Cattle Research Intern (12 months)

Explore the agricultural industry, research procedures, and field work to enhance cattle welfare and productivity

Our Team and what we will accomplish together

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is a great place to work! You can see it in our team members. The diversity of the team and their unique contributions set us apart from the competition. Our success is based as much on our future-friendly team as on the innovative technology solutions we offer.

Our team members include people like you – enthusiastic, innovative, passionate and energetic. We believe that you'll find our high-performance culture personally fulfilling, professionally challenging and financially rewarding.

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is leveraging our world-leading technology and innovation to tackle one of the most pressing social challenges of our time – achieving more efficient food production while lowering the impact on the environment. We believe that by delivering data insights and digital solutions that empower and connect producers to consumers we can improve the quality, safety and sustainability of our food and consumer goods.

What you'll do

As a successful candidate, you'll have the opportunity to develop expertise in field operations, livestock management, and data analysis. This role offers significant potential for skill acquisition, with hands-on experience in cutting-edge agricultural practices. You'll gain valuable knowledge in research methodologies and field procedures, contributing to innovative projects within the industry. Our company prides itself on a vibrant corporate culture that fosters professional growth and collaboration. Join us to make a meaningful impact in agriculture while advancing your career in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

This position is a Paid Internship opportunity to be based on-site, in Okotoks, Alberta.

• Collaborate with Research Team Management, company professionals (e.g., veterinarians and animal scientists), and other company and Research Team personnel
• Support the progress of research studies, with a focus on field implementation and communication with client-site personnel
• Work to optimize field data collection and management to support high quality data
• Work on research field projects conducted in areas such as animal health, feeds and nutrition, performance enhancement, and marketing strategies
• Help to troubleshoot and maintain specific feeding systems (such as Vytelle or GreenFeed) at local client sites
• Training on specific computer applications (e.g., Excel and Access) provided
• Field work (up to 100% of role) conducted at local commercial client sites (typically within 2 hours of the Okotoks office although further travel may be required) throughout the year, with field overtime and scheduled weekend work expected and compensated
• Field work may be heavily weighted for the autumn / winter depending on the research priorities, and outdoor work is expected
• Field work will entail duties such as chute-side data quality control, cattle handling, and other field support (e.g., orts collection and sample collection [e.g., blood, fecal, nasal secretion, water, soil, feed, etc.])
• Field work includes feed delivery to study cattle by feed truck and will require rotating weekend work throughout the year based on research pen cattle occupancy and current department staffing
• Work on feedlot data projects as assigned
• Performance of other research-related duties as assigned

What you bring

Great to have

Join us

Collectively, our talented team and integrated solutions uniquely position us to transform collaboration within the agricultural industry at a global level, empowering and connecting producers to consumers for a more efficient, sustainable future.

Everyone belongs at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods. It doesn't matter who you are, what you do or how you do it, at TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods, your unique contribution and talents will be valued and respected. Because the more diverse perspectives we have, the more likely we are to crack the code on what our customers want and what our communities need.

Do you share our passion for enabling remarkable human outcomes?

Together, let's make the future friendly.

Accessibility

TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods is proud to foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity. We are committed to fair employment practices and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

We offer accommodation for applicants with disabilities, as required, during the recruitment process.