Tuesday, December 13, 2011

VitaFerm Sure Champ Offers Internship Opportunities

Saint Joseph, MO — Sure Champ has a strong commitment to youth in agriculture. With the success of last year’s inaugural internship program Sure Champ will be growing their program to offer two internship positions for Summer 2012.
Sure Champ is offering incoming college juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain experience in the marketing, development and sales of a show feed supplement. Two internships will be offered – public relations/sales internship and sales internship.
Applicants must be enrolled in an agriculture-related major, be able to work individually and in a team environment, have excellent communication skills, understand the show livestock industry, possess a strong work ethic and have prior internship or work experience in agricultural related fields. The public relation/sales internship will also require strong writing, editing and design skills. Experience in social media, photography and video would be of benefit.
The internships will be based out of St. Joseph, Mo., with travel to major livestock junior nationals. The internships will begin June 1 and conclude Aug. 3.
Applications must be postmarked Feb. 29, 2012. To apply please send resume, cover letter, internship of choice, and two references to Crystal Young, BioZyme Inc., 6010 Stockyards Expressway, Saint Joseph, MO 64504 or crystal@biozymeinc.com. If applying for the public relations/sales internship please also include two writing samples.
BioZyme Inc. serves the agriculture industry as an innovator in the fields of animal nutrition and microbiology. In the business for more than 50 years, the company offers a complete line of high density, highly available vitamin, mineral, trace mineral and protein supplements for animals. With headquarters in St. Joseph, Mo., the company reaches a global market with customers throughout the U.S. and Canada, South America Europe and the Middle East.

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Opening Minds-Creating Futures

Are you a student interested in science?
Do you think it would be exciting to work side-by-side with a real research scientist for 8 weeks this summer?
Does it excite you even more that you will be paid and housing with be paid if you qualify?

If you answered yes to the questions above, you should apply for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundations's (OMRF) Fleming Scholar Program. Application deadline is February 1. If you would like to apply but do NOT have prior science, laboratory, research experience or formal education, you can still apply! 

What are the requirements?
1) Submit application packets by Feb. 1
2) Possess a strong enthusiasm for science
3) High school seniors, or college freshmen, sophomores and juniors
4) Graduates or soon-to-be graduates from an Oklahoma high school

You can find additional information about this program and a link to the application at http://omrf.org/fleming.

Good luck and happy researching!