Jobs and Assistantships

We regularly employ undergraduate students in the field, the lab, and with seed packaging and processing- providing the opportunity to learn how breeding programs develop new varieties for farmers. Typically, we expect a minimum of 20+ hrs/week during the summer and 10 hrs/week during the semester.

If you are interested please contact one of the Primary Investigators listed below. Let us know what you would like to learn while on the job as well as any relevant course work/experience. 

Dr. Nicholas Santantonio - Small Grains Breeding (nsant@vt.edu)
Dr. Bo Zhang - Soybean Breeding (bozhang@vt.edu)
Dr. Saghai Maroof - Soybean Genomics (smaroof@vt.edu)