offer: 

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. 

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal. 
Learn more about our team and our mission here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI 

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