SOIL FERTILITY and PLANT NUTRITION RESEARCH Summer Employment

Hiring Organization: MSU - SOIL FERTILITY and PLANT NUTRITION RESEARCH
Employment type: Full-Time
Job Location: East Lansing, MI
Application Due Date: May 1, 2025

Full/Part Time Summer 2025 Employment  

Description:


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 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY SOIL FERTILITY and PLANT NUTRITION RESEARCH PROGRAM: We don’t just work fertilizers and nutrients, we make fertilizers and nutrients BETTER. Can microbes applied to fertilizer granules, the soil, or to the plant enhance nutrient uptake or substitute for applied nutrients? Can nitrogen be made more available later into the growing season and improve nutrient efficiency? Can we produce more nutrient-dense grain for better human nutrition? How can nutrient efficiency be improved? Excellent opportunity to gain understanding of both plant and soil nutrition. Student duties include: field research preparation, equipment calibration, soil and plant tissue diagnostics, exposure to new, existing, and experimental fertilizer sources/products and application strategies, soil/plant sampling and preparation, assist with current graduate student field research, and gain valuable research experience in corn, soybean, wheat, sugar beet, potato, and dry edible bean cropping systems.  Most activities outdoors. Employment may be taken as an MSU internship.

Location:                   Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824.

Duration:                  Approximately May 1 – Aug. 15 (dates negotiable)

Qualifications:         Interests in soil science, soil fertility, plant science, agronomy, and real world experience.

Pay Rate:                   Starting at up to $17.00-20.00 per hour.                      

Contact:                    Andrew Chomas    or        Dr.  Kurt Steinke                           

                                    chomas@msu.edu            ksteinke@msu.edu

                                    Visit our webpage:  https://soil.msu.edu

Michigan State University, Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences, East Lansing, MI 48824

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