Apprenticeship Laboratory Technician EFZ, Specialization Biology, Focus Agrobiology (August 2027)

Company Description ##

Are you looking for an apprenticeship where you can really make a difference?

Become part of a team that is tackling one of the world's greatest challenges: feeding the world while simultaneously protecting our planet.

Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland and has teams all over the world. We use science and technology to develop crop protection solutions that help farmers grow stronger and healthier plants, even under difficult conditions.

Whether you are interested in business, technology, science, or operations - you have the opportunity to learn from our teams, unfold your talents from day one, and contribute to achieving groundbreaking progress for agriculture in all areas. This is more than just the beginning of an apprenticeship - it is the start of your future.

Your well-being is also important to us. Syngenta is certified as a "Friendly Work Space" and recognized by the "Gesundheitsförderung Schweiz" foundation for creating a healthy and positive working environment in which people can flourish.

You can find more info here: https://friendlyworkspace.ch/de/das-label/das-sind-die-label-friendly-work-space-betriebe

Job Description ##

As a Laboratory Technician EFZ, Specialization Biology, Focus Agrobiology, you will work in the laboratory and in the greenhouse in a team with scientists on the development of new crop protection products. The training offers you a deep insight into the natural sciences and lays the foundation for the agricultural solutions of tomorrow. At the interface of biology, chemistry, and agricultural science, a highly versatile area of responsibility awaits you.

You will work daily with a large biological diversity and research the interaction between crops and their natural adversaries such as weeds, harmful insects, mites, as well as fungi and bacteria.

Under the guidance of experienced specialists, you will learn step by step how to cultivate these organisms independently and how to plan, conduct, and evaluate scientific experimental series. You will test new active ingredients and molecules for their properties and interactions, operate state-of-the-art measuring devices, and carefully analyze the data obtained.

Through the use of modern technologies and precise working methods, you will make a valuable contribution to sustainable agriculture even during your training.

Qualifications ##

• Higher requirement level Sekundarschule or Bezirksschule, Mittlere Reife (D) or other higher school levels
• German as a native language or at C1 level as well as very good English skills
• Great interest in natural sciences and biological contexts
• Very good powers of observation as well as logical and critical thinking skills
• Enjoyment of mathematics
• Perseverance and concentration
• Exact, reliable, and independent way of working
• Team spirit for collaboration in diverse teams
• No known predispositions for allergies (due to daily contact with plants and biological organisms)

Additional Information ##

The vocational school is in Winterthur (ZH) and the inter-company courses take place at the ETH location in Schlieren (ZH).

Important subjects in the vocational school:

• Fundamentals of scientific work
• Biology (molecular, cell, and microbiology, botany, zoology)
• Chemistry
• Laboratory work, safety
• Mathematics
• English

Areas of application in the company:

• Phyto- and entomology
• Microbiology
• Molecular biology
• Field stays

Benefits for Syngenta apprentices:

• Coverage of the costs for school materials
• Equipped with personal equipment (laptop & accessories)
• Cost contribution towards a private laptop (BYOD)
• A Generalabonnement (GA) from SBB
• Financial participation in your fitness subscription
• Discounted REKA-Cheks
• Staff restaurant, medical service

Instructions for the online application:

Are you interested? Then apply online with your complete application:

1. Enter your personal data in the first step.
2. If you do not yet have professional experience, simply write "none" in the mandatory field and select any date.
3. Subsequently upload your CV.
4. After that, click on "Next".
5. Under "Additional attachments", upload your cover letter, copies of the last three school reports as well as - if available - Multicheck, internship reports, work certificates, and diplomas.

We look forward to your application!