Summer Job Overview Seeking a new and challenging opportunity to further enhance your career? Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for several Temporary Field Research Assistants. The Field Research Assistant will work as an integral part of a team out of Georgetown, ON that is committed to developing high yielding, disease resistant canola varieties. Within this position you will gain training and experience in controlled field projects with the possibility of participating in greenhouse activities that that will help you to develop valuable insights with different aspects of plant breeding and the seed business. Successful candidate should be a quick learner with a high aptitude for precision and accuracy. These positions will run 4-8 months in duration, starting end of April/beginning of May 2026. Position Overview
- Seed package filling
- Field preparation, seeding, plot maintenance
- Placing row markers in field and removing discard plants
- Cage constructions and Field preparations
- Collecting leaf tissue in Greenhouse and/or Field
- Assisting with note collection
- Harvesting Greenhouse and/or Field plants
- Threshing (extracting seeds from pods)
- Grain Cleaning
- Labelling, weighing and organization of seed packages
- Greenhouse planting (possibly)
- Plant care (staking, tying back, tidying up dropped leaves)
- Crossing
- CMS and Emasculating (possibly)
- Assist with Bee incubation and release (possibly)




- Limited driving of a company vehicle Required Qualifications
- Must have a reliable means to work (no public transit)
- Willing and able to work in temperatures 30-35 degrees
- The candidate should be prepared to engage in physically demanding outdoor work
- A fast learner, with a high aptitude for precision and accuracy
- Must be highly motivated and well suited for work in both team-orientated and independent situations
- Display a competency to perform accurate work in a repetitive motion environment
- Must be safety orientated
- Basic computer knowledge & navigational skills
- Willingness to work overtime hours as necessary
- Please note that portable washrooms are used in the field
- Must be able to work in hot and cold environments (in Greenhouse or Field) Other Information
- This assignment is not a temp-to-hire position
- This is not a Lab position
- This position will work mainly outdoors with some inside work depending on workload and weather conditions

Job Type
Fixed term contract Contract length: 4 months Pay: From $21.00 per hour Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Benefits:
- On-site parking Ability to commute/relocate:
- Caledon, ON L7C 1X1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:
- Secondary School (required) Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (preferred)

Location:
- Caledon, ON L7C 1X1 (preferred) Work

Location:
In person

📌 Temporary Field Research Assistant (Caledon)
🏢 Corteva Agriscience
📍 Caledon