Jobs and Internships

The Department of Plant Sciences actively engages internal and external partners to deliver paid internships and other opportunities to students and jobs to alumni. Many positions below are posted independent of the individual organizations. Please apply using the directions listed.

Students should read the Herbert Highlights e-mail communication regularly for job postings. Herbert College of Agriculture encourages students and alumni to join Handshake and visit the Student Professional and Career Development page.

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Search All Assistantships and Faculty and Staff Positions

Graduate Student Positions

8/8/23 | [PhD – GRA] Functional Gene Characterization (Soybean) – The Hewezi Lab

3/21/23 | [Ph.D.] Vegetable-leguminous Tree Alley Cropping Systems – The Butler Lab

3/17/23 | [MS or PhD GRA] Crop Physiology & Production Agriculture (Cotton) – The Shekoofa Lab

3/17/23 | [PhD GRA] Crop Physiology & Floral/Yield Enhancement (Soybean) – The Shekoofa Lab

3/1/23 | Graduate Research Assistant (MS) | Plant Chloroplast Genetics

1/5/22 | Graduate Research Assistant | Forage Systems and Management

UT Student Opportunities

3/23/23 | Student Worker | Sustainable Nursery Crops Production

5/06/22 | Student Worker | Corn and Wheat Breeding Research

3/24/21 | Internship | UT Gardens

3/2/21 | Student Garden Manager | Grow Lab

2/19/21 | Student Worker | Crop Physiology

2/19/21 | Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates | Crop Physiology

1/22/21 | Federal Work Study Internship | UT Gardens Kitchen Garden

1/4/21 | Camp Counselor | UT Gardens

11/23/20 | Education Program Summer Internship | UT Gardens

UT Jobs

3/23/23 | Extension Assistant I | Nursery Crops Production

7/28/21 | Research Specialist II | Specialty Crops

5/21/21 | Turf Manager | Facilities Services

5/18/21 | Research Associate I | Neal Stewart Laboratory

5/18/21 | Research Associate III | Soybean Molecular Marker Laboratory

4/6/21 | Research Specialist II | UT Gardens

12/4/20 | Research Technician III | Center for Agricultural Synthetic Biology

12/4/20 | Post-Doctoral Research Associate | Plant Genetic Engineering

Plant Sciences Industry Internships

3/17/23 | Summer Research & Extension Experience for Undergraduates 

3/17/23 | Summer Internship Opportunity: UGResearch in Crop Physiology with The Shekoofa Lab

03/15/23 | Montreux Golf & Country Club | Summer Internship

01/31/23 | Onwentsia Club | Summer Internship

01/31/23 | North Ridge Country Club | Agronomy Dept. Internship

01/09/23 | Williamson Co. Parks & Rec | Turf Grass Specialist

11/04/22 | Country Club of Detroit | Turf Internship and AIT Program

11/01/22 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Sports Turf Internship

10/19/22 | TruGreen | Turfgrass Agronomist Internship

10/12/22 | Hyde Park Golf & Country Club | Turfgrass Management Internship

10/12/22 | Valhalla Golf Club | Agronomy Team Internship

10/11/22 | Atlanta United FC | Groundskeeper Assistant Internship

10/10/22 | Moonlight Basin | Internship

09/27/22 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Turfgrass Management Intern

09/21/22 | Moraine Country Club | Golf Club Internship

09/07/22 | Exmoor Country Club | Summer Turfgrass Intern

01/28/22 | The Powder Horn Golf Club | Assistant-in-Training

01/28/22 | TN Tech University | Greenhouse Manager

01/13/22 | Longwood Gardens | Internship Program

Plant Sciences Industry Jobs

05/01/23 | Omni Hotels | 2nd Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

05/01/23 | Omni Hotels | Assistant Golf Course Superintendent

01/31/23 | Chattanooga Lookouts | Head Groundskeeper

01/09/23 | Williamson Co. Parks & Rec | Turf Grass Specialist

10/04/22 | Lakeshore Park Conservancy | Facilities and Grounds Coordinator

05/27/22 | University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology | Two Post-Doctoral Positions

05/12/22 | NC State University | Extension Agent, Ag, Horticulture

01/19/22 | Springdale | Assistant Superintendent

01/13/22 | Danville Country Club | Golf Course Superintendent

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If you have any questions or concerns, please contact David Videla.