Plant Science Internship - Summer/Fall 2025
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“We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!
The Agricultural Sciences team, part of Disney's Animals, Science & Environment, offers positions designed to provide you with hands-on work experience in the unique growing areas that are part of Living with The Land, an agricultural attraction at Epcot®. This position in Agricultural Sciences requires a professional background in plant sciences including horticulture sciences, plant biology, nutrition, entomology, and plant tissue culture.
This posting is to apply to work as a Plant Science Intern within the greenhouses at The Land Pavilion in Epcot.
Note: For the posting for the Horticulture Internship, working outside on maintaining landscaping and gardens at our various parks and resorts, click here.
The rate of pay is $18.90 per hour. This internship begins on June 9, 2025 (arrival) and ends on January 15, 2026 (departure date). You must be fully available for the entire period.
Please note that it is required that you upload a resume/CV and a cover letter for this application. We recommend that you include current and past Disney Programs experience in your resume/CV.
Responsabilidades:
- Maintain a high-quality greenhouse show of over 150 hydroponically-grown food crops from all over the globe.
- Promote the message of sustainable agriculture for Disney Guests through participating in area operations such as insect rearing, biotechnology, hydroponic growing systems and crop research.
- Participate in trainings, classes and meetings to contribute to the innovation and success of the Living with the Land greenhouse operation and to further individual expertise in the field of agriculture.
- Propagate, transplant, irrigate, prune and harvest a wide variety of plants.
- Provide show-quality maintenance and general cleanup: washing, raking, and sweeping greenhouse areas.
Qualificações básicas:
All Candidates must meet these guidelines:- Interest in working with food crops in greenhouses
- A valid U.S. Driver's License
- Heavy lifting of up to 50 lbs.
- Can operate a company vehicle under inclement weather, including minimal lighting
- Can work in hot, humid greenhouses
- Be fully available through your offered departure date.
- Must adhere to all Disney Look guidelines.
Candidates not currently participating on a Disney Program must meet these guidelines:
- Currently enrolled and taking classes at an accredited US* college, university, or higher education program OR have graduated from an accredited US* college, university, or higher education program within 24 months of the application posting date
- Must have completed at least one semester at an accredited US* college, university, or higher education program by time of program arrival
- Meet any individual school requirements (GPA, grade level, etc.), if applicable
- Be at least 18 years of age at time of application
- Former Disney Program participants must wait four (4) months after their last departure before applying
- Candidates who receive an offer will be required to pay the Program Participation Fee & Housing Fee within days of their program offer date.
Candidates currently participating on a Disney Program must meet these guidelines:
- Have arrived January 13, 2025 or later. Please be aware that you cannot participate in consecutive programs totaling more than one calendar year, including any combination of Disney College Program or Disney Professional Internships
- A $240 non-refundable extension Program Participation Fee will be collected upon accepting your extension offer. In addition, if you have a registered vehicle here, you will pay a $100 parking decal renewal fee for your extension. If you would like to purchase a new decal for your extension, you will need to pay a $200 vehicle decal fee. You will receive additional communication about when you can purchase a decal via email. Please know that parking decals are limited and available on a first come, first served basis. You MUST have a vehicle pre-registered in DORMS to purchase a parking decal. Please note that if you have already fully accepted an extension in your original role and location, you will not be required to pay another Program Participation Fee
- No more than FOUR (4) attendance points within the last six (6) months (not including early shift releases or authorized days off); No more than ONE (1) reprimand within the last six (6) months
Formação necessária:
- Applicable background or degree in Plant Science, Horticulture, Food Crops, Biology, or related major
- Minimum grade point average of 2.0
Formação desejada:
- Bachelor of Science in Plant Science or related field
- Associate’s Degree or higher
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