• User Research Intern

    Corteva Agriscience (Johnston, IA)


    Who are we, and what do we do?

     

    **Corteva Agriscience** is the only major agriscience company in the world completely dedicated to agriculture. Our purpose is to enrich the lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for generation to come. Our inspiration is to be a market shaper, driving the next generation of agriculture products that help farms and farmers flourish and through partnering with society becoming the most trusted partner in the global agriculture and food community. With a global footprint and over 20,000 employees, Corteva is building the future of agriculture and leading breakthroughs in the innovation and application of science and technology that will better the lives of people all over the world and fuel the progress of humankind.

     

    At Corteva, we’re looking for a **User Research Intern** to help us build a thriving product discovery practice. You'll support product discovery by facilitating research execution and handling the logistical aspects of the user research process and relationships with our end users - helping to strengthen current practices and find opportunities for improvement. You're right for this role if you are detail-oriented, collaborative and humble, have a can-do attitude and you're naturally curious.

    What You'll Do:

    + Support senior user researchers to conduct cross-cutting user research, utilizing methodologies including but not limited to interviews, surveys, and usability testing

    + Support research initiatives in the US and Brazil

    + Help define research questions, identify methodologies and methods, design protocols

    + Help design and build out surveys in Qualtrics

    + Help conduct stakeholder interviews

    + Help design and conduct qualitative interviews and usability testing with participants

    + Engage with Dovetail to analyze data and produce actionable insights

    + Write reports and present learnings

    + Collaborate with user researchers and product domain teams (Product Managers and Product Designers in particular) to understand research needs and recruit the right participants for research studies

    + Coordinate recruiting user participants and scheduling feedback sessions over Microsoft Teams and in person

    + Support management of participant pools for ongoing research studies

    + Screen candidates for availability, interest level, and appropriate qualifications using online questionnaire responses, when appropriate

    + Manage participant communications (sending out invitations, confirmations, reminders) and scheduling of research appointments via Microsoft Outlook.

    + Support product domain teams and user researchers to ensure logistics and materials for feedback sessions

    + Maintain records of invitations sent, opted-in research participants, and each research project for which they have participated

    What You'll Bring:

    + Undergoing a BA/BS or graduate degree in HCI, Psychology, Human Factors, or equivalent practical experience

    + Desirable to have some experience conducting research and coordinating projects and resources as part of an agency, research consultancy or product company for research, preferably in a software company

    + Basic knowledge of User Research and research participant recruitment best practices

    + Basic knowledge of human subjects research methodologies

    + Basic knowledge of qualitative coding and quantitative data analysis methods

    + Self-starter who is able to identify gaps and opportunities to create more efficient processes

    + Familiarity with agriculture / farming preferred; enthusiasm required

    + Good interpersonal skills, with ability to take initiative and build strong, productive relationships

    + Great written and verbal communication skills

     

    Corteva Agriscience™ is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to boldly embracing the power of inclusion, diversity, and equity to enrich the lives of our employees and strengthen the performance of our company, while advancing equity in agriculture. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class. Discrimination, harassment and retaliation are inconsistent with our values and will not be tolerated. If you require a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit:Accessibility Page for Contact Information

     

    For US Applicants: See the ‘Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law’ poster. To all recruitment agencies: Corteva does not accept unsolicited third party resumes and is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.