Employment and Internship Opportunities
The following companies have job opportunities open now. Click on the Job Description/Application Link column to obtain additional information on the company or their job opportunities. Positions remain posted for sixty days. The most recent jobs are on the top of the list. Last updated 3/29/2023.
Company |
Position |
Job Description/Application Link |
Boone County | Natural Resource Conservationist | See Posting Here |
Ohio State University | Research Senior Technician | See Posting Here |
Green Bay FWCO | Fish and Wildlife Biologist | See Posting Here |
Purdue Center for Career Opportunities | Career Services Consultant | See Posting Here |
Kokomo Grain Co | Facility Manager | See Posting Here |
Wisconsin DNR | Fisheries Biologist | See Posting Here |
Merck Animal Health | Animal Care Associate | See Posting Here |
Merck Animal Health | Dairy Technical Implementation Specialist | See Posting Here |
Timmons Feed & Farm Supply | Full-Time Office Manager | See Posting Here |
Van Drunen Farms | Agronomist | See Posting Here |
Rolling Wheels Farm | Chief Financial Officer | See Posting Here |
US Fish & Wildlife Service | Biological Field Technician | See Posting Here |
USGS Great Lakes Science Center | Biological Science Technician | See Posting Here |
Rutgers University | Fisheries Specialist | See Posting Here |
Kokomo Grain Co | Facility Manager | See Posting Here |
Kokomo Grain Co | Operations Technician | See Posting Here |
USDA Farm Service Agency | Farm Loan Program Technician | See Posting Here |
International Ingredient Corporation | Product Development Specialist | See Posting Here |
Illinois Farm Bureau | County Manager Trainee | See Posting Here |
Aquabounty | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
Living Habitats | Landscape Architecture | See Posting Here |
Wisconsin DNR | Fisheries Data Analyst and Coordinator | See Posting Here |
Neier Farms and Produce | Assistant Farm Manager | See Posting Here |
Butterball | Management Trainee | See Posting Here |
US Fish & Wildlife Service | Fish Biologist | See Posting Here |
Beacon Credit Union | Ag Department Specialist | See Posting Here |
Herbruck's Poultry Ranch | Production Supervisor | See Posting Here |
TransOva Genetics | IVF Embryologist | See Posting Here |
Boehringer Ingelheim | Equine Sales Representative | See Posting Here |
Land O' Lakes | Purina Feed Sales Representative | See Posting Here |
Butterball | Management Trainee | See Posting Here |
Cargill | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
Merck Animal Health | Animal Health Policy Coordinator | See Posting Here |
Green Corps | Environmental Organizers | See Posting Here |
Blank Page Marketing | Account Director | See Posting Here |
Blank Page Marketing | Advertising Account Executive/Client Manager | See Posting Here |
Maple Leaf Farms | Farm Supervisor | See Posting Here |
Blue River Research Services | Microbiology Technician | See Posting Here |
The following companies have job opportunities and/or internships open now. Click on the company name to obtain additional information on the company or their job opportunities. Positions remain posted for sixty days. Last updated 3/29/2023.
Company |
Position |
Job Description/Application Link |
Land O' Lakes | Winfield United Internship (Soil Health) | See Posting Here |
Hormel Foods | Quality Control Intern | See Posting Here |
Hormel Foods | Production Management Intern | See Posting Here |
Tippecanoe County Extension Gardens | 2023 Summer Intern | See Posting Here |
Merck Animal Health | 2023 Livestock Library Intern | See Posting Here |
National FFA Organization | Awards & Recognition Intern | See Posting Here |
Purdue Extension 4-H | Summer Student Intern | See Posting Here |
USDA | International Agricultural Education Fellowship | See Posting Here |
Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases | Research Fellowship | See Posting Here |
Kansas State University | Plant Health Internship | See Posting Here |
National Parks Conservation Association | Executive Department Intern | See Posting Here |
National Council for Agricultural Education | Intern - Education/Communications Programs | See Posting Here |
Belstra Milling Company | Feed Production Intern | See Posting Here |
Used Precision Ag | Precision Ag Intern | See Posting Here |
Student Conservation Associations | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
University of Wisconsin | Fisheries Research Experiences for Undergrads | See Posting Here |
JBS USA | Summer Operations Internship | See Posting Here |
Wildcat Creek Wildlife Center | Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern | See Posting Here |
Indiana Horse Racing Commission | Summer Intern and Barn Testing Assistants | See Posting Here |
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge | Wildlife Rehabilitarion Intern | See Posting Here |
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
Aquatic Control | Lake Management Intern | See Posting Here |
Purdue Agriculture | Digital Agriculture Experiential Research Program | See Posting Here |
Cargill | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant | Community Engaged Internship | See Posting Here |
Medxcel | 2023 Summer Landscaping Internship | See Posting Here |
Merck Animal Health | Allflex Dairy Monitoring Intern | See Posting Here |
CIH | Commodity Market Intern | See Posting Here |
Agronomy 365 | Agronomy Internship | See Posting Here |
Columbian Park Zoo | 2023 Summer Internship | See Posting Here |
Hog Slat, Inc | Retail Sales Internship | See Posting Here |
Indianapolis Zoo | Summer Intern | See Posting Here |
Blank Page Marketing | Marketing Intern | See Posting Here |
NOAA Sea Grant | Marine Policy Fellowship Program | See Posting Here |
NASDA | Policy Internship | See Posting Here |
NASDA | Public Policy Internship | See Posting Here |
The following companies have job opportunities open now. Click on the Job Description/Application Link column to obtain additional information on the company or their job opportunities. Positions remain posted for sixty days. The most recent jobs are on the top of the list. Last updated 3/28/2023.
