Faculty of Arts & Science
Co-operative Education & Internships

Scientists at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada here in Lethbridge are already looking for you for a Summer 2012 work term. Various Co-op Opportunities exist in areas such as: Agriculture Studies, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Computer Science.

For those of you who have been in the program a while, you know the drill for the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada online database. For those of you new to the program, the short story is:

• Each semester we collect resumes from students interested in a position with Ag. Canada.
• These resumes are sorted by majors and compiled in an electronic database for them.
• The scientists can then browse through them at their leisure and choose those candidates they would like to interview and hire.

You do not need to provide a cover letter in this instance.  Just ensure that we have an electronic copy of your most recent resume on file by creating a profile and uploading your resume to http://www.uleth.ca/artsci/coop/agro/.

Be sure to not miss this one!  We have met with many research scientists and technicians this month who are looking for Co-op students to start in May for 4, 8 or 12 month work terms.

We have a near perfect placement rate with Ag. Canada each and every semester and new scientists each term looks to us to fulfill their recruiting needs. Work terms may be available in the following areas:

• Agrometeorology
• Agronomy - Cereal, Maize & Oilseed
• Bioeconomics
• Biogeochemistry
• CIDA Coordination
• Crop Breeding - Dry Bean
• Crop Breeding  - Forages
• Crop Breeding - Winter Wheat
• Cytogenetics  - Potatoes
• Electron Microscopy
• Insects - Canola
• Insects - Cereal Crop
• Insects - Insect Pathology
• Insects - Livestock Parasitology
• Insects -  Livestock
• Insects - Livestock Pests
• Insects - Weed Biocontrol
• Land Resources - Nutrient Cycling
• Livestock - Beef Welfare and Behaviour
• Livestock - Beef Cattle Genetics
• Livestock -  Digestive Physiology
• Livestock - Feed Biotechnology/Nutrition
• Livestock - Reproductive Physiology
• Livestock - Rumen Biotechnology
• Livestock - Ruminant Microbiology & Nutrition
• Livestock - Ruminant Nutrition
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Molecular Biology
• Molecular Genetics
• Nutrient Cycling
• Pesticide Residue Analysis
• Plant Pathology - Forage and Field Crops
• Plant Pathology -  Potatoes
• Potato breeding
• Plant Pathology - Winter Cereals
• Range Ecology
• Remote Sensing
• Residue Chemistry
• Rhizosphere Ecology
• Soil and Water Quality
• Soil Conservation and Manure Management
• Soil Physics/Physical Chemistry
• Statistics
• Water and Air Quality Specialist
• Weed Control
• Weed Control - Forages

If you are interested in a Volunteer Placement (Applied Study = academic credit) then please indicate this when you submit your resume.

There are also opportunities to work at the Lacombe Research Centre, so if you are interested in this location, please let me know in your email. Questions?  Just let me know!

Please note: If you are not currently in the Co-op Program, please contact us for more information about this and other great opportunities that are waiting for you.