Internship/Thesis in the area of Advanced Marketing

Job description

There are 7 billion people on this planet. And by 2050, there will be 2 billion more... many moving into urban centers at an unprecedented rate. Making sure there is enough food, fiber and infrastructure for our rapidly growing world is what we’re all about at John Deere. And it’s why we’re investing in our people and our technology like never before in our 180-year history. Here the world’s brightest minds are tackling the world’s biggest challenges. With 74.000 employees worldwide, we achieve a total net sales and revenues of more than 37 billion USD.

 

The European Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) of John Deere is part of a global R&D network in Kaiserslautern. Its focus is on the research on and development of future trends and technologies in the area of mobile agricultural and construction machines in close collaboration with diverse research institutes.

 

Being committed to those linked to the land, John Deere’s European Technology Innovation Center (ETIC) is focusing on the sustainable and profitable progress for mobile agricultural machines and software.

 

The Advanced Marketing Team is offering an Internship / M.Sc. Thesis on the topic of

“Economic Analysis and Customer Insight Generation on Small Grain Seeding Systems”

 

Seed costs are increasing due to advanced coating and seed sorting, hybrid breeding activities, and highly specialized varieties. These facts requiring significant improvements of seed placement into the soil. There are multiple technical solutions available to target lower seed rates at improved placement in and between the rows but are characterized through different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, the Master Thesis shall focus on European customer acceptance of alternative seeding solutions as well as the opportunistic and accompanying economic and personal preferences.

In this position, you will work with the global team and primarily target Small Grains, Canola and selected row crops.

 

The position is targeted for an internship with a Master thesis connected (3+6 months). This opportunity is available as of November 2019. The working location will be Kaiserslautern (Germany) in the Advanced Marketing department.

 

Your profile should include: 

·  Student (m/f/d) in Agriculture, Crop Science, or similar fields of study
·  Profound knowledge in Agronomy and Economy
·  Basic knowledge on Technical Solutions
·  Knowledge in statistics and field studies
·  Communicative Competence
·  Good understanding of Farming Processes
·  Ideally well-versed in machine handling
·  Well-versed in MS Office and R-Studio
·  Good English language skills are required, other additional languages improve your profile
·  Driving Licenses B, (BE, T)

 

You can look forward to: 

·  multiple development and learning opportunities within a global player 
·  flat hierarchies and an appreciative and respectful social interaction 

 

We look forward to your online-application via our application portal! 

 

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