Company |
Position |
Job Description/Application Link |
Wisconsin DNR | LTE Fisheries Technician | See Posting Here |
The Andersons, Inc | Seasonal Class B Operations CDL Driver | See Posting Here |
College of Agriculture Office of Academic Programs | Student Assistant (Summer/Fall 2023) | See Posting Here |
Centrally Managed Animal Facilities | Animal Care Technician | See Posting Here |
WEST | Biological Field Technician (Lafayette, IN) | See Posting Here |
WEST | Biological Field Technician (Van Wert, OH) | See Posting Here |
National FFA Awards & Recognition | Convention Collegiate Assistant | See Posting Here |
Centrally Managed Animal Facilities | Student Animal Care Technician | See Posting Here |
YMCA Camp Carson | Summer Horseback Staff | See Posting Here |
Geswein Farm & Land Realty | Assistant to Farm & Land Real Estate Broker | See Posting Here |
Columbian Park Zoo | Multiple Opportunities | See Posting Here |
Leuck Farms | Farm Help | See Posting Here |
Indianapolis Zoo | Seasonal Zookeepers | See Posting Here |
WEST | Biological Field Technician | See Posting Here |
Hunter Nutritrion | Student Office Assistant | See Posting Here |
Fish Ecology Laboratory | Aquatic Ecology Lab Technician | See Posting Here |
Indiana State Parks | Seasonal Positions | See Posting Here |
Trout Unlimited | Aquatic Resource Seasonal Technician | See Posting Here |
Purdue’s College of Agriculture offers three unique public policy internships for our undergraduate students.
In September, OAP hosted call-outs where previous interns shared their experiences. Interns were Laura Barrett (Agricultural Communication, Senior), Halee Fisher (Agricultural Economics, Senior), Anna Hampton (Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, Junior), and Olivia Wyrick (Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, Junior).
If you were unable to hear attend one of these sessions, then watch this informative video from a previous intern Grace Hasler (Sales and Marketing, Senior.)
Students must complete the application (with references and documents) by October 28, 2021, at 11:59 PM EST to be considered for policy internships funded through CATE. The application due dates for other policy internships are listed below.
- Since 2005, the College of Agriculture Public Policy Washington D.C. Summer Internship Program has been sending students to Washington D.C., to learn about agriculture policy, obtain professional work experience, and network in their field of interest.
- A policy intern will work with the Indiana Farm Bureau Public Policy Team. Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc., Indiana’s largest nonprofit farm organization, seeks one policy intern to work in collaboration with the Purdue College of Agriculture's Office of Academic Programs for the spring semester.
- The Indiana Statehouse Internship which focuses on policy and works with Purdue Government Relations team and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture.
The following companies consistently have job opportunities open. Click on the company name to obtain additional information on the company or their job opportunities.
- Academic Keys for Agriculture
- AgCareers.com
- AgHires
- Brickman Group
- Christensen Farms
- Colorado State University Extension
- Columbian Park Zoo
- Davey Tree Expert Company
- Disney International Programs
- FarmingWork.com
- Growmark
- Henson Partners - Food Processing and Consumer Products Industries Consulting Firm
- JBS
- Keystone Foods
- Land O'Lakes
- Merck
- NASDA
- Peace Corps
- PigCareers.com
- Purdue Extension Opportunities
- Ranchwork.com
- Start to Finish Landscaping
- State of Indiana - Department of Agriculture
- Sundown Gardens
- US Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
- USDA Jobs
The following companies consistently have job opportunities and/or internships open. Click on the company name to obtain additional information on the company or their job opportunities.
- AgCareers.com
- Animal Ag Alliance
- Christensen Farms
- Colorado State University
- Columbian Park Zoo
- Davey Tree Expert Company
- Disney International Programs
- Growmark, Inc.
- Indiana INTERNnet
- JBS
- Kentucky Equine Management Internship
- Missouri Department of Conservation
- NASDA
- National Swine Registry
- Peace Corps
- PigCareers.com
- Purdue University - Student Employment
- Smithsonian
- Student Conservation Association
- Sundown Gardens
- USDA Jobs
- USDA Pathways