Poultry CRC internships
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Poultry CRC internships are available for university undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates.
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Postgraduate internships
The Poultry CRC offers postgraduate internships to encourage young scientists to work in the Australian poultry industry. To be eligible, you must be a Poultry CRC Postgraduate and have submitted, or are about to submit, your PhD or Master’s thesis. There are two types of internships available, industry placement and overseas research placement. Internships will be awarded at the discretion of the Poultry CRC's CEO.
Industry placements
- Internships are available for work in the Australian poultry industry or for its closely related industries (vaccine companies, feed mills, etc).
- The internships are for 12 months' duration, with the Poultry CRC and the industry partner sharing the salary.
Overseas research placements
- Internships are available for applicants who wish to gain research experience with an overseas institute.
- The Poultry CRC will guarantee six months’ stipend at an ARC postdoctoral fellowship level and provide one return economy airfare. The stipend will not be available to applicants who have already been employed on a Poultry CRC project in Australia.
- Applicants must make the initial contact with the overseas institute and provide details of the proposed placement to the Poultry CRC. We contact the institute to finalise the arrangements and advise successful applicants of the term of the placement.
- The overseas institute must have a strong focus on poultry research and the research you intend to carry out must be directly related to poultry.
General terms and application procedures
Internships are available only for Poultry CRC Postgraduates. Stipends for PhD level applicants will be paid in accordance with the ARC Postdoctoral Fellowship rate. Stipends for Master’s level applicants will be paid at 80% of the PhD rate. A Poultry CRC mentor will be appointed to oversee the career development of the successful applicant and offer advice and guidance as required. All successful applicants must regularly liaise with their mentors during the internship period. Interested applicants for Postgraduate Internships should contact the Poultry CRC CEO, Prof. Mingan Choct, to discuss their application and obtain an application form.
Graduate and undergraduate internships
Graduate Industry Internships
New bachelor degree graduates, or those who have graduated within the past two years, are eligible to apply for the 12 month full-time graduate internships with industry partners in Australia. Internships must be negotiated (either directly or via the Poultry CRC) before they start. The industry partner will pay 50% of the salary of the intern. Areas to be covered include processing, laboratory-based training and production. There will be no obligation, either for the student to stay on or for the industry partner to offer continuous employment to the intern. Internships are available with:
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Australian Egg Corporation Limited
- Bioproperties
- Inghams Enterprises
- Bartter Enterprises
- Baiada Poultry
- Alltech
- Agribiz Engineering
Undergraduate vacation internships
Undergraduate vacation internships are offered to students who are in, or at the end of, their second or third years of study to work on poultry related projects. These internships are potentially available at Poultry CRC participating universities and industry partners. Areas to be covered include processing, laboratory-based training and production. There will be no obligation either for the student to stay on or for the industry partner to offer continuous employment to the intern. Both the Graduate Industry Internships and the Undergraduate Vacation Internships must be negotiated (either directly or via the Poultry CRC) before the start of the internship.
Participating universities
- University of New England
- The University of Melbourne
- University of Sydney
- University of Queensland
- Monash University
- RMIT University
- Queensland University of Technology
- University of New South Wales
- University of Adelaide
Participating industry partners
- Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation
- Australian Egg Corporation Limited
- Bioproperties
- Inghams Enterprises
- Bartter Enterprises
- Baiada Poultry
- Alltech
- Agribiz Engineering
General terms and application procedures
An application form and further information about Graduate Industry Internships and Undergraduate Vacation Internships are available from: Dr. Julie Roberts, Education Coordinator, Poultry CRC.
